Melkor Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) SOLD Model: 240ZLocation: North East Regional Victoria - 4 -5 hours north of Melbourne Price and Payment Conditions: Cash or Bank ChequeItem Condition: in need of full restorationBody: body has rust, floor pans need replacing, boot sill needs replacingMechanical: very close to running, but definitely not driveable. Will turn over and run for a few seconds on aerostart.Registration: no.Engineers Certificate: na RWC: noContact Details: text message only please on 0408 551 307 or email to melkor@brooksweb.id.au Price: $8,000 If you want to know why i am seeing thins car read this thread. more images in my photobucket Edited October 20, 2016 by Melkor gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3c0y Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Will it come with a roadworthy? gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melkor Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Will it come with a roadworthy? it can do, but the roadworthy will be for a different car that expired several years ago... Andrew_L26, d3c0y and ryanmac 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvemfast Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Will it come with a roadworthy? it can do, but the roadworthy will be for a different car that expired several years ago... I think that was a friendly way of saying you're ambitious..... but good luck with the sale Edited October 18, 2016 by luvemfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightmaster240z Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 you need another car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3c0y Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Just friendly banter and a free bump. I wouldn't be surprised if it sold for around this kind of money the way things have been going. gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I am sorry but you are selling a title of a car not a car, to revive a car in this state to mint would cost north of $80000, that is very generous probably 100k. I would recommend you part it out and save some poor bugger the financial misery that it will bring. If it were a rare number or a special then it may warrant an $8k price tag but not this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melkor Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 If you are not interested in buy this car, i would request please do not posting in the thread. If you wish pass judgment on me, the car i am selling or talk about the weather, please PM me instead. cracker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 No mate when you put up on this site then it is open for all comment, thats how it works, we all get informed in such a way. I Would hate to see someone with no experience try an take on such a Titanic re-float and get burnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dat2kman Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) Picture of its ID plate? Ex rally, or race car? Does it have the original CAMS logbooks with it? History of events competed in? ( in the logbook) If so, then it might be worth something, to the right buyer Edited October 19, 2016 by dat2kman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melkor Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 no ID plate. i do not think that it is an ex rally or race car, i've had the car for the last 10 years, and before that it was owned by a mate who just had it sitting in his backyard, and before that it was his dads.certainly no log books, nor homologation papers, or cams approved roll cage. i do have some rally tyres on Holden commodore rims i'll throw in for free if you buy it dat2kman. d3c0y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I am sorry but you are selling a title of a car not a car, to revive a car in this state to mint would cost north of $80000, that is very generous probably 100k. I would recommend you part it out and save some poor bugger the financial misery that it will bring. If it were a rare number or a special then it may warrant an $8k price tag but not this one. Depends on how you tackle the restoration though doesn't it ? I'd have the body fully restored and looking immaculate for under $5K. Obviously not including a large amount of my time..... drifta1600 and Andrew_L26 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZG302 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Good luck with the sale, not sure how much you will get, but you have a starting price fro negotiations. Someone will buy it. As others have said, a checque book restoration will be expensive, I wouldn't be surprised at something around $80-$100k and not feeasible at that price for the return on investment. But the final price depends on final spec for the build. But I feel the person looking for a car for that type of restoration is not the buyer of this car. The buyer for this car will be someone like Dave, with the skills, or wanting to learn the skills to do this project over time and get the enjoyment from the work. There are plenty of people like that out there, so I doubt very much you will have the car for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozza Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 ^^^^^^^^ My sentiments exactly and, as D3coy mentioned, I reckon it will go close to asking price which is #%*^ing crazy if you ask me. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted October 19, 2016 Administrators Share Posted October 19, 2016 Everyone is of course entitled to an opinion and I'm actually the person who suggested $8k as a figure to start from. I still think that's what the market will pay for a car needing restoration. What is a Mazda R100 coupe in similar condition worth these days? In my opinion the best way to restore this car would be to import a LHD shell from the US that is relatively rust free and use it as a body donor to fix this car. It's a relatively early car and as we know very few were made in HRD for export markets. If the 2,500 figure of imported 240z's here in the 70's is to be believed, assuming a 10-20% survival rate. That's around 400-500 odd cars left. Factor in a few being sent back to Japan in the 90s, a few that have made their way to the UK and many that are now lost to rust, racing, cut n' shut etc.. I actually think the remaining survival figure is probably closer to 10-15% myself. There is enough demand out there for someone to consider restoring this car. Just give it a couple of weeks. cracker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Looks like a different front radiator support too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3c0y Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 How about George's car? This thing is mint in comparison to how that thing was. The simple fact is that most people want projects and a low price entry point. With the crazy value increase, average cars go for comparatively silly money now. If the good cars have gone up by a factor of 3 why shouldn't the projects? It wasn't that long ago when the $60k zeds were $20k. Also, the guy couldn't be any more upfront and even linked in the thread with everyone's opinions on the car. I wouldn't have done that lol. gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triptych Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 My biggest concern is you mention no ID plates.... What form of identification do you have for this car proving its VIN and Engine number? I can see it has been registered before judging by the sticker on the windscreen Im assuming the VIN number is stamped on it? Do you have any old rego papers or anything showing the same VIN number and providing the engine number and other details about the car (the year etc etc)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74zzz Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yep 8k sounds about right.... With room to move/ negotiate. people will pay it if they are handy with a welder... Like any restoration really If you can't handle a mouthful don't take a bite haha i dont think it's our call to put poo on the bloke.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted October 19, 2016 Administrators Share Posted October 19, 2016 My biggest concern is you mention no ID plates.... What form of identification do you have for this car proving its VIN and Engine number? I can see it has been registered before judging by the sticker on the windscreen Im assuming the VIN number is stamped on it? Do you have any old rego papers or anything showing the same VIN number and providing the engine number and other details about the car (the year etc etc)? Vehicle ID plates can be reproduced via Revive Jalopy in Japan to original look and feel. The VIN is still engraved on the firewall. The engine number on the block. If there is concern about it being numbers matching we can cross reference the no. and compare to other cars built around the same period. It should line up and be relatively easy to cross-reference. Of course it's just a number at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 It's better to have it out there for sale where it may get restored than to have it continue to rust away until nothing salvageable is left. GLWS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melkor Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Hello All, The car is sold. cheers Tony gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZG302 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Well done. Now to find one more suited to your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3c0y Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Of course it's just a number at the end of the day. As if you actually feel that way about it hahah. gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted October 20, 2016 Administrators Share Posted October 20, 2016 As if you actually feel that way about it hahah. I'm trying to feel that way about it haha d3c0y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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