New soon-to-be 280Z owner

[fandsw]

Hey gang,

well my new toy will arrive sometime next week, as my 280Z starts it journey from Illinois to my house. 1978 280Z 5 speed, one owner, 29,900 miles in beautiful condition. It was parked for 20 years in a climate controlled garage and has been fully sorted out by the seller. Here are some of the pics from the seller:

Looking forward to meeting everyone on here!

Frank

[240260280z]

Frank,

Great catch! That looks nearly perfect.

You can get new stickers from the rad support here: http://www.zzxdatsun.com/catDecals.php

[fandsw]

Frank,

Great catch! That looks nearly perfect.

You can get new stickers from the rad support here:

Thanks! Looking forward to getting her. Thanks for the tip on the stickers, will be looking to see what else she needs. Will be getting some wheels and tires for driving her around and storing the originals for shows.....

[240260280z]

It does not look like it needs much. From what I see it is just the stickers then you can compete in Z shows and win .

[Powderkeg]

Frank,

Your Z looks really clean...very nice!

Any plans to "tinker' with it or are you going to leave it as is?

Dave Ruiz

[SportBikeMike]

Wow.....beautiful car! I didn't know Zs like that existed in Illinois.

[fandsw]

Frank,

Your Z looks really clean...very nice!

Any plans to "tinker' with it or are you going to leave it as is?

Dave Ruiz

Thanks Dave. I'm going to keep her as close to stock as possible, with maybe a few period correct accessories. Like I said earlier, I will get some driving around wheels & tires, but the stock steelies, hubcaps and Uniroyals are being saved for special occasions. Can't wait to get my hands on her!

[fandsw]

She's on the truck!!! Totally stoked, she'll be here Monday or Tuesday!

I placed the shipping order over a week ago with Reliable Carriers (the ones that do Mecum & Barrett-Jackson), but after 6 days they told me it could be 2-4 weeks due to all the auctions they are doing. Cancelled my order with them yesterday and called Angels Transport, and they said it would be 3-5 days max before they come pick it up. Well it was just over 24 hours...... now the real waiting begins!!!

[Z Greek]

Frank,

What a beautiful car. You what they say, they are only "original," once! Take care of her, and you will have a car you can really enjoy for as long as you want. Keep that perfect dash out of the sun!

Congratulations.

Andy K

[fandsw]

Well, she's here and she's pretty.....runs good too!!! She's not perfect, paint has got some checking/patina as well as a few minor scratches and dings from storage, but that will allow me to drive her for a little while until I decide to repaint her. Everything works, from the gauges, radio, power antenna, AC.....all except the low beams. High beams work fine, so I have some troubleshooting to do there........

Anyway, here she is being unloaded:

[240260280z]

Wow! It looks like 1978 again.

[spitz17]

That's one beautiful car sir!