Passenger side too

Some of the 600+ plus pictures show before and during rebuild... So, some of what you see might not be finished product.  That said, I agree that Motorman's is nicer.  The record price for a "stock" 240z on BAT won't stand for long.

On 10/31/2018 at 12:27 PM, inline6 said:

REALLY!  I've been watching BAT a lot over the last few months and purchased a 240Z through the site.  I've looked this one over and it doesn't seem like it is THAT much better than the cars that topped $40k...  I mean if it is at $45k with 7 days to go, I estimate closing price will be above $70k.  That is what I mean by THAT much better.  Motorman7 - you thinking about it? 

Both this car and the BAT car are nice. Safari Gold 920 just does it for me however. 918 orange is quite common on early S30Z's. (most common colour as far as I'm aware).

50K with ~8 hours to go.

Rich--Your work is so much more thorough and correct.

26thZ and Patcon nailed many of the flaws in the current BaT Z. While I agree it isn't couth to disparage a nice car, you would think 50K would get the correct battery cables, spindle nuts and firewall grommets, etc.---sheesh!

I, for one, agree that your offering will indeed set a very high new mark on BaT.

You've become one of the most pre-eminent restorers of these cars!

Sooo glad I've met you in person!!!

You are Awesome!!!!

Well, looks like she's sold to a local buyer/collector.  Gentleman dropped by last night and looked the car over and we eventually finalized a price (North of $40k).  So, looks like we will miss out on the BAT action, but I like the buyer a lot and feel like the car is going to a good home.  Also looks like I will have visitation rights.  So, we will finalize the transaction over the next couple days.  I am sure this is probably something I will regret but for now this makes a lot of sense for me.  And, I am still  hard pressed for storage space.  Thanks for all of the complements and support everyone.

A happy wife is never a thing to regret. Good sale.

Congratulations Rich and also to the gentleman who purchased your car. He got a extremely nice example of a stock restored 240Z!

FYI: Bat auction sold just over $50k USD.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-69/

Congrats on the sale, glad to see she is going to a good home.

Epilogue:  So the car is now officially sold to a local collector.  Fortunately I had plenty of time to make the decision and am pretty happy with how things turned out.  I was a little surprised by the response and interest in the car, more than I was expecting.  I could have stayed with BAT and possibly eeked out a few thousand more, but I felt much better selling the car to an individual that I had met and had a similar mindset about the car as myself.  The seller plans to keep the car stock, drive it,  and take it to some of the local shows.  Already it looks like he has registered the car for the La Jolla Concours which is one of my favorite shows.  So, I am glad the car will be in the area and look forward to seeing it with the new owner in the future.  OK, now back to work on my other projects.