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> OT: Barn Find - 1972 Datsun 240Z, Some are luckier than others
Midtowner
post Mar 28 2007, 03:00 PM
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True Story:
Friend of the family is an electrican by trade. A few years ago, he is doing work for a residence in the SF Bay Area and sees a 240Z in the garage with junk piled all over. Orange w/ white-black interior. 28,000 original miles. No mods. All standard. No pics yet.

Owners are an elderly couple. Car used to belong to the son. He offers to buy it but is declined.

Then late-2005, he receives a call from the elderly wife. Husband passed away. She is moving to Colorado and looking to get rid of the car.

And the best part: He gets it for....






























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Midtowner   OT: Barn Find - 1972 Datsun 240Z   Mar 28 2007, 03:00 PM
blitZ   Nice find, however, Zs suffer from the same rust a...   Mar 28 2007, 04:44 PM
sjhowitson   :ttiwwp: I love those Z cars. What a great find.   Mar 28 2007, 04:49 PM
orthobiz   Back in the 1970's my cousin, an orthopaedic r...   Mar 28 2007, 04:54 PM
Twystd1   I had one back in the day set up for scca B stock ...   Mar 28 2007, 04:56 PM
jd74914   Very cool for your friend Erik. I have a buddy wh...   Mar 28 2007, 05:35 PM
shelby/914   Z cars are rust prone just like 914's. My wife...   Mar 28 2007, 08:23 PM
krazykonrad   Awesome find! Nissan really new what they were...   Mar 28 2007, 08:29 PM
Vacca Rabite   Awesome find! Nissan really new what they wer...   Mar 28 2007, 08:48 PM
jd74914   Awesome find! Nissan really new what they wer...   Mar 28 2007, 08:49 PM
Bleyseng   My brother had a 72 Green 240Z that was tuned. We ...   Mar 28 2007, 08:55 PM
Matt Romanowski   I almost restored a 240, original owner car last y...   Mar 28 2007, 08:58 PM
woobn8r   The first car I went out and bought was...a 1972 D...   Mar 28 2007, 09:50 PM
Midtowner   A bit more info: Last driven in 1988. Family frie...   Mar 28 2007, 10:32 PM
johannes   If you want to see how 240 can rust ... watch the ...   Mar 29 2007, 02:35 AM
Midtowner   Finally, pictures! Paint is original, glass-s...   Apr 8 2007, 12:22 AM
Midtowner   z2   Apr 8 2007, 12:23 AM
Midtowner   z3   Apr 8 2007, 12:24 AM
Midtowner   z4   Apr 8 2007, 12:25 AM
Midtowner   z5   Apr 8 2007, 12:25 AM
Midtowner   z6 - last picture. :D   Apr 8 2007, 12:26 AM
Rotary'14   That's Fuching clean!! :drooley: :d...   Apr 8 2007, 12:57 AM
Eric_Shea   OMG!   Apr 8 2007, 01:13 AM
Rotten Robby   I have one. It was my first love before I got into...   Apr 8 2007, 02:04 AM
LarryR   HOLLY COW!!! I have not seen one that ...   Apr 8 2007, 03:11 AM
Lou W   Wow, that sure is clean....what did the barn look ...   Apr 8 2007, 05:44 AM
jasons   Nice Fuch'n Z car. Z car people will freak o...   Apr 8 2007, 10:02 AM
Midtowner   Nice Fuch'n Z car. Z car people will freak ...   Apr 8 2007, 11:27 AM
toomanyinkc   Hmm, I'm probably going to get rid of my ...   Apr 8 2007, 12:11 PM
Ferg   WOW very cool. Ferg   Apr 8 2007, 09:39 PM


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