What do you think this S30 is worth? 73' 240z

[Diseazd]

I'm glad I don't live in California......I'd have build a fourth garage!

[Carl Beck]

That's not a beige interior, it's dirty white. Nissan didn't offer a beige interior on the 240Z.

80900-E8801 Door RH White - - up to 6/72

80900-N3304 Door RH Beige --- 7/72 forward

Call it dirty white if you like - almost everyone does - but Nissan called it Beige.

73 Model Introduction

FWIW,

Carl B.

[Carl Beck]

I paid $2500 for my 72, and it was completely original with 50k documented miles on it.

Hi Chase:

The Devil is in the details - or in this case the value is in the details. How about providing more details or detailed pictures of your 72 as it stood when you bought it. Some 240Z's are worth $2500.00 and some seem to have been sold recently for $16,000.00 to $18,000.00.

Here is a 72 with 131,000 miles - that sold for $10,100.00

E-Bay Item 190657808359

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/190657808359?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fmotors.shop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l2736%26_nkw%3D190657808359%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

The buyer has been looking for a good 240Z for two years now...

Again - an original owner, well documented example.. in really good condtion.

Someone on this forum - from Texas - recently stated that they couldn't find a rust free 240Z in Texas..How long ago did you buy your Z?

FWIW,

Carl B.

[dhoneycutt]

The "camber issues" could be that someone replaced the rear struts with those of a 280z which are taller than the 240's. That is what the PO did on mine. Why I don't know but....

[CW240Z]

Hi Chase:

The Devil is in the details - or in this case the value is in the details. How about providing more details or detailed pictures of your 72 as it stood when you bought it. Some 240Z's are worth $2500.00 and some seem to have been sold recently for $16,000.00 to $18,000.00.

Here is a 72 with 131,000 miles - that sold for $10,100.00

E-Bay Item 190657808359

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/190657808359?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fmotors.shop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l2736%26_nkw%3D190657808359%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

The buyer has been looking for a good 240Z for two years now...

Again - an original owner, well documented example.. in really good condtion.

Someone on this forum - from Texas - recently stated that they couldn't find a rust free 240Z in Texas..How long ago did you buy your Z?

FWIW,

Carl B.

Carl,

I have a few pictures of it if you click on my garage. That is how it looked when I bought it. The car is all original, with the exceptions of a few re-sprays on the quarters to cover where the chrome guard strips went. I have all the documentation of the car from when it was new, service records, and anything purchased for it. The car was last inspected in 1986, and sat in dry storage till I bought it last year. The car truly is 99% rust-free. Good battery area, floorboards, dog legs, hatch area, etc. It has just about every dealer option on it as well. The car was worth well more than the $2500 he was asking for it, but no where near $8-10,000.

I'm not trying start an argument with with about what these cars are worth. What sells a Z, like what you said and what the one you posted has, is documentation, originality, early model, and few rust issues. It is a great example of one, but in today's market it will never fetch the $16-18,000 price range.

I personally looked for one about a year before I got mine. I have yet to see a 73' model, unrestored, sell in the $8-10,000 price range that said you would buy the blue one for.

Once again this is just what I've seen on the Texas market around me. If it was down here $3500 would be fair with all the extras it has. I do not doubt that they would be more expensive in other areas around the country.

Thanks,

Chase

[Montezuma]

Thank you Carl for the interior clarification. People always would argue with about the color of the interior. I saw a Nissan interior color list and they called the color "parchment" on the page. But Biege works for me. Les at CDM is making my white panels and vinyl I bought from him beige for me. I would love to buy the car on this thread if the originator does not. Blue/Beige is my favorite combo.

[CW240Z]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/True-Survivor-One-Owner-Collector-Datsun-/160777570675?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item256f170973#v4-44

Here is a good example of a 73', and what they sell for in great, original, condition.

Chase