*sold* 1973 Datsun 240Z, Silver

[matt drago]

Model: 1973 240Z

Required Location: Rowville, Victoria

Required Price and Payment Conditions: $35,000 ($500 Deposit, Bank Cheque on pick-up)

Item Condition: Excellent

Body: Bare metal respray in 2007, garaged since.

Mechanical: Running

Registration: Out of Reg, Selling as is (no RWC).

Engineers Certificate:Not Applicable

Contact Details: For initial contact, please send a PM.

Extra Info: I bought the car in September 2004 and soon after commenced a bare metal restoration.  My aim with the car was to try and keep it as stock as possible.  The main things that are not stock are the retractable seatbelts, relay controlled headlights, radio and extractors.  All of the restoration work was done by myself and father, other than the exhaust system, seats and final top coats.

 

Where I could, I tried to keep the original parts, but where they were beyond repair I tried to source original Nissan parts, and where I couldn't find those, I used reproductions.  There is a shopping list of all of the items that I have bought for the restoration on my blog.

 

Once restored, I have driven it a few times, but it has mainly spent its time garaged.  The reason for me selling it is that with a young family, I don't have the time to spend driving it.  I'd rather that it go to someone that will appreciate it more and have a good time driving it.  I am now at a point that I feel I have finished the restoration and am ready to let it go.

 

There are more pictures on the blog, along with many more details about the restoration that I have done to it.  There is a

of the car, taken at the 2013 AusZcar Christmas event on YouTube if you would like to hear what it sounds like.

 

For any other details, just send me a PM.

 

Edit: I forgot to mention that it has matching numbers and I have the original number plates for it.

[simonmj]

Hi,

 

I would like to contact you.

Could I have your contact number please?

 

Thanks.

[dat240z]

Looks schmick.... Good luck with the sale

[matt drago]

Under contract, awaiting funds transfer.

[gav240z]

Sad to see you letting it go mate. But happy for the new owner.

[matt drago]

I had a lot of fun with it.  It was a great build, but, time to move on to something else.

 

Once funds clear, I'll let you know where it is headed.

[matt drago]

Funds transfer complete.  The car is Sold.

 

To those that are interested, the car is going to Gosford Classic Car Museum.

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

[gav240z]

Oh wow, that's interesting. I thought it might have been leaving the country. I had actually recommended someone in the UK consider your car. I said it was a good honest car to begin with.

[gav240z]

Looks like it will keep some good company.

http://gccmuseum.com.au/the-galleria/

[matt drago]

Yeap, and it looks like a pretty good museum.  As I understand, it is not open to the public yet though.

 

I wanted the car to stay in Australia.  I had a few people make an offer, but I am really happy that it is going to a museum.  I know that in some peoples minds it won't be appreciated "properly", but the way I see it, a lot more people will be able to appreciate it now.

 

And plus, I'll can visit it whenever I head up North

[gav240z]

Yeah I would like to visit the museum when it's open. Looks like in their list of cars they have more than 1 240z / 260z.

[260DET]

Some serious money being invested in cars for that museum, I guess the idea is the cars will appreciate in value with some income from visitors helping to pay the storage costs.