Vehicle Description
1979 Datsun 280ZX
Although the old guard won't enjoy hearing it, Japanese cars are
becoming collectable. We're already seeing spikes in prices of cars
like the Datsun 2000 Roadster, the Toyota 2000GT, and the early
Mazda Cosmo, so there's no sense in fighting it. The Datsun/Nissan
Z-car now has a history that's nearly as old as some of our beloved
American iron such as the Camaro, Firebird, and Dodge Challenger.
And for a generation that grew up in the 70s, the Nissan 280ZX was
something we eagerly read about in the pages of our favorite car
magazines.
The American iron muscle had plenty of power which is indisputable,
but Datsun (soon to be Nissan) with their Z series, had decent
power for their size, but has a one up on the Americans...handling!
This was nowhere more evident in the class ranks of the SCCA, where
the Z's were in the same class as the ponies. Down the straight it
was the Americans, however they were quickly caught in the curves
and out handled which made for interesting racing on all
configurations of tracks.
Exterior
A two tone of Metallic Gold highlights over Light Brown Metallic
which is a respray covers this exterior. It appears that the Light
Brown metallic has had a reaction to whatever was underneath it,
and shows some minor dimpling, and minute fisheyes. Overall this is
a slight distraction though, with the car presenting very nicely
sporting straight panels, good gaps, and no rust. All brite work,
and badging is excellent. Chromed 6 spoke alloy wheels are wrapped
by Goodyear Eagles on all 4 corners.
Interior
A swing of the door to leap inside to an inviting very good
condition interior, reveals 2 beige colored cloth covered bucket
seats all original. Comfortably seated, one can reach out to the
original steering wheel, gearshift and gaze upon the clean original
dash. The dash being a brown, which shows a crack underneath the
carpeted cover which is directly above the speedometer area.
Carpeting covering the floor is gold tone and has a few areas of
minor soiling. Gauges are like new, and odometer shows 23,800+
miles which is documented as original miles from this 3rd owner via
a title examination. Headliner is very nice, and rear hatchback
cargo area carpeting is very clean and has nice thick pile. Also
noted on the convenience side are power windows, remote controlled
mirrors, an AM/FM radio and a Cassette which consigner states is
not working. Air-conditioning blows cold, and cruise control is
noted and working.
Drivetrain
Flipping the long, long hood forward reveals an original unrestored
engine bay which presents very clean. Shoehorned into this space is
the L28E inline 6-cylinder engine with fuel injection. This will
produce 140HP with 149LB torque. Bolted on back is a 5-speed manual
transmission that not only provides great acceleration in lower
gears, but great gas mileage in overdrive.
Undercarriage
Shades of a 23,800+ mile car show here with little to no surface
rust, (although it has been recently re sprayed with undercoating),
a solid frame, good mechanicals, and overall very clean
condition.
Prior to Nissan-this Datsun 280ZX BY NISSAN...has bells and
whistles that the regularZ did not have. It is also a slightly
larger car, fuel injected, and has overdrive. Overall this is a
very nice car, with super low documented mileage. Well maintained
with diligent replacement of any parts that were not up to complete
perfect snuff (fuel pump, etc.) An original car for consignment
here at Classic Auto Mall will have you tearing down the road,
making lots of zzzzzzzzz's!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 300 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania,
conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76
Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is www.classicautomall.com and
our phone number is (888) 227-0914. Please contact us anytime for
more information or to come see the vehicle in person.