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They way it's described, looks like #51 is in the condition I sold it in the mid 90's. I was in a front ender of some sorts before I bought it and then I hit the back end of a Nova and messed up the hood and front quarter. the body panels were aftermarket pieces that didn't line up well. I was also hit in the back with some minor damage. It had somewhat of a rough life. The head (e31?) was replaced with a lower compression one before I got it and the came was retarded a view teeth making it very lazy..(fixed that one). Tranny rebuilt, Dash replaced with a 71 or 72. smog was missing. airbox trumpet was hacked off. I didn't notice much rust and the floors seemed ok to me. The engine would not start.. probably had too low compression. I think it would take a lot of TLC to get the body nice and straight. Be a good project if your in the body shop biz. Charles (previous owner that sold it to Charlie) The plates probably still "ZCHAZ"

The photos posted by pizzaman are correct on #51. The block is original but the hi-comp head was replaced. funny how little has changed on this car since 1989.... I thought it was going to be restored in the mid 90's. owner # 3 of #51 (1980-1995ish)

That's hilarious ! I just think of all the exhaust fumes I breathed through the rear deck lid vents, the 3 waterpumps, 2 fuel pumps, 2 starters, 3 alternators I replace...u joints, I even rebuilt the transmission myself!..etc etc etc. Well if someone wants more info on it when I had it or if they want the original dash sn# plate... here I am.

Just found this forum and wanted to give you some info on a Zcar I had for 15 years. I bought it in 1980 and sold it in about 1995. It was Dark Green with Butterscotch and the production date stamp was 10/69. It did have a hand throttle next to the choke and dealer installed A/C. This was in the SF Bay Area and I was the 3rd owner. 4sp. When i ended up with it, it was probably in a front ender at one point, repainted dark metallic green, interior was changed or dyed black and the high compression head was swapped out for the lower one. I'm trying to think of any other peculiarities but that's all I can think of for now. It was sold to a gentleman in Los Angeles with the same 1st name as mine, Charles and the plates read, ZCHAZ. I bought it for 3,500 in 1980 and sold it for $1700 (not running) I still have the dash SN# plate reading hls30-00051 somewhere as the dash was replaced once. Best regards, Charles Los Angeles