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If it were mine to own I would preserve the car and repair/replace what it needs. There is not anything glaringly wrong with the car as it sits. I would rather have a 240z like this than one of the VZ cars. As I pointed out on BaT the new owner previously purchased a 3/70 240z about 5 months ago and the two cars are only 170 units apart from each other. Hopefully its new owner will cherish it and preserve it in the same vein as the 2nd owner.

Beautiful example and long term ownership. In my humble opinion this would be worth more than one of those VZ cars. It's only original once! FWIW, I am fairly certain this was on craigslist (Dallas) within the last year or two. My guess is that it will go to a new home at the end of the auction. Good luck to all bidders!

Nope, that is two different cars. Both are 1978 models and both are 4 speed factory equipped cars. The one with the dent is a 2/78 production and the one without the dent has only covered 38k miles from new and never had the side moldings attached.

My father bought his '78 280z brand new in February 1978 and the 5 speed was a $165 option in both 1977 and 1978. I currently have 2 1978 280z's with original 4 speed transmissions as delivered new from the factory. Here is one of them which had previously been on BaT: https://www.motorcarclassics.com/1978-datsun-280z-c-92.htm