HLS30-00491 for sale on ebay

[Mike B]

I have no connection to the seller. Here is the link to the ad http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130329022162&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#v4-38. It is a 11/69 production car. Unfortunately, it sounds like the original engine has been replaced. Seats, door panels and radio are not original. Looks like it was originally 903 blue

-Mike

[Bonzi Lon]

The passenger door panel does not look quite right for a 240, missing the chrome strip, vertical stripes in the vinyl.

Could this have been a blue/blue car? There are only 4 known blue/blue cars in the first 4000 VIN's. (Zhome list)

Bonzi Lon

[geezer]

The passenger door panel does not look quite right for a 240, missing the chrome strip, vertical stripes in the vinyl.

Could this have been a blue/blue car? There are only 4 known blue/blue cars in the first 4000 VIN's. (Zhome list)

Bonzi Lon

In this pic you can see where it appears that black dye has been worn away to reveal a blue interior?

[Mike B]

In this pic you can see where it appears that black dye has been worn away to reveal a blue interior?

Good eye Ron. I was wondering what Bonzi saw that identified it as originally having a blue interior.

No bids on it yet. If the original engine has been replaced it will take a big hit to its value. It would be nice to see more pictures including the engine bay and common rust areas too.

-Mike

[Bonzi Lon]

I'm sorry but I don't see anything that leads to a blue interior, unless it is by the gas pedal, that appears to be body paint. The passenger door panel has vertical lines in the vinyl, both my 240's do not have the lines. A look behind/between the headliner and upper vinyl would be the only way to see if it really was a blue interior.

Bonzi Lon

[70 240z]

I sent the guy an email. He stated that the origional color of the car was blue and was painted in 1982 to the white you see now.

[Mike B]

I'm sorry but I don't see anything that leads to a blue interior, unless it is by the gas pedal, that appears to be body paint.

I agree with Ron, that the tunnel vinyl looks like it was painted black and the black paint has worn away next to the gas pedal. I don't think that is body paint.

A look behind/between the headliner and upper vinyl would be the only way to see if it really was a blue interior.

That would be one place to check. If the tunnel vinyl was painted, the remaining vinyl, headliner, and plastic interior panels may have been painted black as well.

The passenger door panel has vertical lines in the vinyl, both my 240's do not have the lines.

Yes, I noted in my first post that the door panels are not correct for a 240Z.

Seats, door panels and radio are not original.

-Mike

[geezer]

I asked the seller about the interior color. Not quite the conclusive answer I was hoping for but his response leans me in the direction of this car originally having a blue interior.

Question: Looking at the pictures it looks like the tunnel vinyl has been dyed black at some point in the past and is worn off by the gas pedal. Did this car originally have a blue interior?

Answer: The car was factory blue, it was painted white in 1982. Tunnel vinyl may have been dyed black by my brother before I got it in 1976

Just curious Bonzi Lon; what was it that made you ask, "Could this have been a blue/blue car?"

I didn't ask for more pictures, but would recommend getting a much better look if anyone is interested. It just kind of spooks me when I get a vague response from a seller.

[lonetreesteve]

It's definitely a blue on blue car, too bad the original engine is gone. Rear bumper is off of a '73 -a sign that the car could have had rear end damage at one time. Still, if this car is one of a few remaining '69 production Zs that are blue on blue, that is something special.

[Bonzi Lon]

Upon further review...that patch is indictive of wear if painted, would really like to see under the headliner, darn OCD.

geezer: The blue/blue combo was the least manufactured color of the 240Z, then came the blue/white combo, then blue/black, IIRC. Conformation or correction requested.

You might say I have a thing for blue Z's, my 73 is blue/white and HLS30-00110 was purchased as blue/black only to discover later it is blue/blue.

Bonzi Lon

[JohnnyO]

Shot in the dark but I just asked the seller if he still has the original block. Let's see what happens.

John