For Sale

For sale here is what has come to be known by my friends as  ‘The Mad Max Datsun’So where to start............ Imported from the USA at the end of last year, Customs cleared with all paperwork and title and nova so ready to register as a historic vehicle. Which will be Tax and Mot exempt due to age. As you can see it’s a very distinctive car with the super wide body. I cannot find another one anywhere with this body but believe it was built as an IMSA race car in the 80’s/90's. We are unsure if it was raced, but the modifications would suggest it did. More recently it was used as a road car stateside, and was cruising the streets of St Louis Missouri for the last few years.   The last owner distressed the bodywork to make it the ultimate RAT-sun drift car.  I have found some photos on online forums from a few years ago in the states. The paint makes it look ratty but its actually very solid as the majority if removable GRP, and the steel panels are pretty good.   So the car itself is a holy-grail 1971 240z, s30 coupe body and not to be confused with the later 260 and 280s. These things are getting increasingly hard to find these days, just look how few are for sale.  Engine ; 2.4l straight six,  with manual 4 speed gearbox.   Its pretty heavily modified but does retain the 2.4l in line 6 running on twin Sus. The engine number would suggest it is the original engine. Having not met the builder I don’t know what internals it has but would guess not standard. It sounds superb and revs very freely. It has performance headers with straight though 3” s/s exhaust, a large ally… Continue reading...

Specs, options and features

• Model - 240Z
• Modified Item - Yes
• Colour - Grey
• Drive Side - Left-hand drive
• Manufacturer - Datsun
• Engine Size - 2400
• Transmission - Manual
• Doors - 2
• Seats - 2
• Fuel - Petrol
• Body Type - Coupe
• Year - 1971

Originally listed on eBay Monday 6th June, 2022 at 17:01:13.