Car worth? How much would you pay?

[wheee!]

This one looks pretty clean actually. If it's all there and complete, it's not too bad. Looks solid... how much it's worth is up to you...!

[grannyknot]

Now that's what we're talking about!  A solid clean shell like that is getting hard to find and you will never regret buying a rust free body.

[Toolbox]

How much would you guys pay for it? I don’t want to be paying too much haha

[wheee!]

Some people would pay a lot for a clean shell to start with. Pay less for a more deteriorated shell and spend more later fixing it... It's up to you as to where you want to spend the money. The total cost of a restoration these days is not cheap, regardless of the starting shell price. If you are in for the long run, then plan on budgeting about $30,000 US or $45,000 Cdn for a proper restoration. In the end what you paid for the shell falls in there somewhere... 

I paid $100 for a shell. Was it worth more? Probably! But I had to replace a lot of metal and rebuild a lot of the car myself. I would have rather started with a solid shell and paid $6000 versus spend the same amount of money on parts and repairs and take an additional two years. In the end, I will be in for about $45,000. The shell cost doesn't really matter anymore.

From the looks of this unit, it is worth about $6,000 to $8,000 depending on condition of all the parts and completeness of the parts/interior. That's just my opinion. 

[grannyknot]

Put $6000 cash in one pocket and another $2000 in the other, then feel him out.

[Zed Head]

What year is it?  VIN?  No offense to the late model 240Z owners, but as we've seen here, the early 240Z's have more inherent worth to certain potential buyers.

Make sure that you see and get all of the interior parts.  They're hard to find.  If they're not there, use it as a haggling tool.

[Toolbox]

Thanks guys!

It is a 1971 240z. The interior parts were all there

[rturbo 930]

27 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

What year is it?

Looks like it's a '72. Good year to have.

[rturbo 930]

1 minute ago, Toolbox said:

Thanks guys!

It is a 1971 240z. The interior parts were all there

You sure? That's a '72 dash. It has the indent for the on/off label for the hazard switch, the switch is a toggle switch vs a push/pull knob, and the cig lighter is in the dash vs just a blank spot. The dash pad could be non-original. If you can get a pic of the gas door, if it doesn't have the chrome latch knob, it's a '72. Or just get the VIN/build date.

[tzagi1]

On 1/10/2018 at 7:19 PM, Zed Head said:

The pictures say loaded with body filler don't they?

And the small number of pictures and no details say "call me so I can smooth-talk you".  Run away...

 

Bring a magnet!!

[Toolbox]

I think the dash might've been non original. The gas cap did have the chrome latch

[sweatybetty]

a vin number can help nail down the year