Z's on BAT and other places collection

[Patcon]

1 hour ago, SpeedRoo said:

@Terrapin Z does it show what Lot S83 the Vintage 240Z went for?

Looks like $66k

[Terrapin Z]

35 minutes ago, Patcon said:

Looks like $66k

Here are some more pic's $60k for S83

 

Edited August 20, 2023 by Terrapin Z

[Patcon]

42 minutes ago, Terrapin Z said:

Here are some more pic's $60k for S83

I think the $66k is with the buyer's premium included

[zspert]

Looks like one of my reproduction "OK" decals

 

 

 

 

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[HS30-H]

8 hours ago, SpeedRoo said:

As you said yourself in an earlier post: "Yes, that's just sales patter and they all do it,"

That comment was in reference to the generic "exceptional investment opportunity for collectors" sales fluff that they all seem to trot out. When (and if) the new owner - or any future 'investor'/'collector' - check the car out thoroughly they will probably be in for a few surprises.

What concerns me is - for example - a 1970 production-dated car being sold as a 1969 production-dated car (with, I'm convinced, some perceived value added for that 1969 cachet) and it being described as having the correct R192 differential when it arrived in the UK from Japan with an R180 in its place and it left the UK that way. There are many, many other examples.     

 

8 hours ago, SpeedRoo said:

I doubt the auction houses and buyers read what is written here and really care. If they did nothing would ever go to auction. I like the Bring a Trailer format where the bidders can see the comments about each car and use it to make a decision on whether to bid or not, in a live auction like Mecum there is no such facility

A simple Google search of the chassis number brings up a fair amount of past discussion of the car. If I was intending to fork out that kind of money for a rare car I think I'd do a little Due Diligence first. They could buy a much better car from Japan - without the irreversible issues and question marks - for not much more than they just paid. 

 

 

[Reptoid Overlords]

On 8/17/2023 at 9:33 PM, Zed Head said:

Can you see bids on OfferUp?  

It might actually have some value.  That green crud grows pretty quick out here, no telling how bad the rest of it is.  Fresh water isn't like salt water.

 

Sorry for the delay, went out into the mountains for a bit.  I can't see how many bids or anything on OfferUp.  Months ago I noticed that they implemented a feature which allowed you to see how many people had made offers, or messaged the seller.  I can't remember.  But after about a week or so, that info was no longer available.  Perhaps if you're a premium member it's there.  But you're right, that moss or whatever isn't the end of the world to get off.  As mentioned, It's not totally original, but it is an early car.  Hopefully it ends up in the right hands, but with the experience that DC871F had, sounds like it'll sit in that field for a few more decades.    

[DC871F]

1 hour ago, Reptoid Overlords said:

Sorry for the delay, went out into the mountains for a bit.  I can't see how many bids or anything on OfferUp.  Months ago I noticed that they implemented a feature which allowed you to see how many people had made offers, or messaged the seller.  I can't remember.  But after about a week or so, that info was no longer available.  Perhaps if you're a premium member it's there.  But you're right, that moss or whatever isn't the end of the world to get off.  As mentioned, It's not totally original, but it is an early car.  Hopefully it ends up in the right hands, but with the experience that DC871F had, sounds like it'll sit in that field for a few more decades.    

No no, I was making a joke about the comment at the end of the classified. I found it amusing.

I never reached out to anyone about that car.

The internet definitely has its limitations.

[DC871F]

If @Terrapin Z is the seller, he's a stand up guy.

[Terrapin Z]

32 minutes ago, DC871F said:

If @Terrapin Z is the seller, he's a stand up guy.

Thanks for the confidence vote, but it is not my sale. I was just sharing the pictures from the OfferUp site as Craigslist did not have any. 

The amusing comment was in both ad's though. 

[Zed Head]

On 8/12/2023 at 5:47 AM, Reptoid Overlords said:

A rusty '70 for sale Marysville,WA.  It was posted 10 hours ago as of writing this.  The Craigslist ad does not have a picture attached, but the seller has it listed on OfferUp as well.  I understand those not in the continental U.S. can't view links to OfferUp so I saved the pictures and loaded them here.  The craigslist ad appears to be the same os the OfferUp ad. 

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/d/marysville-1970-datsun-240z/7653825977.html 

It's been off the road for a while.  I think I see a 94.

[Zed Head]

This has to be noisy inside at speed, right?  And why the wipers?  Looks like it has potential though.  Seems more "rag top" than a convertible.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-287/

[HS30-H]

52 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

This has to be noisy inside at speed, right?  And why the wipers?  Looks like it has potential though.  Seems more "rag top" than a convertible.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-287/

If it is noisy inside it will at least drown out the cries of dismay from anybody with good taste who is unfortunate enough to encounter it.

This car used to be part of the 'Larry Steppe' collection which seemed to be in some sort of curious arrangement of elastic ownership with 'The 240Z Guild'. I note 'The 240Z Guild' has said that the car changed hands before this BAT auction, but I'd take that with a very large pinch of Sodium Chloride. 

What a munter it is. The overfenders appear to have been fitted in the dark and George Foreman probably doesn't want that dinky little grill(e) back now. Had a chuckle at the tall claim that the 'G' nose on the car was sourced from a Japanese police car, although plenty of people will probably swallow that one whole.