Hi all! Name's Dan and I'm the proud owner of a 73 240. The previous owner purchased the car in Dixon, CA in 1974 and drove the snot out of it up until its hibernation in Redding in the late 90's.

Spring 2008 I purchased the car from him and brought it back to my house in Vacaville... which is less than 20 miles from the original dealership back in 1974. After a junkyard ZX tranny, a ZX distributor, and a tune up I had it running that summer and have since then continued the car's legacy as a "Lake Berryessa Runner"... something that this 240 used to do back in the 70's.

I have also changed out the rear end to a ZX 3.90, replaced all of the hydraulic parts, buried myself in electrical wiring, and got all of the door latches working. I put her down for the winter and look forward to doing suspension work.

Hey all thanks for the pleasant responses!

Berryessa is mainly the local party lake on weekends and quiet old men with aluminum boats the other four days. It has some great turns, but you'll get drunk drivers up there so its best left for a middle of the week schedule.

I haven't named the Z yet. Thats the hardest part. The previous owner (whom I talk to on a regular basis) used to call it "The Bad Load" haha. It obviously needs a female name. I'm partial to Christine, but thas best left for the 1958 Plymouth Fury I plan to own one day...

Hi Dan, I'm in Oakland. Count me in if we can get a NorCal meet together.

Hey all thanks for the pleasant responses!

...snipped...... It obviously needs a female name. I'm partial to Christine, but thas best left for the 1958 Plymouth Fury I plan to own one day...

Good luck with that!! This is the ONLY 58 Fury, a Golden Commando - that I have seen at any shows in the last 20 years.

Personally - I love the 56 Fury the best.. but that's just me.

FWIW,

Carl B.

Yeah that Christine's pretty nice, so is that Golden Comando. What was the Golden part of it? Think there like 3 of those movie cars still running around, one of which is pretty jacked up from what i recall. You do know it never came in red right?

Edited January 29, 201015 yr by WingZr0

oifss2,

Its down for this summer! I'll make sure my car's ready. And that goes for anyone looking to take a cruise. And the drive-in on 29 sounds fantastic.

The Fury linewas not offered in red, however the Belvedere (a base model version) was offered in a Toreador red... but even still those did not come equipped with the famous red dash pad. The interior for Toreador red cars used red and black for the interior.

The "Golden Commando" included a more "High Performance" 318 V8 w/ twin carburetors. I believe thats what I read when I first drew interest...

Anyway, I would prefer the Belvedere. That Buckskin Beige is to much for me.

Edited February 1, 201015 yr by 240ZAP

Count me in if theres a drive