1969 240Z HLS30-00059 for sale.

[peterc]

This may be of interest to those looking for a low VIN Z for restoration. Car looks pretty rough but has a crack free dash and quite an array of no longer obtainable Datsun body parts.

Here's the link to the pics. http://www.divshare.com/download/1945882-503

[Mike]

pics aren't working... sound interesting though

[dade280]

Pics worked for me. They in a zip file. Looks pretty beat up.

[Mike B]

That car has been listed in the classified ads on this site for a couple of weeks now. http://www.classiczcars.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2206&cat=1

It does look like it has some hard to find repair panels and some of the original 69 specific parts, but it would be a lot of work.

-Mike

[Mr Camouflage]

Sure does need alot of work. One for the low vin loving guys.

I expect you could get a higher vin Z in pretty good condition for that price.

[xray]

Sure does need alot of work. One for the low vin loving guys.

I expect you could get a higher vin Z in pretty good condition for that price.

VINs aren't everything, particularly in this case....if it really has a 2.6 in it, then a lot of its value is lost in lacking matching numbers for the engine.

Very true, though...one could get a MUCH better starting point for restoration with that kind of money.

$0.02,

Steve

[Mr Camouflage]

I didn't realise it didn't have its original engine.

[Sailor Bob]

The ad says 2.6 but the valve cover is vin correct.

[Mike B]

The ad says 2.6 but the valve cover is vin correct.

They probably just kept the original valve cover when they replaced the engine. When I bought #331, it had the original numbers matching block and the 2400 valve cover, but the E31 head had been replaced with a later E88 at some point.

-Mike

[WingZr0]

What would the engine number be on number 59?

[Mike B]

What would the engine number be on number 59?

If you look at Carl's zhome.com site you will see that the early engine numbers were not consecutive with the VINs, and there was a fairly wide range. Probably between 2100 and 2400 would be my guess, but it could even be a couple hundred higher.

-Mike

[bpilati]

For heavens sake, whose car is that?