The oddest Z car conversion I've ever seen- the Spartan.

[zbane]

Saw this on ebay, had to share. The car is beautiful, in it's own way, I just never thought anyone would do so much modification to an S130.

I wonder how this car would be viewed at a Z car convention...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPARTAN-II-KIT-CAR-ON-1981-NISSAN-DATSUN-280-ZX_W0QQitemZ120211957259QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120211957259

[hls30.com]

I have an ad for that body kit somewhere...probably in an old Kitcar magazine, and it has a 3 speed auto, the late '83 ZXs had a lock up torque converter that some called a 4speed auto. I'll find the ad...

Will

[sblake01]

I think they were made in California IIRC. I seem to recall seing the company's exibit at a car show many years ago. Whatever it's viewed as, I'll pass.

[Z train]

Whatever it's viewed as, I'll pass.

That's a polite way of putting it.:ermm:at least it's a reliable platform for their.....ahhhh..."kit car".

[barth4567]

I think they were made in California IIRC. I seem to recall seing the company's exibit at a car show many years ago. Whatever it's viewed as, I'll pass.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Waste of a good Z Car. ROFLI will pass too.

[geezer]

An expensive curiosity. That would be a better Ebay ad if there were a few shots included that you could see the entire car from different vantage points, instead of all partial views. I still don't have a clear image of it in my mind.

[gnosez]

I don't think I want to (see the whole car at once)............

[76Datsun280z]

Wierrrrd. Must be the wierdest kit for these cars ever made.

Reminds me of one of those Zimmers or Excaliburs.

[turbo240]

Someone makes a kit similar to that for the S13 240SX

<a href="http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/dorikid/?action=view&current=19494hahas13-med.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/dorikid/19494hahas13-med.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

can you imagine seeing that thing slide around a corner? ROFLROFL

[Stickerman]

It was not a kit, it was a turn key car like the Zimmers and Excalibers. At one point the Excalibers were built on Camaro bodies. $80K for a Camaro!

[dade280]

The gas cap looks very out of place. Dont really like the car tho poor Z.

[bigoak]

Hmm...bizarre...

Here's a complete photo of one in "Dallas" colours...

Got some of the following details off an auction results site about the sale of another car:

1981 DATSUN SPARTAN CONVERSION

SOLD: 17400 CONDITION: 3

ONLY 85 MADE, ORIGINALLY SOLD FOR $66,000. TWO OWNER CAR, T TOP, ALL POWER, NISSAN ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN. OWNERS OF VEHICLES LIKE THIS ONE INCLUDE TELLY SAVALES, JOAN COLLINS AND EDDIE MURPHY

ENGINE - 6 CYL

EXT COLOR - WHITE

Wow. Buy this one and you could be like Kojak!....who loves ya baby...