Vehicle Description
Offered here is an extremely clean and garage-kept 1979 Datsun
280ZX 2-Door Coupe. The car has been maintained locally for many
years and is now time for a new home. It is powered by the original
2.8L Inline 6-Cylinder motor mated to a 5-Speed Manual gearbox with
RWD - the way a true sports car should be set up. The engine has
been meticulously cared for with a new intake added for increased
performance. It is a blast to behold and even more so to drive.
As the 240Z market continues to climb, we feel the late 280ZX
Datsuns are the next collector cars, and you won't get much more
collectible than this. The car is finished in factory original
paint: Bronze Metallic over an original tan leather trimmed
interior, which remains in excellent condition (be sure to check
out over 100 photos on our website). All the books, stamps,
stickers, tags, etc. are all there and the mileage is accurate at
just under 65k. This is truly a timepiece and one of Japan's finest
examples. The Datsun Z became legend with the 240 and this example
will surely be the next one to climb in value. What stock market?
Invest in an appreciating car! Call or e-mail for more information,
or to make a reasonable offer. Thank you for looking.
History of the Datsun 280ZX: The Datsun 240Z was a game changer
when in debuted in late 1969. Reliable, fast, and a bargain, the Z
instantly redefined what a sports car could be. For British and
Italian competition, it was like the comet that killed the
dinosaurs. Like anything else, however, all good things must come
to an end and by the late 1970s the original concept was beginning
to run its course. The 280Z was essentially a 240Z with big impact
bumpers and fuel injection. Datsun needed something newer and
flashier. Enter the Datsun 280ZX in 1978. Sports car purists who
watched the Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) Datsuns clean up were
horrified. The ZX was a GT for the disco era with two-tone paints,
T-tops, velour seats, and fancy stereos. It was certainly softer
and less sporting, but it filled a niche well and like the 260Z and
280Z was available in a 2+2 body, which the ZX seemed to fill out
better than the previous cars. Ironically, the 280ZX was raced
successfully too in some cases by actor Paul Newman.
