Series 1 for sale in Oregon

[Arne]

Hey all, I saw this ad in Craigslist yesterday, and since I drive past this dealer twice a day, I figured I'd take a peek.

http://eugene.craigslist.org/ctd/905488827.html

More pictures can be seen at:

http://executiveauto.com/fullListing.php?stock=C6259#

The car is on consignment, and they'd probably take $6300 for it. After looking it over, here's what I saw that isn't shown in the pictures.

First, it's black now, but was born silver. Paint job is strictly driver quality, probably a 10 footer. Still very stock, has the original radio and the normal Series 1 parts. Was built 10/70, VIN in the 12s. A couple of cracks in the dash, freshly rebuilt seats (fairly nice, new foam?). The wheels are not American Racing, probably Shelby's. The antenna is a 280Z unit, but works fine.

The biggie - my quick inspection showed no obvious signs of serious rust. The tarmat has been removed in the passenger side, at a quick glance the floorpan looked quite solid. If it needs anything at all it should be easily patchable. Frame rails and under the battery looked OK from the outside too. Hatch tray is less convincing, but still looked solid. The dealer says pictures of the underside while on a lift are available via e-mail.

My disclaimer - I don't know the car's owner, have not driven the car, never bought from this dealer, etc., etc. I've actually never run into this car locally before now, either.

On the whole, if you are wanting a Series 1 to restore to original, this may be more work than it's worth, although it does have a lot of original Series 1 parts still on it. But if you are in the market for a 240Z to clean up and use as a nice weekend or even daily driver, this might be a good car to start with.

[Arne]

A few pictures, since someday the ads and the dealer's web page listing will be gone.

[Arne]

Just realized I didn't think to check for matching engine number. Doh!