California car with original matching-numbers engine that looks to be very clean and unmolested. Here's the link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Datsun-Z-Series-240z-Series-1-Matching-Numbers-Rust-Free/184020206032?hash=item2ad87581d0:g:W-MAAOSwTNBdvGc3&autorefresh=true

Looks like a decent, relatively unmolested car.  $12,700 bid with 6 days left, so it may not go cheap.  Remarkable that the dash is uncracked.  Two obvious areas that will need attention (or not):

• Battery tray area - hope there's enough good inner-fender metal left to get by with a clean-up and re-spray
• Passenger-side floor board - another victim of bad jacking practice

Of course, you never really know what's going on in the dogleg areas behind the doors.

$4700 for an engine rebuild?  38500 miles?

He's going to get a good penny for that, it really doesn't need restoring, just the battery tray and maybe new D/S seat foam and covers.

Nice looking car. Over $13K now.

The firewall stamp looks odd with the "1"'s that look like "L"'s I've not seen them like that the last 1 is up high too. The ID tag looks like it is missing the last 1. Maybe just the angle.

The license plate frame lead me to a repair shop in L.A. They have an electric Z, and are selling it for $28k.  http://operationz.net

 

3 hours ago, Terrapin Z said:

Nice looking car. Over $13K now.

The firewall stamp looks odd with the "1"'s that look like "L"'s I've not seen them like that the last 1 is up high too. The ID tag looks like it is missing the last 1. Maybe just the angle.

The license plate frame lead me to a repair shop in L.A. They have an electric Z, and are selling it for $28k.  http://operationz.net

 

I was thinking the same thing about the "1"s looking like "L"s until I checked mine:

 

On 11/3/2019 at 5:16 AM, grannyknot said:

He's going to get a good penny for that, it really doesn't need restoring, just the battery tray and maybe new D/S seat foam and covers.

I agree - this SoCal car should go for a good money. I also like that it's a no reserve auction.   

52 minutes ago, lonetreesteve said:

I also like that it's a no reserve auction. 

I hadn't noticed that but I guess when you are auctioning a clean, desirable car there is really no need for a reserve, you know it is going to sell for a good price.

Somebody got a nice car for $17,100! Anyone here buy it? I thought about it at the last moment, but my wife might kill me!