Fairlady 432 at Auction

[gundee]

Here we go again. March 11-12.

 

http://www.rmsothebys.com/am17/amelia-island/lots/1970-nissan-fairlady-z-432/1702023

[rcb280z]

Is it me or are the amp and temp gauges sitting cockeyed?

Nice Fairlady

[Terrapin Z]

2 hours ago, rcb280z said:

Is it me or are the amp and temp gauges sitting cockeyed?

Funny I thought that as well.  Also isn't the radio supposed to sit outside of the center panel?

 

[moelk]

Lots of smal things that's not correct on this car.

280zx hood badge....why would you do that to a car like this?

[SteveJ]

31 minutes ago, moelk said:

Lots of smal things that's not correct on this car.

280zx hood badge....why would you do that to a car like this?

That's the correct badge for a Z432 from all of the photos I can find.

[moelk]

No it's not. Look again.

Fairlady badges are thicker and looks a bit different.

280zx is flat like on this car.

[moelk]

[HS30-H]

Correct (S30 type) emblem on left. Incorrect (S130 type) emblem on right.

The 432 going to auction has the incorrect, flatter profile (and plastic...) S130 type bonnet emblem.

 

Edited March 2, 2017 by HS30-H

[moelk]

Great pic for comparison. Thanks Alan!

[Zedyone_kenobi]

I started to read the description in the auction article and had to stop. Too much BS salesmanship.

 

The wheel choice sucks.  The crooked gauges are easy to fix and should have been.  They have a Z432, good for them. But they did a half arse preparation of it all.

The Fairlady Z 432 offered here is possibly one of the finest examples to come out of Japan. Incredibly rare, as only 420 units were produced, many of which have met their fates on the racing circuit or have been heavily modified beyond recognition over the years. As a result, it is extraordinary to find a highly correct car such as this, and rarer yet in lovely, restored condition, even in Japan, let alone the literal handful that are known to have been imported by connoisseur enthusiasts

 

IF you can read that and not gag, you have more intestinal fortitude than I.

Edited March 3, 2017 by Zedyone_kenobi

[kats]

Hi ! A rotten Z432 is going up for an auction,

http://bhauction.jp/pdf/catalog/040_1972_NISSAN_FAIRLADY_Z_432_BASE_VEHICLE_FOR_RESTORATION.pdf

This car had been on a Yahoo Japan auction several times , several years ago.

This time a S20 engine which seems it was fitted to a lot earlier car came with the car. The transmission in the picture has a Skyline GTR shift lever arm . 

This will be a chance for everyone to own a  Z432 the cheapest way at the moment.

Kats

[moelk]

”Restored original wheels”?

Those “rally wheels” in the ad wasent original on the 432z.