1969 Datsun Z-Series

240Z Hatchback

6 - Cyl.

Manual

HLS3000194

Clear

Gasoline

1280x1024 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 RARE! 1969 240Z #194 For Sale. Numbers Match Series I PROJECT Car. Only 153 of the first 500 Z-cars made have been found. Even fewer have matching number engines. Lots of general information about 240Z's can be found at zhome.com LOTS of parts go with this car. I am setting the price based on my estimate for the value of the parts – many of the original parts are unusual and specific to the 1969 production 240Z’s. The car includes all the parts removed from the vehicle (in boxes and tubs) and a HUGE amount of brand new parts, many which are no longer available. I believe everything is there. Of course, projects like this are always full of surprises. The only piece I know is lost is the original windshield - it cracked while taking it out. This is a rare car and needs someone that will enjoy the process as much as the finished product. I have done substantial work already with the goal of a complete restoration, but much work remains. The car is being sold now as I have three small children and no time to work on it. A large photo gallery is available – contact me and I will provide the link. The car is sold as-is. The car is in storage in Rockville, MD. The buyer must arrange to pick it up with a truck or large trailer. I can help you load it if needed. I have owned this car since 2000. It has been stored inside. It was originally in Pennsylvania then spent some time in New Mexico, and then moved back with me to the East Coast. I have probably put 1000+ hours into it with many lousy jobs like sandblasting, stripping paint and scraping various forms of undercarriage coatings prior to having it plastic media blasted. If you have ever done this type of initial cleaning and degreasing on an old car, you will appreciate how gnarly they get. It is much nicer to work on this car now that all the grime is gone. The numbers match (meaning it has its original engine and the number on the block matches the number on the firewall plate). The purchase includes a custom built rotisserie for the chassis. The chassis is currently on the rotisserie. The car was stripped to a complete shell. The body and all the body panels were plastic-media blasted and were sprayed with primer for storage. I would strongly suggest that primer be sanded off since it is 11 years old now. The chassis has the usual rust problems – floor pans, inner rear wheel arches, slam panel, and the parts of the frame rails in the front wheel wheels. I have the necessary replacement panels and junk yard donor panels necessary for the rust repair (this includes a brand new set of floor panels and floor rails, a set of rear inner wheel arches, a set of the lower-half rear quarter panels and two Nissan replacement slam panels. I have cut some of the rust out to estimate the scope of work needed. I also have 3 hatches – the early vented style – I bought two more to “upgrade” the condition but didn’t get rid of the original one. Since I bought those, I have learned the 1969 panels are slightly different, so it is good I kept it. The car has its 1969-specific hood as well. The car is remarkably original – it still has its air pump and metal fan. The car has its original dash, which had one hair-line crack when I wrapped it up for storage. One of the seats is all original, the other was recovered with a very high quality replacement seat cover (probably Nissan, but I don’t know for sure). The weirdest thing about the car is that the rear quarter panels were replaced by the dealer in 1971 with ones with the vents (I have the receipt). The original metal emblems (with no vent) are included. I was planning on either replacing the panels or cutting the vents out and welding a patch in place and putting the proper emblems back. Remember, the inner rear arches do need rust repair so there is going to be work going on in that area... The car includes replacement L&R rear quarter panels (lower half sections). All the nuts and bolts and small fittings were carefully cleaned, degreased, acid stripped and professionally replated with an appropriate chromate conversion to get the proper iridescent golden color. The suspension and undercarriage parts were all carefully cleaned, degreased, sandblasted and painted with POR15. Sadly, the POR15 is failing in some places (meaning there is faint surface rust visible in a few small patches), so they probably have to be reworked – the people at POR15 said it should be sanded to remove gloss and repainted. The car has its original radio, steering wheel and “rising sun” rear view mirror. Most of the original metal emblems were intact. They would need some work. Some new plastic emblems are included. The car has steel wheels and “D” hubcaps. The hubcaps have some rust. Most of the steel wheels are not original to the car – they have 1971 (or 1972) date stamps. One wheel has the appropriate 1969 date stamp. The car has its original tool kit, jack, owner’s manual, etc. I have several rolls of photographs to document the original condition of the car and help restore all the markings. This car is one that had the “yellow dabs” of paint on key parts that is associated with 1969 production. As examples, the car comes with a brand new set of tail-lights, proper headlights, a new set of KYB gas cartridges (the original dampers are gone), a set of new springs (Carl Beck’s design) and endless spare small parts. Even the fuses seem original – they have little slips of paper inside the glass with Japanese writing on them. The car’s original color was white. I have the original 2-row copper radiator and a spare 2-row radiator. I will also include spare remanufactured alternator and starter, even though the original ones were working. The odometer read about 35,000 miles (based on my old recollection). It was in storage before I bought it, so it is possible this is true mileage, but I can’t be sure. The engine has been completely stripped down and new rings and bearings installed. The head was also professionally cleaned and reassembled by a well known shop in Albuquerque, NM (to stock specs). Since it was done before storage, I would suggest you take it apart and clean everything, but those parts have not been run. The block was tank cleaned and the freeze plugs replaced. The engine block was painted proper Nissan blue (I have several spray cans of proper Nissan colors). The cylinders were still within original production tolerances, so they were not touched during the rebuild. The carbs were completely rebuilt and look great. I have the title (just to state the obvious).