This car looks to be in exceptional restored condition...same colour as mine too...

http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/marketplace/UsedCarDetail.asp?ID=2402715&Criteria=%40Make%3D%27datsun%27%2C+%40Model%3D%27240Z%27%2C+%40OrderBy%3D%27P2%27&NoOfRecs=1&PageNo=1&chkRows=500

whats that price in american?

AWESOME!

About 13,000 USD.

A bit much... but if you're looking for a car like that I'm not sure you'd find anything much better in Australia...

Hmmm. A Canberra car. I bet it's got no rust at all. It's good to see something like this on the market.

That is one of the LAST of the 240Z's to arrive in AUS - the engine number is 4000 higher than my car; which was complianced in Aug '73.

Very nice, and I bet he get's the $$$ too.

Thought you ware selling your z for a second Hayden.

Nice number plate.

That just over $13k in USD (wait a few months and it'll be less!)

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Thought you ware selling your z for a second Hayden

No, but I might contact the owner and see if he can let me have a set of photos. That car would appear to make good yardstick for my restoration...

It is understood that the car is not originally from Canberra.

is the paint code the same for ausie and us cars?

Yep

That 240Z is very immaculate, and apparently "original" (not restored).

I phoned the owner (or "ex-owner") today (16 Dec 2003) and had a chat with him. Would you believe he sold TWO pristine condition 240Z's!! The green one (shown in the ad above) and a blue "Fairlady".

DETAILS:

The green 240Z had 47,000 original miles on the clock, and sold for the asking price (AU$18,000).

The other one was a ONE OWNER blue 240Z, with 96,000 kms (approx. 59,000 miles) on the clock, and also sold for the asking price (AU$20,000). Mileage was completely documented too!

He has TWO MORE in his garage:

A red 240Z with black interior, with 23,000 original miles; and

A silver 240Z with black interior, with only 14,000 miles! And it's a ONE OWNER vehicle!!

All 240's are/were apparently 1973 models.

I can't believe it - I chatted to this guy for 20 minutes. He's in the car industry, so comes across these "pearls" every now and then. But all four 240Z's were/are completely original, low mileage, and in perfect condition.

(*oh, and he also has a white 1975 two-seater 260Z!)