gator Posted January 5, 2006 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2006 My wife and I are thinking about moving back to the great land of OZ and I was wondering if it is worth my bringing back my 77 280 with me or can I find a z pretty cheap still down there. I have to admit, when I lived there I did not look at z cars .. mostly women .. but that is another story. If these cars are worth quite abit these I would look into importing it.Thanks guys ... Cheers Ü Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrally Posted January 5, 2006 Share #2 Posted January 5, 2006 Is your 280 RHD? Parts might be hard to find as we didn't get 280's.The zed series finished with 260 Flat top Carby's. My advice is sell what you have and buy a 240 when you get over here.MOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Camouflage Posted January 5, 2006 Share #3 Posted January 5, 2006 How much would it cost to import?Zeds are a bit thin on the ground and finding a good one cheap will be a mission.Wouldnt be too difficult to convert to RHD with parts from a 260z, but the law these days dont require you to convert them. Theres plenty of LHD american cars on the road these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share #4 Posted January 5, 2006 ok .. can 240's be found easily or cheaply .. for a project or a driver? Were there many imported? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted January 5, 2006 I think cost to import is about $4000 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedgey Posted January 5, 2006 Share #6 Posted January 5, 2006 hitrying to find a 240z is hard but there are a few 260z 2 seaters aroundhave a look at these addresseswww.tradingpost.com.auwww.carsales.com.auwww.carsguide.com.auwww.carpoint.com.authis might help to make up your mindrobert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260Zed Posted January 5, 2006 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2006 For $4k US to transport, plus the sale of the car, I'd sell it and try and find one here. There aren't loads around the place but if you contact a club and keep your ear to the ground I'm sure you'll find a good one eventually.Where abouts in aus are you headed?Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenZ Posted January 5, 2006 Share #8 Posted January 5, 2006 Hi,From the figures I have seen there were less than 2000 240's, less than a 1000 260 2 seaters and about 3000 260 2+2's. That was in a time when the total Australian car market was about 500K annual sales, it is now almost 1M in 2005.Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted January 5, 2006 Share #9 Posted January 5, 2006 A couple of LHD 280Z have been imported for motorsport purposes, there is one for sale on the Gold Coast right now. There is not much of a market for them though. Also there is an age limit on LHD cars that can be driven on the roads here, under the limit and thay have to be converted to RHD.Two seat 280ZX and Z31 were never officially imported here so there could be a small market for them, maybe the solid top version would be more sought after. I've been trying to get a two seat solid top 280ZX for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyblue Posted January 6, 2006 Share #10 Posted January 6, 2006 I left BC a week ago, and I understand why you would want to move back. Nice place to snowboard though. Just not too sure about the 8:30 sun rises and the 4:30 sunsets. Add $7-800 to the import dollars for the Aussie customs clearance too. Save the import price and add it to the money from selling yours and buy one here. They are probably a little cheaper here conpared to over there, considering the exchange rate and all that. Cars have to be 30 years old to register LHD too, so a 1976 is good, but any newer and you will have to wait a year or so or convert it. Keep your stick on the ice, and remember, we're all pulling gor you. (sorry, but I've been watching Red Green in Canada. Haven't seen it back home for a year or two now ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyblunda Posted January 6, 2006 Share #11 Posted January 6, 2006 http://wazregister.com/forumframe.phpThis site has all of the ebay listings for Zed cars for the past 6 months - go into the For Sale section and view Ongoing : Zeds On Ebay. This might provide some indication of what comes up and how much people are getting for their vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Bravo 6 Posted January 6, 2006 Share #12 Posted January 6, 2006 G'Day Bruce,According to Datsun/Nissan Z Cars, by Ewan Kennedy and Sam Snape, a book in the Marque Classic Series, the number of units sold in Australia were;240Z = 2500 units260Z = 4431 units (this figure would, I expect, include the 2+2)280ZX = 3559 unitsHope these figures are of some help, (assuming they are correct).Rick.:devious: :devious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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