Vehicle Description
Boys will be boys, better let them have their toys/
Girls will be girls, cute ponytails and curls/
Must put an end to this stress and strife/
I think I want to live the sporting life - Chic/Good
Times/Risque/Atlantic Records
Nissan followed a path from sports car to grand tourer with its
Z-car. From the 240 to the 260 to the 280, the engine kept
enlarging to keep up with the car's increases in weight from added
sound deadening material, high-end audio systems and more power
assist gadgets.
Made at Nissan's Shatai assembly plant in Japan during March 1980,
this example exudes disco and New Wave vibes. This example is one
of the special 10th anniversary models Nissan (then known as Datsun
in the U.S. and would remain so until 1983) created to honor the
Z-car.
Three thousand total anniversary units were made and they were
divided as follows: 2,500 were dressed in black with gold trim
while 500 of them wore red with black trim. The difference? All
1,250 Datsun dealers in the U.S. received two black-and-gold models
but only the top 500 dealers in gross sales also received a
red-and-black model.
This example, which spent some time in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, was
lovingly stored in a garage by its previous owner. It has had the
owner since 1987 - 37 years of ownership. The Nebraska title reads
Actual Miles!
The paint and trim are in overall very good condition, the bodywork
is straight and solid, the engine bay is very tidy, the red
carpeted cargo area looks great and is ready to stow some luggage.
The chrome and rubber bumpers fit tightly to the body. As was a fad
at the time, the rear window comes with louvres. Simply lift them
out of the way to clean the rear window, which also has these handy
features - rear defroster, rear washer and rear wiper.
This Z-car rolls on generic blackwall radials, size 195/70R14,
mounted on factory alloy wheels that are trimmed in black paint and
look dynamic when the car is stationary. The tires are in very good
condition while the wheels are in excellent order.
Under the front-hinged hood is a 2.8L, SOHC inline six-cylinder
engine with flat-topped pistons and Bosch L-Jetronic fuel
injection, one of the first Japanese-produced vehicles to introduce
the technology. Backing the motor is a five-speed manual
transmission and 3.55:1 rear end. Driver convenience features were
lengthy for the time - air-conditioning (blows at 49 degrees),
power steering, power four-wheel disc brakes, cruise control, power
windows, power sideview mirrors and power antenna.
Inside, the red leather interior shines. The bucket seats look
fantastic, the complementing carpet retains its redness, The
headliner looks good and a two-spoke steering wheel faces the
driver. The red dashboard and center console look great and the
console-mounted shifter has its own patina - a testament to
previous drivers' enjoyment. The original dash does have some
cracks covered by a dash mat. To round out the interior is a
Hitachi AM/FM stereo with separate bass and treble controls, five
station presets and a period-correct eight-track tape player.
From 1980 onwards, the 280ZX was available with a T-bar roof (on
both the two-seater and 2+2 body styles). The T-bar roof panels
could be removed and stored in bags in the rear of the car. The car
also featured a new warning system that checked functions at
startup - if everything was fine, an 'OK' signal was given.
Competition to this Datsun in 1980 included American Motors' AMX,
Chevrolet's Corvette and Monza Hatch, Mazda's RX-7, Plymouth's Fire
Arrow, Pontiac's Sunbird Hatch and Porsche's 924.
If you're a Nissan collector, if you like Japanese two-door cars or
if you're simple a sports car fan in general, you should make it a
point to visit MotoeXotica Classic Cars to check out this Nissan Z
car.
In my mind and in my car/
We can't rewind, we've gone too far/
Pictures came and broke your heart/
Put the blame on VCR - The Buggles/Video Killed the Radio Star/The
Age of Plastic/Island Records
VIN: HS130219515
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 50,201 miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title.
GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!
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