1973 Datsun 240 Z on 2040-cars
Martinez, California, United States
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I purchased this vehicle in 1985 from Concord Datsun in Concord Ca., and used it as a daily driver for the next ~10 years. In the mid 1990's I moved to southern California and left my Z parked in my father's garage, where it still sits to this day. My father recently passed away and my family wants to remodel the garage before selling the house so the car has to go.
The Datsun was running when I last parked it, and it shouldn't be too hard to fire it up again, but I was moving the the Mojave desert and needed a car with AC. Also, I had another, newer vehicle so I left the Z behind. Somehow, the years went by and I've had other cars and never got around to bringing the car south with me. So there it is today, in the exact condition I parked it 20 years ago. The tires are flat of course, but I pumped them up a couple years back and rolled the car out to wash it. I was thinking I might sell it then, but I had to cut that trip short and the Datsun went back into the garage. Condition: < Please see the video link at the bottom > * Sorry the car is so dusty - I was only at the location long enough to quickly spray it with water, but it will clean up much nicer. The white residue you might see in the pictures and video is old wax, not missing paint. * In one picture, the car looks like a different color but it's not - it was just the lighting. * While the odometer reads 62105, please be aware that it has wrapped at least once, probably twice. All the parts are there - except maybe the horn button and the ball on the shifter. A few years before I parked it, I replaced the L24 short block with an L26 (one of those Japanese 30k deals). Later, I replaced the old flat-top carbs with the round-top. As I stated, the car was running when I parked it, but the heater/ac doesn't work and there is no stereo. The interior is in fair condition, all window glass in good shape. I purchased a bumper skirt but never got around to installing it, so you will get that with the vehicle if you want it. The rear louvers I found on a 260Z at a wrecking yard - as i recall, they're not mounted with screws. The tires have good tread and will hold air long enough to roll the car, but after 20 years would be very unsafe to drive on of course. There is body rust here and there, but as far as I know the car was never in an accident. Well, except for the time I bumped into a car at a stop sign - I dented the nose and ended up buying a replacement hood at the wrecking yard. I have the pink slip in hand, but never bothered to register the car as non-operational so I'm not sure of the ramifications of that, lol. I don't need the money and I'm not trying to rip anybody off. The car is what it is and I'll be fine with whatever it goes for. Any questions, feel free to ask. If you live near Martinez, Ca., you can arrange to stop by to take a look at the car before bidding. The following video was taken 6/21/2014 - Sorry about the junk in back - I'm not sure why the air cleaner is back there - but I was in a hurry to head back down south: --- >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch? |
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Datsun to unveil second model later this month
Sun, 08 Sep 2013Datsun, Nissan's new sub-brand for emerging markets, has announced plans to unveil its second model. Its first, the Go, was unveiled almost two months ago, and promised affordable, connected motoring for five in a handsome hatchback body. Datsun is following that up with a pair of new models for Indonesia.
The first of these two new vehicles will be shown on September 17 in Jakarta, eschewing the typical auto show debut. It's targeted at so-called "risers," the nickname for a group of highly aspirational customers in the Indonesian market. Datsun developed it locally with help from Nissan, and it'll cost under 100 million Indonesian rupiah (about $8,900 at today's rates).
We'll have the full boatload of information on the newest member of the Datsun family when it debuts on September 17. Scroll on to read the full press release from Datsun.
37K miles in a 1967 Datsun Roadster
Tue, 11 Mar 2014When we think of comfy, long-distance road cars, there are a few obvious choices. A Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Bentley Continental GT or, assuming fuel efficiency isn't paramount, a Range Rover are all good options for a road trip. But what if that road trip was 37,000 miles? Maybe something more reliable but still comfortable, then, like a Honda Accord. What about a 1967 Datsun Roadster?
As insane as it sounds, Scott Fisher is doing just that, running a Datsun 1600 Roadster across North America and racking up 13,500 miles in his first three months on the road. His total journey will see him pile over 37,000 miles on his red convertible. The car is lightly modified, but most of the work is for the sake of reliability and comfort, with a five-speed manual 'box, an upgraded radiator and electronic ignition.
Fisher's trip hasn't been all smooth, with a few typical bits of trouble. He also ran into some deer in Utah, quite literally, clipping one of the animals, which delivered quite a bit of damage to the passenger's front fender (hence the rear three-quarter view in our lead shot). Still, the car seems to be holding up well, as shown in this latest video from Petrolicious.
Datsun expands low-cost revival with new Mi-Do in Moscow [w/video]
Fri, 29 Aug 2014Those who were disappointed when Datsun changed its name to Nissan over three decades ago may have been pleased to see the marque revived last year, even as a budget brand. Nissan's counterpart to its ally Renault's Dacia budget brand, Datsun has been steadily expanding its lineup of low-cost transportation for developing markets with the debut of the Go hatchback in India, the Go+ minivan in Indonesia and the On-Do sedan in Russia. And now it has returned to Moscow to reveal its fourth model, the Mi-Do.
Based closely on the On-Do sedan (which itself is based on the Lada Granta) the Mi-Do takes on a five-door hatchback bodystyle but with no more frills. It uses the same front-drive chassis with the same wheelbase as the sedan, but its chopped tail makes it a good foot and a half shorter overall. Into that compact shape, Datsun has fitted dual airbags, ABS and... well, that's about it. It's got a 1.6-liter, eight-valve inline-four kicking out a grand total of 87 horsepower to either a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. Bare bones, this is.
While delivery of the first On-Do sedans commences next month (with the first example going to an IT specialist in Omsk), the Mi-Do is set to begin delivery early next year. Scope out the video and press release below from the Mi-Do's reveal at the Moscow Motor Show.