I measured the original stuff I use as a pattern and it's 13mm/1/2 inch

44 minutes ago, zspert said:

I measured the original stuff I use as a pattern and it's 13mm/1/2 inch

My jute is original too . So at least we found the thickness varies. I see 14mm or more in some places .

Kats

Edited August 10, 20222 yr by kats

I have a piece of NOS jute for the 1969-70 passenger side under-seat and tool storage area

that measures 8.27mm in thickness.

 

Nicely manicured toenails.

6 minutes ago, 26th-Z said:

Nicely manicured toenails.

Oops, saw that too late to edit!

 

On 8/5/2022 at 11:04 PM, Racer X said:

Here we go again. Another one family, low mile 70.

 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-86/

Immediately jumped to $15,000..

 

Well it didn’t get quite as high as the seller felt it should go.

I think the decay from the long term storage may have hurt it some.

 

I am seeing some prices coming down in real estate, salvage cars and cars in general.  I think this reflects higher interest rates and lower demand. Almost 50k is still a good price for a Z car.

Thought it would have gone higher (60k), especially with low miles, and extra parts.  Seller should have spent some time fixing the small thing, would have a difference. I’d love to get 4 of those hub caps. 

13 hours ago, Racer X said:

Well it didn’t get quite as high as the seller felt it should go.

I think the decay from the long term storage may have hurt it some.

 

Maybe he had a bit too much fun in the driving video.  I think on a one week auction your timing has to be pretty good.  August is not a great time for selling either, I think.  The people with the extra money are often spending it on vacation.  Spring is when you want to sell.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-86/

14 hours ago, Racer X said:

Well it didn’t get quite as high as the seller felt it should go.

I think the decay from the long term storage may have hurt it some.

 

The owner made too many costly decisions related to marketing the car.  He spent a lot of money getting it running/driving - but stopped far short of spending enough on the cosmetics. One comment was that the undercarriage should have been cleaned up with dry ice blasting (before showing the car). Another was clean/clear and reinstalled all the hard fuel lines and original clamps. Both were sound advice.

 

Although it was unintended, the Z was presented as an unfinished “Project”;  where it should have been presented as a true survivor with 95%+ of its original parts still on the car. (still on the car!).  A couple bidders saw it as a Diamond In The Rough, and they offered a fair price in today's market, given the need to spend even more on it.

 

The secondary issue then was the need to fix the rust spots on the body, which could easily leave the car with mis-matched paint patches - repaint the entire car and it is no longer an “original paint” survivor… Damned if you do - damned if you don’t. 

I get the impression from the various comments around the internet that people feel that there are more buyers than cars out there, therefore if a car is priced appropriately it will always sell.  In other words there is a group of many buyers out there looking to buy.  Maybe that's not the case and the number of buyers/collectors is actually limited.

I also had the impression that the car probably had more value as a collector car than an enthusiast's car, like you're implying above.  If I was a collector I would cringe at the driving video, each rev to 6000 RPM was subtracting value.  But as an enthusiast it was fun to watch.

Edited August 13, 20222 yr by Zed Head
+ the

10 hours ago, Zed Head said:

 If I was a collector I would cringe at the driving video, each rev to 6000 RPM was subtracting value.  But as an enthusiast it was fun to watch.

The sound of the engine revving didn’t sound right to me. It sounded much higher than 6000 rpm. It was more like that of a 60’s Formula 1 car, screaming, and didn’t always seem synced to the video.