aquisition of #22971

[madkaw]

Thought I would share the story of finding my latest Z -2/71. So I'm on facebook looking at a club page for a local sports car club. There is a pic someone has shared of an old Nissan sitting in a junkyard. The pic only includes the engine compartment , but the pic shows someone lifting the valve cover to show off a VERY clean valve train. The post said something like,'looks like a new head".  I could tell enough from the pic that this was an early Z.

So my alarms go off and I immediately start trying to track down the poster. I'm wanting to know where this is, and the guy is not sure where he was(really). I guess he was cruising with friends and didn't pay attention to the name of the yard he was at. After pestering him(messaging), he came up with Dave's junkyard in some town southern Indiana-2 hours from me. So after googling I find Dave and call.

So I explain to Dave that I saw a pic of an early Z on a facebook page and wanted to find out more info. Dave proceeds to ask who's facebook page did I see it on. I told him it was a local sports car club. He asks which one so he can look it up? So I'm thinking -why do you want to look at someone else's facebook page to find something in your yard. Then I come to find out his business has his own facebook page. So I spend minutes going around in circles trying to find a car on facebook pages that is probably out his back window.

So I just get directions to his place because it warrants a look. I tell him I will try and get out there soon. 3 days later he calls me and says he has 2 Z cars in his lot. Not sure what years he has(though he has titles for both cars) UGH!  This all occurs over the holidays . Finally I drive out there and we go back in his yard( couple hundred yards) and there it sits #22971 . The other car was a 83 zxt 2=2

Dave actually turns out to be a very nice guy just making a living and staying up with todays technology, but struggles. I bought a bunch of parts off of the car including a super clean E31 sitting on there. I didn't have the means to bring the whole car home yet, and wasn't sure about. Dave just kept saying-"I Need the money". I left with carbs, head, bumper and other stuff .

After a couple of days I called Dave to see what he wanted for the whole car. Dave says-" I need the money-going on vacation". We settled on a price and I now own it. Though its sitting on the ground with no wheels, it's a fresh kill and looks to be a southern car(found a Georgia plate). Very restorable or could be cut up for excellent body parts. Now I need to go and get it.

I now own 3 -240z  and my wife is over the moon

With no place to store them -thanks Rick for the use of your business lot.

 

Edited January 5, 2017 by madkaw
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[Terrapin Z]

Nice find, a much better end to a story that could have led to a few bucks to the junkyard for scrap. 

 

[lonetreesteve]

Great story, Madkaw!  The uni-body looks pretty solid on the '71.  I hope you restore the car and don't cut it up for body parts. Worst case sell it to someone who will restore it.

[madkaw]

It was really hard to judge laying in the dirt. For what I paid for it I can't loose whether I cut it up or not. It will make for great sheet metal parts and I want the suspension. There is no dash , interior and the front glass is gone( broke) . The doors are salvageable . There's a huge piece of metal cut out around passenger floor and front pillar- I imagine for future repair.


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