Looking at a '73 240Z

[cbudvet]

I agree with Jeff,

Look for a car with good bones and no rust. The price of a plane ticket or the cost of having it shipped can make a difference in finding a good car that is worth the money.

carl

[olzed]

Run away from this one as fast as you can. Serious dollars to fix all that.

Once you got into it, it would be far worse than you can see.

Edited September 12, 2010 by olzed
spelling

[Rick Q.]

Mike I saw a yelllow car out in PA last year around this time. It was painted very poorly ,runs everywhere, dull. The owner described it gorgeous,wasted a 2 hour ride out there. The floors and other things looked as described. I remember the sheet metal rivets holding the d/s floors. I walked did not even continue with the inspection. The seller wanted around 5K. I remember telling him to paint it and do the rust repairs at a min. Keep looking you will find one. What year(s) are you set on buying?

[MK1888]

Thanks for all the input.

I don't really have a set year to buy, or even that I have to buy a Z. I was going through the local craigslist ads, saw this one, and was like..."Ohhh yeah, I remember those...that's pretty badass...That'd be pretty cool to have as a 3-season fun car (winter in Pittsburgh would eat it up)." I watched a couple YouTube videos, and listened to the exhaust, and was like...."Mmmm hmmm."

The one that really gives me a car boner is this:

http://maydaygarage.com/2010/01/19/keeping-it-old-school-van-luongs-73-datsun-240z/