A new paint job and some TLC and the blue one's a keeper.

 

No tools needed to remove parts, just give the cars a good shake.

16 hours ago, grannyknot said:

Some of those might be bullet holes.

I was thinking the same thing, but the glass isn't broken. Maybe they shot it and THEN put the windows down? 

You know, it is still a beautiful shape. S30s look good even when they look this bad.

On 12/21/2021 at 3:01 PM, Zed Head said:

Butterscotch highway cruiser (automatic) with new wheel nuts.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-202/

Who was it the other day that asked about blocking the hatch vents in a series 1? The pillar emblems on this car are clearly series 1 but the hatch is series 2 (no vents at all). By the VIN this car is 24 cars newer than mine. My hatch has the vents and this car doesn't so I got one of the last hatches with vents (supports the comment someone made about "these cars leak enough that it shouldn't affect the ability of the flow through ventilation to still work"). This car has the hood on the map light and so does my car. These are just minor things showing Datsun transitioning series 2 parts into the production line.

Edited December 23, 20213 yr by w3wilkes

9 hours ago, w3wilkes said:

Who was it the other day that asked about blocking the hatch vents in a series 1? The pillar emblems on this car are clearly series 1 but the hatch is series 2 (no vents at all). By the VIN this car is 24 cars newer than mine. My hatch has the vents and this car doesn't so I got one of the last hatches with vents (supports the comment someone made about "these cars leak enough that it shouldn't affect the ability of the flow through ventilation to still work"). This car has the hood on the map light and so does my car. These are just minor things showing Datsun transitioning series 2 parts into the production line.

 

I believe the Seller said that the hatch had the vents, but he welded them shut.

In Picture #109/157 on BAT -  you can see the screws in the map light are not OEM like the ones at the bottom on the radio face plate. The map light was most likely replaced at some point in its life.

 

I think that 3100 cars and two months before introduction of the Series II is too early to start transitioning any of the newer parts. The highest VIN we have found for a Series I was HLS30 20533 - it was a very original car with A/T. Had the non-hooded map light and rear deck vents. 

47 minutes ago, Carl Beck said:

 

I believe the Seller said that the hatch had the vents, but he welded them shut.

In Picture #109/157 on BAT -  you can see the screws in the map light are not OEM like the ones at the bottom on the radio face plate. The map light was most likely replaced at some point in its life.

 

I think that 3100 cars and two months before introduction of the Series II is too early to start transitioning any of the newer parts. The highest VIN we have found for a Series I was HLS30 20533 - it was a very original car with A/T. Had the non-hooded map light and rear deck vents. 

Thanks for setting me straight. I did go back and read through the comments and found the reference to the welded up hatch vents. On my own map light hood... I cannot be positive that the original owner might have had the map light replaced sometime in the 19 years he had the car before I bought it from him back in 1990.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-1973-datsun-240z/7426456408.html

maybe a stroker in there? Too bad the triples don't come with it.

2 hours ago, Reptoid Overlords said:

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-1973-datsun-240z/7426456408.html

maybe a stroker in there? Too bad the triples don't come with it.

That car might be a really good deal...It was a fun color

53 minutes ago, Patcon said:

That car might be a really good deal...It was a fun color

I'll let my imagination run wild on the interior condition, and frame rails. But in the current market, it probably doesnt matter for 5K

Edited December 31, 20213 yr by DC871F

4 hours left on this one. I am amazed at the positive response this one is getting with the sketchy front clip spliced in that's been done.  

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-206/

I followed the silver RNM '71 that finished up early this week on BaT. Was quite entertaining reading the comments and retaliations from the seller! 

1 hour ago, CW240Z72 said:

4 hours left on this one. I am amazed at the positive response this one is getting with the sketchy front clip spliced in that's been done.  

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-206/

I followed the silver RNM '71 that finished up early this week on BaT. Was quite entertaining reading the comments and retaliations from the seller! 

That series 1 would be a fun restoration if you could get it at a decent price!  But, I predict another RNM. 🙂