nope, datsun 510. Very nice none the less

 

The cars of that day were a joy to work on. My buddy's 240, was void of anything that wasn't related to running the engine, so when you looked into the engine bay you saw a polished valve cover bolted to the engine, polished side draft tri-Webers and a custom bent header and the ground. I literally felt like my butt was inches from the pavement in his car. It had like 1-2" of ground clearance.

The interiors were a bit lacking and would be reminescent of the lower end cars of today. Fit was okay but the materials were

That 740 HP blue Z...that sure is a pretty car. If that thing is on the roads...don't stand in front of it...you'll get sucked in. Hope he put some brakes in it too. One of the shots showed the original drums.

 

As a kid, I don't remember the bumpers looking like the cars post on this thread. I always remembered the bumpers being really big and bulky (completely blocking the grille).

Can someone who's familar with these cars give me a brief background on them? I think the 240Z came with a 150HP engine. How about the 280Z? Pros/Cons of 240Z vs 280Z? I know some are 4-spd while others are 5-spd. Any info on that?

How about body styles? I personally love the following body styles.....






Does anyone know what years those body styles are? 1970-1978? Are they 240s or 280s?

I think I want one of these as a pre-midlife crisis project car.

 

Beautiful cars

-Anthony

 

Here's another analogy of mines,


NSX= poor mans Ferrari
240z= poor mans 65 mustang gt500 (eleanor)

 

Those are 240s

 

cadd thanx for starting us off!

look, many of the 240z's bros and sis! too many of them to be posted!

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/396705

 

thanx for all the great pix davtown!


Supercharged Chevy LT-1
T-56 6 speed
Wilwood Discs
Coilover conversion

Darius' 240z http://servinitup.com/240z.shtml


darius' got a 240z ?
bad link.. ??

http://servinitup.com/240z.html

 

Can any 240Z / 260Z / 280Z fans provide me with answers?

 

These pics bring back memories. As a kid, my mom bought herself a 1976 280ZX 2+2. SHe kept that car for 20 years. It was the top of the line Z with power everything that was available at the time. Had beautiful wheels with Toyo tires. I used to love washing it for her because that meant I got to drive it around the block a few times. I don't remember the specs but it wasn't terribly quick. It was pretty fast due to it's relatively light weight. I loved that car. My mom wouldn't let me take it further than a block though. I could drive the brand new Caddy anywhere but couldn't take my date out in the Z. After 20 years the car had a lot of problems with the fuel injectors and mom got rid of it. She's driving a Mazda 6 now but planning to get the 350Z next.