Ebay Car-What year is it really?

[Jackhammer]

hey hush he could be a new member here

I seriously doubt it.

[Cruez]

Holy crap...

That is the most bastardized Z I have ever seen..

I have never seen a Z with that many different parts from different models....EVER..

but.... it always could be worse..

[Pennyman]

Judging by the front end, it should be post-'76, but the amp meter in the dash tells me it should be pre-'76.

The redline on the tach is 240z spec, but the rest of the interior says 280z, except for the inner door panels.

I'm convinced it's a 240z. Notice the intentations in the rear quarter pannels for the rear bumper. The 280Z didn't have those indents, the panels were just smooth. Those indentations cannot be created unless the entire quarter is cut off and replaced. The car would often total before that occurs though.

[george71z]

I have the answer: It is without a doubt a 197??? overpriced POS. How anyone could do that to a Z is beyond me. Our legal system has severe penalties for animal cruelty. Auto cruelty anyone? It even hurts to look at that. Neglect is one thing, but....

[daddz]

I'm convinced it's a 240z. Notice the intentations in the rear quarter pannels for the rear bumper. The 280Z didn't have those indents, the panels were just smooth. Those indentations cannot be created unless the entire quarter is cut off and replaced. The car would often total before that occurs though.

True about the quarter panel indents however back when the 280Z's were relatively new it may not have been totalled out. For example when my father owned his '78 280Z from '78 to '82 (92,000 miles in four years) it was involved in three fairly serious accidents before the fourth one resulted in a total loss. One of the early three was a pickup truck that ran a red light and t-boned the Z right at the driver's side b-pillar. The car was only two years old and my father wanted that car repaired and his insurance obliged. The body shop went and purchased a rear clip from a similar vintage 280Z and proceeded to graft it on in place of the old rear clip which had been removed. The body shop took three and a half months and did fantastic work. It was looking just as good as when it was new when they were finished.

I suspect that a similar fate may have fallen upon that ebay car early in its life and it may have been a 240Z rear clip that was available at the time given the insuarnce industry's propensity for cutting costs.

In any case we should check the seller's feedback in a couple of weeks when the unsuspecting new owner has finally had a chance to view for himself the many layers of poor workmanship that was evident in the few photos that were uploaded at the time of sale.