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1971 Datsun 240z on 2040-cars

Year:1971 Mileage:87659
Location:

Colville, Washington, United States

Colville, Washington, United States
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Up for auction is this 1971 Datsun 240Z.  I rescued it from the back yard of the previous owner who had owned it for the past 25 or so years.  She brought it up from California to Idaho several years ago and after a few years she parked it and that is where it sat for the past several years.  Cosmetically it is in very good unrestored shape.  It has a nice driver quality paint job with American Racing wheels and good tires.  The body is very straight.  The only rust through I have found is a very small area on the passenger side floor pan, shown in one of the pictures.  The head liner and rear plastic panels are in good shape.  The rear carpet is in place and in good shape.  It is missing the front floor board carpets.  The seats are in very good shape also.  The driver’s seat has a small imperfection on the lumbar pad as seen in the picture.  The dash has some cracking also.  The original tool kit, jack and Nissan wheel chocks are in place in the rear compartment.  Speedometer doesn’t seem to be accurate and the clock doesn’t work either.  The rest of the gauges seem to work fine.   The stereo doesn’t currently work.  This is a factory optioned air conditioning car.  The air conditioning pump is missing off the engine, so currently it doesn’t work but all controls are in place.  The heater has been by-passed and the heater core removed so currently the heater isn’t operational.  The engine still has the original smog pump on it and operational.   I have a folder of maintenance records from the previous owner.   The car currently has 87,659 original miles on it.  I have receipts showing the engine was rebuilt around 40,000 miles ago.  Since it has sat for some time I added some Sea Foam to it and have ran it around for a bit and it seems to run very good.  It has a lot of power and I think with a simple tune up, some tlc and just running it some more it will be an awesome driver.  The brakes work great too.   The original 4 speed transmission was replaced with a 5 speed.  The original 4 speed transmission is included with the auction.  The clutch seems to be in need of replacement soon although I am not a mechanic and that is only my unprofessional opinion!   The throw-out bearing is making some noise and the clutch doesn’t have much play at all before engaging.  It is still drivable and shifts through all the gears.   This is a great classic Z that will make an awesome daily driver or easily taken to the next level.  I have a clean and clear Washington state title in my name and ready to sign over to the new owner.  This is a NO RESERVE auction so bid to win and good luck!

Auction Requirements:  $500.00 non-refundable Paypal deposit due within 48 hours of winning auction.  Balance owing due within 7 days of winning auction.  Preferable form of payment for the balance is by money order or cashiers check, Paypal as a last resort due to high fees.  The title to the 240Z will be sent to the new owner once full payment is received.  Shipping arrangements, from it's current location here in Colville, Washington, are the full responsibility of the new owner.  I will assist with the loading of the car if needed.  Being that it is a 43 year old vehicle, and one that I haven't driven much more than a total of 10 miles since I've owned it, I would highly suggest shipping it if it's any distance.  Bidders with 0 feed back NEED to contact me PRIOR to placing a bid or your bid will be erased and blocked.  I want it to be fair for true interested people and I don't want to waste anybody's time.

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