Dazza

Sadly only a few body parts, a dash and seats.

If there is anyone in the Brisbane (Australia) area with a 240Z, that is after a fibreglass "G" nose and also a whale tail; I have one of each for sale. Size and weight do not lend the items to being freighted easily.

You are right, it certainly is some story. So many "owners" and only one car. It is indeed interesting to read about long lost rare models that were purchased at the time for a song as no one appreciated them, then many years later they re-surface and sell at some unbelievable ammount. I read of a similar story where one of the original (six?) lightweight body factory racing E-type Jaguars ended up in the U.S. and was traded around different owners and eventually ended up in a used car lot (California?) and sold for $8,000 to a retired WW2 fighter pilot. He only drove it for a year or so then put it into storage. It was only several years ago when his heirs wondered just what the "old car" in the storage shed was worth, that it was found to be one of the lost lightweights. It went to auction and was purchased by English buyer for $5 million.

hehehehe well put

Hi Rick, Great looking car you have there. I also am in Brissie, and hope to catch you around the traps one day. Cheers

The same car was advertised recently in the Australian "Just Cars" magazine which also ran a two page feature spread on it. I cannot recall all the facts but it seems it is a bit of a rarity as not many were sold/made due to the complexity of the very high tech mechanicals and subsequent high cost. Just the same, the selling price does seem a bit ambitious.:

The get together is held at McLeans Bridge, on the way to Jimboomba, every Mother's Day. It is hosted by the Triumph Sports Car Club and regularly gets several hundred vehicles. It is well worth getting along to. cheers Dazza :classic:

Neat looking wheel there. Just love the "Z" on the cap. Cheers

Wow: I agree, really great info. I have decided to download it onto a floppy and use the printer at work

I have my 240Z insured through Shannons Classic Car Insurance on a special policy that limits use to 4,000 kilometers per year. The $15,000 cover costs around $260. An 8,000 klm limit is about $320. If you are not using it as daily driver, it is a consideration worth looking at. Shannons also allow you to keep the vehicle if it is written off (for a small extra fee). Cheers Dazza

Hi Nigel, Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope all is well with you as an accident involving a write-off can be traumatic at the least. I have sent a Private Message, regarding your radio and cassette Darryl

Hi Nigel, Sadly I cannot offer advice as to whether what you have mentioned is symptomatic of something more serious. What I would suggest, as you are probably aware, is to factor a possible repair into the purchase price and if nothing is too wrong, you are in front. At least this way, you are covered for any future cost outlay. I hope all goes well for you. Cheers Dazza

I hope this is of help Most production cars have a wet sump oil system. The article on car engines shows you where the sump is -- it's the area below the crank shaft. In a wet sump, the oil that you put into the engine is stored beneath the crankshaft in the oil pan. This pan has to be large and deep enough to hold four to six quarts (liters) of oil -- think about two 3-liter bottles of soda and you can see that this storage area is pretty big. In a wet sump, the oil pump sucks oil from the bottom of the oil pan through a tube, and then pumps it to the rest of the engine. In a dry sump, extra oil is stored in a tank outside the engine rather than in the oil pan. There are at least two oil pumps in a dry sump -- one pulls oil from the sump and sends it to the tank, and the other takes oil from the tank and sends it to lubricate the engine. The minimum amount of oil possible remains in the engine. Dry sump systems have several important advantages over wet sumps: Because a dry sump does not need to have an oil pan big enough to hold the oil under the engine, the main mass of the engine can be placed lower in the vehicle. This helps lower the center of gravity and can also help aerodynamics (by allowing a lower hoodline). The oil capacity of a dry sump can be as big as you want. The tank holding the oil can be placed anywhere on the vehicle. In a wet sump, turning, braking and acceleration can cause the oil to pool on one side of the engine. This sloshing can dip the crankshaft into the oil as it turns or uncover the pump's pick-up tube. Excess oil around the crankshaft in a wet sump can get on the shaft and cut horsepower. Some people claim horsepower improvements of as much as 15 HP by switching to a dry sump.

I would have to go along with McZ. My Z is also a 1970 model, and the key is also cut on one side only. Cheers Dazza

Great Looking car. The rims look very similar to mine. 15x7 Mini Lites by Performance http://www.240z.org/photopost/index.php?photo=247 cheers Dazza

Hi All, Took this pic at a recent sports car get-together. It is a Goggomobile Dart. Sort of looks like a topless Z that was washed in water that was too hot. Cheers Dazza

Hi all, I hope Mother's Day went well for all. Zvoiture, your brunch seems quite exquisite. Sounds like you were spoiling everyone. I hope the wine went down well with it Alfadog, it is a pity you missed the turn out at McLeans Bridge. I would have liked to have caught up with you. There are a few forthcoming events that you may be interested in. The only one I have an immediate date for is on Father's Day, 1st September, which is being run by the Alfa club and open to all classics and sports cars. Cost is $50 for 2, but includes breakfast at the Italian Club in Newmarket, then a 3 - 4 hour tour/run around S.E. Queensland. Their website with details is : www.alfaclub.org.au/qld I will let you know the details of others as I find where I have "filed" them. Cheers Dazza

Hi All, Well we have just returned from the McLeans Bridge Mother's Day Sports Car get to gether. The event was well attended with over some three hundred cars. I have posted a few pics of the event. Zelda, our 240Z, took out the trophy for the "Most Desirable Datsun Z Car" which was sponsored by the Z-Car Workshop, here in Brisbane Australia. There was a lower number of Z cars than I was expecting. All told, there was in attendance, 1 x 240Z, 1 x 260Z, 2 x 280Zs, and 3 x 300Zs. Getting the trophy saved me from having to race out to get a box of chocolates and flowers or an express Victoria Secret delivery, for my better half Cheers Dazza