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 descent
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
All bathed in brown paint which covers the exterior it also shows
some tan moldings and trimmings along with extra black highlighting
on the bumpers. The car presenting very nicely sporting straight
panels, good gaps, and no rust. All brite work, and badging is
excellent. A large greenhouse glass hatchback is covering the rear
of this car and with the long hood is the definition of the
Japanese version of the pony car. Chromed snowflake spoke alloy
wheels are wrapped by Cooper Cobra raised white letter radial G/T's
on all 4 corners.
Interior
A swing of the door to leap inside to an inviting very good
condition interior, reveals 2 tan colored vinyl 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 molded plastic shows no cracks or
errors. Carpeting covering the floor is gold tone and has a few
areas of minor soiling. Gauges are like new, and odometer shows
70,509 miles which is documented as original miles. 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. Air-conditioning blows cold, and cruise control is noted
and working.
Drivetrain
Flipping the long, long hood forward reveals an original and clean
engine bay which presents as well maintained. Shoehorned into this
space is the L28E inline 6-cylinder engine with Bosch Jetronic fuel
injection. This setup produces 132HP 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
when working with the 3.36 rear axle.
Undercarriage
Shades of a 70,000 mile car show here with little to no surface
rust, and lots of patina black metal surfaces which are sound and
coated with a fresh coating of rustproofing, as well as a solid
frame, good mechanicals, and overall very clean condition. All
independent suspension, and power disc brakes all around and the
green flag is waving somewhere.
Drive Ability
A quick starter, good handling and braking and a nice comfy
cruiser.
Prior to Nissan-this Datsun 280ZX BY NISSAN...has bells and
whistles that the regular Z did not have. It is also a slightly
larger car, fuel injected, and has overdrive. Overall, this is a
very nice car, original 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!
VIN DECODE
HS130147352
H-L28 Engine
S130-ZX
147352-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 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 located 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.
