Vehicle Description
1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo - 2.7L Turbocharged I6 - 5 Speed Manual -
103k Miles - Silver Over Blue Interior (Please note: If you happen
to be viewing this 1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo on a website other than
our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen
some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 180
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video, and
a link to its accident and damage-free Carfax history, please go to
our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) People these days are
remembering all that was good about them when new. ... the 280ZX
was the last car to incorporate so much of the early Z car design
language, making it the final entry. - ClassicCars.com The Datsun Z
cars attracted legions of fans. As ClassicCars put it: When Datsun
introduced the 240Z car in 1969, it created one of the most
disruptive products that the sports car market had ever seen. The
car offered the performance of such cars as the Jaguar E-Type, the
styling reminiscent of the Ferrari 275 GTB, and reliability that
was better than either. Calling it the world's best-selling sports
car, MotorSport magazine chronicled the model development over the
late Seventies and early Eighties: ... as emission restrictions
tightened, so Nissan-Datsun was forced to enlarge the engine... to
2.6-litres as the 260Z, then, for the US only, to 2.8-litres as the
280Z. The next stage, in I 978, was to re-shell the nine-year-old
theme, to meet current demands of creature comforts and
legislation. The result was the 280ZX. Offered here in silver over
blue, is a well-maintained '83 280ZX Turbo tastefully refreshed
with the addition of aero-effects body panels and twin,
over-the-roof black striping. Showing 103,238 documented miles on
the odometer, fewer than 2,700 miles per-year on average since new,
the level of care given the car over its life is evident
throughout. The car's exterior paint shows even gloss across the
entire body, and the professionally applied black striping shows
virtually no sign of age. Smoked-glass removable t-top panels added
flair and distinctiveness to the ZX, as did the functional pair of
louvers and the single NACA duct on the front-hinged hood. The
fiberglass aero-effects additions to the body-the integrated
lower-front and rear-deck spoilers-have been professionally painted
and so integrate well with the stock body. (To best assess the
quality of the paint and trim finishes, please be sure to view the
close-up photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.)
Window glass and lighting lenses-including the full-width rear
taillight panel-are free of cracks and imperfections. Stock,
4-angled-spoke, turbo-style, 15-inch alloy wheels (in good
condition) with Z-logo center carps are mounted with GoodYear®
Integrity 205/85 all-season tires. Inside, the attractive blue
interior is a vintage Eighties look. Patterned blue-velour
bucket-seat upholstery is free of rips or tears, with only very
light wear and soiling. The same holds true for the blue carpeting
extending through the full cabin and cargo area. Door panels, the
car's dashboard, and its Z-logo-branded steering wheel are all in
very good condition (there is one crack in the dashboard). The full
complement of gauges (including a boost gauge in the center-dash
grouping) characteristic of the Z-cars, is in place and functional.
The car's factory HVAC controls remain in place, and a JVC® audio
head unit with Bluetooth capability has replaced the factory radio.
The 5-speed manual-transmission shifter is mounted on the console,
forward of a useful storage compartment. (Please view the close-up
photography in the gallery to assess the excellent condition of the
Datsun's interior surfaces.) Under the hood, the 2.7 liter,
turbocharged, inline 6-cylinder, overhead-cam Datsun engine is
complete, with all components and plumbing properly located. (The
throaty engine no
