Special 280z?

[MK1888]

Hey guys,

Was this a special model or year with the underdoor plates?

I really like this bronze one, but I don't understand when he says that it has a different body style than the 240z and 260z. I thought the 240z and 280z had the same body shell?

Mike

[cygnusx1]

Same "basic" body shell 240/260/280Z but there are subtle, mostly invisible differences. The lower cladding is aftermarket, or dealer installed. Not factory. Looks like a great car.

[IdahoKidd]

All of my 280z's have that cladding along the bottom. Don't know that I have ever seen one that didn't have it. Never seen it on the 260 or 240 though... That is a very nice car, but he is a bit misimformed about the changes in the body style. It is just a 280z

[cygnusx1]

I rarely see the cladding on them around here. It's not factory. It was popular about 20 years ago when people bought the cladding to cover rust. Ironically, the mounting screws accelerated the rust.

Edited November 4, 2010 by cygnusx1

[olzed]

This is a typical Aussie car dealer mouthing off when he doesn't know what he's talking about. :stupid:

[IdahoKidd]

I wonder if the cladding was a regional thing perhaps? I am in the Pacific Northwest. Any other areas (your neighborhood) where it was common/popular?

[Zedrally]

This is a typical Aussie car dealer mouthing off when he doesn't know what he's talking about. :stupid:

Well, that's just it....

Aussie car salesman selling a 280Z.

We never got them down here. I didn't watch the entire vid. so I might be out of school here, where is the car exactly, Oz or USA?

[MK1888]

We never got them down here. I didn't watch the entire vid. so I might be out of school here, where is the car exactly, Oz or USA?

He said he imported it from Florida to Australia.

[sblake01]

All of my 280z's have that cladding along the bottom. Don't know that I have ever seen one that didn't have it.

Mine didn't have it.