Vehicle Description
These first-generation Z cars combined good looks with powerful
performance as they started building the Z-car legend. This one
looks extra good sitting up on a set of Rota wheels. It also looks
like it wants to head out and find some fun little backroads. It
just needs a driver to operate the pedals and turn the wheel. Might
that be you? Come on down, check it out and see what you think.
Silver paint really works well on these cars. It shows off the
bulging fenders and sloping hood line quite nicely. It helps that
before this one was recoated the surfaces were prepped properly
before a drop of that paint was sprayed on. The hood flows down to
a badge on the front that still says Datsun. It sits over a black
grill and is underlined by a chrome bumper with black trim cleaning
up the air flow. The headlights are still tucked back into deep
pockets in the fenders which is a unique look that carries through
on all the first-generation cars. The windshield lays back at a
nice aerodynamic angle and the roofline flows smoothly down over a
big, very useful hatch. A Datsun 260Z badge graces that hatch and
quad taillights are set in a black panel and underlined by a chrome
bumper.
Open the door and you will find a really sharp interior that is
completely stock, but one that Datsun started to dressed out a
little bit more than the earlier cars. For example, the door panel
is still simple with a nice armrest and a door latch mounted so low
it looks funny until you sit in the car and realize that it is
perfectly placed, but it also has a nice strip of burled wood trim
running across the top. That compliments the wooden shift knob that
rises out of the center console on the perfect angle wrapped in
leather which is just begging to be stirred around. The high back
bucket seats are both comfortable and supportive with air vents in
the lower back area and substantial side bolsters for spirited
driving. A three-spoke, deep dish steering wheel sits in front of a
stock dash with the engine gauges mounted in the center and tilted
toward the driver.
Open the hood and you will find a 2.6-liter, overhead cam, in-line
6-cylinder motor sitting down in the engine bay. The twin SU carbs
have been rebuilt and tuned properly, and they have also been
allowed to breath freely through high flow air filter elements. A
good set of plug wires assures good spark and the exhaust heads out
through a Magnaflow high performance muffler. An aluminum radiator
keeps everything running cool and the power flows back through a
4-speed manual transmission to an independent rear suspension with
a sway bar to keep it cornering flat. Up front there is a strut
type front suspension with rack and pinion steering that has been
completely serviced up recently. New tie rods and ball joints were
installed and then a good 4-wheel alignment was done. Power front
disc brakes provide great stopping power and the rubber meets the
road through 205/55R16s mounted on those great looking Rota
wheels.
This car looks great in its silver paint and trick wheels. It's
ready to head out to find some twisty backroads, but it needs a
driver to push the pedals. Come on down and try it on for size. You
might decide that driver will be you.
