Vehicle Description
1972 DATSUN 240Z PACE CAR for sale. Motorcar Classics is pleased to
present this 1972 Datsun 240Z Pace Car. In 1972 Datsun specially
prepared two 1972 240Z cars to be used as the Official Pace Car(s)
for the Third Annual "California 500" held on Sept. 3, 1972. It was
standard practice to build two " Official Pace Cars " for an event.
One would be used for promotional purposes. It would be driven
around town, used for photo sessions and then presented to the
winner of the race. A second car would be prepared to actually
"Pace" the race. This second car usually would have it's suspension
and power-train modified for higher performance, to assure that it
could perform the on-track functions of a Pace Car. (that is to
keep ahead of the pack of cars it was pacing ). Having thus been
modified, it could no longer be Smog Certified for use on the
highways. Thus the need of having one for "Show" and one for "GO".
Fifty 240Z Official Pace Cars were built and delivered to Southern
California Datsun Dealers Official Pace Cars during the ceremonies
officially opening the " California 500 " at Ontario Motor
Speedway. The foregoing information is credited to the enthusiasts
and historians at the web site zhome.com, who have researched the
history of these Pace Cars and who say that only one of the 50
duplicate O.M.S. Pace Cars has been found, and the sole survivor is
the car we have to offer you.This 1972 Official OMS Pace Car
Duplicate is at present the only known survivor. One of Fifty
originally produced by Nissan Motors to commemorate the DATSUN 240Z
being selected by the Ontario Motor Speedway to Pace the 1972
"U.S.A.C. California 500 Championship". This car was originally
purchased from Gillian Datsun in Inglewood, CA. It was driven until
the early 80's with its original O.M.S. livery. The original owner
tired of the graphics and painted it with a Jaguar Burgundy then
drove it until the mid 80's when it was stored away. The car was
pulled out of storage and sold to a friend of the owner in 2007,
who began its restoration. Photos show layers of paint being peeled
away revealing the original O.M.S. Blue and White colors from 1972.
The car in our showroom is this car complete with the 500RACE
California license plates and frames. The car is nearly complete
with the exception of a few bits of trim, and we would characterize
it as being in #3 condition. It is rust-free and mechanically
sound. Serious offers are invited. As reference materials, we can
offer two links to the zhome.com documentation. Below each link is
the full URL which can be copied and pasted into your browser as
not all of our advertising venues support live links.The 1972 OMS
Pace Car http://zhome.com/Racing/PaceCars.htmLocating The Remaining
OMS Pace Car Duplicateshttp://zhome.com/Racing/OMSDuplicates.htm