Has anyone seen this Z

[Earthcruiser]

I owned this 72 240Z back in the mid 80's and wonder if it is still around. I sold it while in Denver CO in 1986 or 7. Just curious.... I recently purchased another 1972 in hope of completing a resto-mod.

[lonetreesteve]

Doesn't look familiar to me at all. Do you still have the VIN someplace in your old files?- That is probably the best way to try to locate the car. Also, just curious, which old Colorado mountain town was the picture taken?

[Earthcruiser]

Unfortunately I was a lot young and dumber back then. I don't have anything. I sold it to a guy in aurora.

The town was cripple creek before all the big changes.

[sblake01]

The town was cripple creek before all the big changes.

I used to think that was the place that 'The Band' was singing about back in the day. Wrong part of the country though because the Cripple Creek they sang about was 'Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico, to Lake Charles, Louisiana.'

[lonetreesteve]

Unfortunately, I was a lot young and dumber back then. I don't have anything. I sold it to a guy in aurora.

I fully understand what that's all about. I can't find any info on my first 240Z either. It was a '72 that I had back in college in the late '70s and early '80s. One thing that I thought of the other day was contacting the auto insurance company since they have the VIN numbers of all the cars they insure. Lucky for me, my late father was my insurance agent at the time, so there's a chance that the records might still be in the filing cabinets in my Mom's basement. The next time I visit her, maybe I'll find the VIN. If you can remember who your insurance company or agent was at the time, they may be able to find your old car's VIN. It's a long shot, but it's worth a try if you really want to find the whereabouts of your old car.

Edited May 9, 2009 by lonetreesteve