HLS30-00042 arrived this afternoon for a complete restoration.  Boy, this an early one, complete with the original clear rear window.  It's a little beat up, but most of the parts are there.  I own HLS30-02614 in the same color, so by the time I am finished they should be looking like twins.

The motor runs, which is great, but it will undergo a complete rebuild.  Amazingly, the head still has the overspray on the lower portion, which is pretty rare to see.  I will see if the machine shop can leave that intact.  There are still a few wire clamps in there and the owner has a metal fan (and a number of other key parts), so we should be able to get the engine bay looking like the original. 

A very nice documented build of an early series 240z.

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So now that our Z is almost finished, I thought I would finally join! My 19 year old son bought the car as a learning project that we could work on together with  his 17 year old brother and their friends. The project has taken almost 3 years now and we are always just one repair away from having it completed. We bought the '75 280Z  in Charlotte NC and it came with the original engine and a 5 speed. We imported it to the Netherlands where we live and started the restoration project. Now we almost have it on the road and are just working the kinks out of it. Latest problem has been a stumbling and missing when it starts warming up which has almost left me stranded. Still need to finish wet sanding and buffing the paint, then we can start enjoying the car. Oh wait, winter is almost here, so we will finish it just in time to park it for a few months!

I got an itch to acquire another Z last year...  This car on Bring-a-Trailer got my attention and I couldn't let it go.  A project car, the previous owner acquired most of the important rubber parts, a NOS dash, a bunch of spares, etc. and did very little to it other than keep it stored in his garage in the Denver CO area for over 25 years.  Prior to that, it was in Arizona.  So, having restored one Z which had a fair amount of rust, I was super excited to think about restoring one with next to none.  I've been at it for a little over a year now, and so I have a pretty good amount of the work done.  My hope is that within the next 12 months, I can complete the restoration.