Highlights
- £17,000 bare metal and mechanical restoration
- Very tidy unmodified 280ZX with Konig alloys
- Auction includes valuable and rare spares
- Recently serviced in June 2024
- Dry stored in dehumidified garage and regularly waxed
- Irish NCT technical inspection valid to February 2025
The Appeal
Datsun’s Z Car was clever. It mixed the style of two of motoring’s most evocative cars - the Corvette and E-Type - with the sort of build quality and reliability Chevrolet and Jaguar could only dream of. The second generation S130 wisely stuck close to that successful model.
The 280ZX is both sports car and svelte GT, as relaxing as it is stylish. This ‘Series II’ facelift car proves the point, finished in classic red with a sumptuous grey velour interior following a £17,000 restoration. It is pleasingly standard, only a set of smart Konig alloys and a wooden wheel deviating from standard. The originals for both are supplied with the car, together with a raft of high value and rare spares.
The condition reflects that work and the attention of the long term keeper, who has kept it in a de-humidified garage and regularly washed and waxed it. The servicing has been similarly maintained, with servicing up to June this year.
The Irish NCT technical inspection underlines the impression created by the photographs. It runs to February 2025. Good 280ZX make very rewarding classics, with the added advantage that you’ll probably not see another outside of marque shows.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 24th February 1984
- RHD car
- Brown logbook included and also shown in photographs
- Vendor acquired the car on 2nd September 2014
- Serviced on 26/06/2024
- Over £17,000 extensive bare metal restoration carried out
- Vendor advises that the car has received a full mechanical rebuild
- Stored in a dehumidified heated garage
- Rare spares worth several thousand pounds, including body panels and interior bits
- The spares included are shown in the photographs
- NCT Irish vehicle safety inspection valid until February 2025
- Test conducted in July 2023 at 98,861 miles and now showing 99,009 miles
- Facelift Series II car with colour-coded bumpers and other improvements
- Fitted with black and silver registration paltes
- Original wheels and steering wheel included
The Condition
- Bare metal restoration costing £17,000
- Underside in good condition with anti-corrosion treatment
- Finished in classic red with facelift Series II factory features
- T-top car with removable Targa panels with storage bags included
- Paintwork presents well with well kept bodywork
- We recommended checking the 200+ photographs to assess condition
- Fitted with 16in Konig 8 spoke alloy wheels with polished finish in good order
- Steel spare included with car in boot
- Quality Bridgestone tyres fitted all round
- Original and factory-correct interior in grey velour
- Cabin condition is very good with few signs of age or wear
- Seats, upholstery, and body panels appear mainly free from notable defects
- Nardi wooden steering wheel fitted with original supplied with car
- Original radio and Clarion system included
- Pioneer Bluetooth head unit discreetly located in glove box
- Vendor reports that the car is wax oiled fortnightly
The Mechanics
- 2.8litre L28E straight six engine
- 3spd automatic gearbox
- Performance German radiator
- Vendor reports full mechanical rebuild
- Reported to drive and run very smoothly
- Seller reports it has a lovely sound from the uprated sports exhaust
The vendor tells us:
“I bought this car as it's a very rare car with not many in this condition. It has the bullet proof inline 6 cylinder engine. Very smooth with a lovely sound from the exhaust.”
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