Vehicle Description
It At a Glance;<br />2 door sport coupeAll Original paint and
InteriorUnmolested original car4 speed2.4L I6 engineFront and rear
independent suspensionRack and pinion steeringFront disc brakesNew
tiresSurvivor Car<br />This particular Datsun 240z has been
well taken care of by the original owner. He meticulously kept
record of every maintenance item he ever preformed to the car, from
day one! Including, gas, oil changes, and repairs. This 240z has a
rich history as well as a showroom new look with less then 49,000
original miles. It is completely original and unmolested. That
means this car has stayed in showroom condition for 47
years!�Meaning, it is a special part of Datsun history.�When we
acquired it, it had been sitting in a garage�for more then 15
years! We tuned it up, drained the old gas and buffed the paint to
really bring it back to life. With the 4 speed, this car is a blast
to drive paired to the inline 6 cylinder engine and dual carburetor
system. This gives it a very unique sporty feel no other cars have
today!History;On its launch, the 240Z was a spectacular car that
could easily compete with the best cars from the American and
European market. It was a performance car with a sexy look, at a
price (only $3500) that helped the maker to sell over 30,000 units
in 1971 and over 50,000 and 40,000 in 1972 and 1973, respectively.
Actually, the price was that made the Japanese car to have such a
big success on the foreign markets.�The 240Z came in two different
versions: one for the American market and one for the Japanese one.
The one for the Japanese market was more design into race, while
the American model had nothing of a race car in it. It was powered
by a SOHC L20 Inline-6 engine with an output of 130 hp, and on the
American market came with L24 Inline-6 engine with twin SU
carburetors that produced 151 hp. The engine was actually 510’s
1.6-liter, OHC four with two more cylinders grafted on to make a
surprisingly lusty 2.4-liter SOHC Inline-6 with dual SU-like
carburetors. The 240Z also featured a four-speed manual
transmission, disc brakes in the front and ho-hum drums in the
rear. The exterior styling was inspired by the Ferrari GTO
proportions and the Jaguar E-type nose. Nissan also added delicate
bumper and framed by headlights recessed into ice scoop buckets
mounted in the front fenders. It had a weight of 2320 lbs. The
interior features high-back bucket seats and instrumentation deeply
tunneled into the dash. The car made the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 8.2
seconds and complete the quarter-mile in 15.5 seconds at 86.5 mph.
Top speed was 125 mph.
