atomic350z Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 When the time has come to sell my much loved 350z I'm seriously thinking about going old school and getting one of these datsuns imported, they seem to be a pretty solid investment and I think they are a stunning car. Are there any members that have done this or own a Datsun? If so how do you find it ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 There are a couple of owners on here, so you should get some decent responses. Daz did a full build thread and completely stripped it and put it back together. They do all suffer from rust which would need sorting fairly immediately. Nice cars though and you'd never lose money on it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The prices of 240/260Z's has shot up of late making them (IMO) quite expensive but no less very desirable. I recently sold my 260Z which was in need of lots of work and I also have an immaculate 280ZX. If buying a UK car the 280zx is the way to go with good ones starting at £6k+ You might find 260's starting at £10k+ but be prepared for welding no matter what you buy LHD imports are increasing in price rapidly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 When the time has come to sell my much loved 350z I'm seriously thinking about going old school and getting one of these datsuns imported, they seem to be a pretty solid investment and I think they are a stunning car. Are there any members that have done this or own a Datsun? If so how do you find it ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Here's a good read http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/88297-darren-bs-1971-240z-project-pumpkin-major-update-p48/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 And here http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/92003-new-project-datsun-240z/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic350z Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'm not a fan of the 280zx at all to be honest. Those build threads are amazing kept me occupied for all my breaks at work today and this evening ! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I've been after a 240/260 for a while now but the increase in value has pretty much put it out of reach for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'm still hunting for the right 240z in Australia and California Might also go for a Mustang Fastback 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Also in the dream garage for me, but unless you can do the work yourself I just shudder to think how much it would cost to pay to have the work done. A mate of mine has one sat in the corner of his bodyshop, the owner has poured a fortune into it already, he pops back from time to time, writes him a cheque and says, how much can we get done with that, it gets done and then sits there again until he has more spare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 For me it will be a RT-Performance job for the body work, no doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Absolutely gorgeous cars B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Bower Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 In my resto shop manager days I restored three 240s.Yes,the can rot very badly from around ten inches up from the sills.Not overly complicated build though. Always thought 240 to look the best of the two.One of those I did was one of the original works rally cars.After a general mechanical check over,all was in great condition.We then did an authentic looking Megaphone twin exhaust system for it,wish I had recorded the resulting sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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