71 Garage Find

[bartsscooterservice]

Metal Fan's were replaced on the 1972 Model Year 240Z's here in the North American Market.

FWIW,

Carl B.

Mine has a plastic fan and is from 5/71, should it then have had the metal fan instead ?

[Carl Beck]

Maybe then it would be more appropriate to name model changes per production year ?

That also would still allow confusion - and both the Series I and Series II were produced in 1971.

FWIW,

Carl B.

[Carl Beck]

Mine has a plastic fan and is from 5/71, should it then have had the metal fan instead ?

Yes - as original equipment production in 5/71 had metal fans. However, given the reasons for the change to the lighter weight plastic fan's - It is a good idea to replace the metal fan's with the plastic one's for any street driven Z. The plastic fan might cost you a couple points in a Stock Class at a Judged Show…but it reduces the risk of early water pump failure - or damage to the radiator/hood etc if the metal fan breaks away..

FWIW,

Carl B.

[73str86]

She hit $10,000 with almost two days left. Have any of you taken a look in person?

I'm curious of a couple things:

1. If the seller tried to turn the engine over by hand, or simply turned the key, to no avail.

2. If the winning bidder will actually follow through with the purchase. Too many times I've had a vehicle auction end with winning bidder messaging, "Sorry I have a family emergency, can't buy the vehicle," without even looking at the car/truck. It is on Bring A Trailer so I'm sure that's bringing more attention.

Edited September 22, 2014 by 73str86
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[EhlersRS]

The Ebay auction ended last night with a winning bid of $10,200. Congratulations to the new owner and I hope this car undergoes a full refresh. Thanks to everyone that contributed to this thread and shared your knowledge of the Series II cars.

Robert S.

[lcord]

Looks like it's back on eBay. Wonder what happened. Did the buyer back out, you think?

[EhlersRS]

Here we go again! Now is someone's chance to buy this car and you can use the convenient "buy it now" feature. I also wonder why the sale fell through, but we'll probably never know.

Robert S.

[xs10shl]

Looks like the chandelier couldn't come up with the money. You rarely make as much the second time.

[ajmcforester]

This looks like what I was looking for about 4-5 years a go a clean car. Just be careful the lowet front cowl does not look to have the fasteners bolts that this month should have, so their might be some damage in the past.

[bartsscooterservice]

Datsun Z Series Coupe | eBay

[northernz]

Wow, only 5200$ so far for this beauty, somebody please grab it.(My wife says no!)

[Zed Head]

Did you leave out a link? Your original link ended, sold, at $10,200.