Picked up my car early last night... drove it from the Rockford IL. area to my place about 95 miles ... drove really well... needs some work .. some minor surface rust in a few places but nothing tooooo deadly and a few interior items need to be replaced.. I'll get some pics up beside the ones from the guy that had it listed online... ?? if anyone knows... were 5spds a option in 78 or standard equipment ?

Hi Capt,

Glad to hear it drove well on the way home. Sounds like you will have a fun project to improve over the next few years.

As far as I know, 5spds were on option till they became standard on the 280ZX.

They only thin I am not certain about is the Black Pearl model. It may have been standard on that. You can check out http://zhome.com/ They have info on a few special models and collectable Z's.

Congrats on your purchase.

Marty

Originally posted by Marty Rogan

Hi Capt,

Glad to hear it drove well on the way home. Sounds like you will have a fun project to improve over the next few years.

As far as I know, 5spds were on option till they became standard on the 280ZX.

They only thin I am not certain about is the Black Pearl model. It may have been standard on that. You can check out http://zhome.com/ They have info on a few special models and collectable Z's.

Congrats on your purchase.

Marty

thanks Marty... I didn't have to look to hard to find the original color .. darn it's not a black pearl .. no big deal I found some some light blue metallic paint under a door moulding.... and yes.. it will be a enjoyable project .. have started on the surface rust under/around the battery hold and will go from there... thanks for the trans info...