Considering selling my z. Reasonable price?

[Murph]

While I don't think I'll be selling for some time yet, I have come to the conclusion that I am too much of a perfectionist for my zed. Add that I don't have the time, experience and money to bring it upto the scratch I'd like it to be. So I just wanted to get some opinions from people of what it would be worth. Simply, if I can't sell it for a reasonable figure then I'll just keep it.

March 1974, Datsun 260Z 2 seater.

Fairly stock L26

Freshly rekitted/cleaned/rebuilt round tops (about 1000km ago)

Extractors (going on soon)

Brand new king springs and KYB shocks

About $1000 spent on other misc mechanical items to bring it to roadworthy standard (bushes, seals, over hauled brakes etc etc)

Floorpans replaced

Rear sections of chassis rails replaced

Right hand front section has been plated

Paint is fairly new. Average job though. Looks good from a distance. Not perfect up close, but still ok.

New sports seats (appear to be some sort of late model nissan seats)

Retrimmed interior (neat but nothing special)

Basic cd stereo

Alarm system just installed

The car drives quite well now. It isn't a rocket ship being a fairly stock L26, but is fairly stout I suppose. Gearbox and clutch are getting on a bit, but still working fairly well. All the chassis work has been done professionally. The body is straight, although there's some rust in the body, eg around windscreen and a few small bubbles that have come through on the panels this year.

Hmm spose that's about it.

users.bigpond.net.au/oceanz/z/zed

They're from the begining of the year when I first got it. Differences now are it sits lower, new carbs and filters, different speakers and steering wheel. (carbs, speakers and steering wheel were stollen :mad: )

Just looking for some honest opionions keeping in mind that if I do sell it I'm not gonna bullshit the new owner about its condition.

Edit: This is not for you if your looking for an original zed.

[Murph]

Also forgot to mention it has a 2.25" sports exhaust and I've just put a brand new carter fuel pump under there.

[Gav240z]

Ok due to the fact that Z's go for values that are rarely consistent, it's hard to put an exact figure on what you'd get for it.

I took a look at your photo's and I think photos are a great way of getting a good feel for a car but like all things you need to see it in person to make a real decision.

The paint while red as you say isn't perfect and things like color coated window frames and bumpers will cost you in the originality department.

I realise as you say it's not an original car, but previous examples have been shown to fetch higher prices the more original they are.

This is mainly because the Z is becoming a rare breed of car in Australia and so many were changed and modified.

The engine bay is looking good and clean too this is definately a plus for the car and the interior is fresh looking too so that is a bonus.

I would usually consider a car like this to be priced around 6k however many people will more than likely offer you less than this.

I've seen alot of well restored Z's modified or not go for a low price$$$ so as I say it's really hard to pin point a figure you could get alot more than 6 or you could get nothing over 4k.

The body looks straight which is always good and rust isn't visible from the outside another bonus.

I spose it depends where exactly the rust is and how bad.

Dunno if that helps.

[280zx Fever]

Anywhere from 2-5k personally....

At least i wouldnt pay anymore then that for one..if i had the money ...

[Murph]

Thanks lads.

Gav, your figures sound pretty much like what I expected. Pretty simply, if I can't sell it for 6k, then I'll keep it. Otherwise I'd just loose too much money on it. I'll have a bit of time these holidays to really clean up whatever I can on the car, which would help.

Might have a mild L28 under the bonnet over the holidays too. Would you expect that to have much of an impact on what it's worth?