Found this Series 1 while working at 12am!

[EVILC]

Well Thursday night, upstate NY (Orange County) was hit hard with an ice storm that took out 9000 folks power! So my department with the company gets called out to spot. Which is basically, going from zone to zone looking what kind of crews will be needed to repair down trees, poles and lines. While driving down this road at 12am I spot a Z sitting under two covers. I knock on the door of course because I can see flash lights moving inside the house. A woman comes to the door and tells me it is her dads car and only has 19k on it. Well, I went back the next day and took a few pics. So what is it? 1970 2/70 built 240. Dash --> not cracked....int --> almost perfect! The rear dog leg panels still have the plastic wrapper on them! I was the first to pull up the jute (is that the right term?) on the floor to check what shape it was in. Drives floor has a small spot and looks very very good. Car was last on the road in 77. Basically the car was too small for a family of 5 so was put into storage until last year. The woman I spoke to says she doesn't want to see it rot and would give it to me for very very cheap but her dad who is 78 thinks it is worth lots.....so I made an offer and now we wait. I told her, I know I am going to end up with the car so we went over a few things to keep it from getting in worse shape. Let me know what you think....

[Unkle]

VIN number , man ! VIN number ! Make us drool .:classic:

[EVILC]

VIN 19xx

[lonetreesteve]

You're right, the interior looks great! However, since the car has been sitting outside in the weather under tarps for over 30 years, the moisture has taken its toll on the body and the engine. It will take a lot of time and money to get her back in good condition. On the bright side, with only 19k original miles and the very nice interior, it will be worth it.

[EVILC]

You're right, the interior looks great! However, since the car has been sitting outside in the weather under tarps for over 30 years, the moisture has taken its toll on the body and the engine. It will take a lot of time and money to get her back in good condition. On the bright side, with only 19k original miles and the very nice interior, it will be worth it.

Only been outside for almost 2 yrs. Been in a garage door 30+ yrs. We will have to see what I can get her for, hopefully it doesn't sit another year.

[MikeW]

So did their power get restored? It seems kind of funny for someone representing the power company to knock on the door at midnight but then say "I'm really here because of the car ..."

[EVILC]

So did their power get restored? It seems kind of funny for someone representing the power company to knock on the door at midnight but then say "I'm really here because of the car ..."

We were working all of that day and yesterday trying to restore power. At the time I went to the door, she knew they were not getting power back for a few days. On her street alone, 5 poles down with primary/secondary wires, transformers and more trees than I can count blocking the roads. Of course when we chatted about the car, I updated her on the status of the power restore. I only went to the door because I can see people moving around in the house as I was walking the roads to report the damage. Most houses were empty or people were up and about looking at all the damage either walking or on 4 wheelers.

[Bruce Palmer]

Well if this bad boy has been in dry storage for 30 years, I guess it just points out the need to hose the salt off before you put 'em away. That rust hasn't just happenend in the last 2 years, if it had you could have heard it.

[EVILC]

Well if this bad boy has been in dry storage for 30 years, I guess it just points out the need to hose the salt off before you put 'em away. That rust hasn't just happenend in the last 2 years, if it had you could have heard it.

You are correct, I believe it was a DD and then just parked. 6 yrs of salt on the body and never being washed off caused what you see. Leading ends of the fenders and door ends were not rusted at all. If you look at where the rust is, it is where you expect salt to "build up" and rot a car away. From what I looked at, I believe it is still a solid frame.

[Edz280zx]

Worth the fix in my opinion...I envy you

[Mike B]

Looks like it has the chrome Z emblems. I wonder if it has any other early parts.

If you get it, I guess you will be needing the NOS rockers and quarter panels you have for this car. What do the floors look like?

-Mike

[EVILC]

Mike,

Honestly the floor doesn't look bad at all from the top side. I wouldn't use the NOS quarters on this car, patch panels would be fine. Hope I am able to pick this one up before it becomes a parts car. It is far far far from that right now. Funny that I sold all the NOS series 1 stuff. =)