DougN

Of course, if you go with yellow, you get the added benefit of being in the illustrious "Yellow Z-Car Club" :laugh:

Robert, Welcome to the board! Since your in Atlanta like me, I would recommend you take your car to Eddie Radatz (e.radatz motorsports) and let him take off the extra stuff. There are some holes that need to be plugged as well. He has done this to both of my Z's when I had them in for other maintenance. His shop is at 961 Shallowford Road NE, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144, phone 770.926.6609. BTW, he works only on Z-cars, and has been working on them since they came out. :classic:

Looks like maybe 110,000 or 210,000 miles on it as opposed to 10,000.

Tennessee Orange is a lighter orange, the Z is more like Florida Gator orange, so just tell them it is "Gator Orange", and that should shut them up :classic: Go Gators!

Car looks terrific, I bet your really loving it now! :classic:

Food for thought/discussion -- not meant as a slam on anyone!! I have read with interest where people have made the tough decision to sell their Z, and all of them state that they will get another one someday. However, in thinking about this, our 240Z's are currently over 30 years old, and will likely be over 40 years old when these folks try to replace the Z they sell today. How many good condition Z cars will be around 10 years from now? And for those left, how much will they cost? If I were thinking of selling my 240Z's, I would definitely factor in this information. For example, if today you can sell a good condition Z car for $10K, but in 10years it will cost $20K ~$25K to buy it back, is it really a good idea to sell it now if you really want to own a Z car in the future? Even if you sold it and invested the money wisely, would you even be able to cover the reacquisition cost of the car? Based on this, if you really want to own a Z car again in the future, would it be better to find a way to keep it, and perhaps suffer a bit in the short term, or sell it and hope the price of good condition Z cars doesn't appreciate like other classics? What is the smartest choice? Again, this is not meant as a slam/judgment on anyone or their life choices, but meant as food for thought/discussion. I certainly understand that sometimes life gets in the way, and people have to make tough choices they would rather not face.

Randy, Great news on your Z. Too bad you had to go to the "darkside" of British roadsters and get a Rummph instead of an elegant, graceful car like an MGB :classic:

Arne, My thoughts as follows: If someone is looking for a daily driver, the price is good, but they are not likely to want to buy the car, then deal with getting the body work done. In this case, I would recommend getting the body work done, getting it painted, and then I think you could get as much as $5K to $7K for it using eBay. If someone is looking for a project car, then I think that person would want to pay a little less for it, and put their $$$ into getting it restored, and I agree that in that case you may be able to get $2K for it. I agree that eBay probably gives you the best chance to sell it, since it would appear from our board membership that everyone who wants a Z-Car in the Pacific NW already has one :classic: You could always try to stick in on eBay as it is, and put the reserve at $3K and see what happens. If it doesn't sell, get the work done and try it again. Although it will might be a hassle for you, I think you will find more ready buyers if the car is ready to go than for a project car.

Dave, Welcome to the board, and to the Yellow Z-Car Club! :classic: As mentioned, please post some pictures in your gallery so we can all see your lovely yellow Z!

Congrats on your new job, I'm sure you'll finally enjoy having weekends and holidays off! :classic:

I think he would still be fine if this case -- 2+2 = 4 seats, 1 driver and 3 kids :classic:

That car sure is looking good Mike, I bet you can't wait to get it back on the road! Did you decide to keep the rear tail light panel yellow?

I also have Hagerty's on my 3 classic cars and am very happy with them. I also spent a lot of time on the phone with them before signing up to make sure I was covered. They made it clear that as long as I am driving one of them for pleasure (defined as because I want to) and not because I do not have a daily driver available, I am fine for coverage. I rotate around the classics to put a little driving time on all of them to keep them working right and Hagerty said that was not a problem. As for claims, I have been lucky enough not to need to file one, but an MGB owner from an MG board I visit had his MGB t-boned. Hagerty had a check to him for the agreed value within a few days - no fuss.

Of course, you could get a two-seat Z, use it as your commuter and have the wife take over the kid transportation responsibilities each day in her urban assault vehicle :classic: