Saw this beauty at Easter Service Yesterday. 280Z?
 

I'm new to the Z scene as of buying my 370 in December so I can't easily say what model/gen they are like I can for Mustangs :(

http://i67.tinypic.com/96kcvs.jpg

For any mods reading this, if it is in the wrong place, please move it. If there is no place for it, please delete it. Just thought others would enjoy her beauty.

I want a turbo Z in that body style.

I can't even imagine the trouble I would get into if I had a turbo Z.

Beautiful car but if it's parked there then post this in the crappy parking thread.

Lol, fortunately no. This was actually a shot I took of it slowly rolling away after it had just backed out of its spot, and I was walking past it. Glad the shot was came out clear considering we were both moving. Lumia 950 XL ftw I guess... and it doesn't get many wins, lol.

When he started that thing up everyone turned to see what it was.

It looks like at 1974 260z or a 240z. Hard to say, I can't read the fender emblem. If the fender emblem says Datsun, it is a 240z. If it says 260z then there you have it is a 1974. It could also be a hybrid car with 240z bumpers.

It looks more like the 240 to me. A good friend of mine has one with that same paint job that he is restoring slowly and painfully! I can't wait till he is done, maybe I'll post a pic.

240z for sure.

very nice :D

yah, i think i remember 280 was shaped differently.

or maybe im thinking the s130.. 280zx.

1974 260z's looked just like the 240z. The 1974 1/2 260z looked like the 1975 280z. How do I know? My first Z was a 1974 1/2 260z.

Looks more like a 280z with 240z bumper conversion to me. Evidence #1 is the tail lights. Evidence #2 is the front side fender light marker. Then again could be some version of a 260z that had a bumper conversion as well. Those are definitely 240z bumpers but the body indicates it's a 260z 1/2 or 280z. This coming from a 280z owner and someone who has owned different gen Z's for over 17 years.

When it comes to the S30 body style you can make a 280z look like a 240 or a 240 look like a 280. The 260z was basically a combo of both depending on it if was an early or late 1974. All parts are pretty much interchangeable to one degree or another.

Given the attention the model seems to be getting, I went back to the original and zoomed in best I could, it looks to read as a 280. I'll post another pic here shortly.

If it is a 240z it will say Datsun. 260z and 280z have what it is on the badge.



Ah, it is a hybrid. 280z with 240z bumpers.

Hope that helps. From what I've been reading it sounds like something I've seen on other car models. Like a GT running around with Cobra bumpers maybe? Given the age of the car, maybe the owner switched some things out due to availability or necessity, and not just to troll us.

I couldn't see anywhere in the one pic I got if it was Datsun or not. Not from the rear, maybe it would say on the grille somewhere.

280z's have he 5 mph bumpers on them. The bumper rubbers are hard to find. Nissan discontinued them a long time ago. I was looking for some back in 1992 and they were discontinued back then.

Or do you mean that instead of saying 280, it would of said Datsun on the fender?

LOL, it is a Datsun. The 240z badge would say Datsun on the front fender.

Ok, I got it. Thanks for hanging in there, lol.

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a classic car, but parked liked that is asking to get bumped into.

Yep, it's a 280Z. Albeit modified. A 240Z has the back up lights integrated into the brake/turn lense. This one has 240Z rear and front bumpers (at least not the 5mph bumpers of 260Z and 280Z). The easiest way to tell a 260Z and later from the front is that the license plate is centered on the 240Z and offset to the starboard on the 260Zs. The 240Zs also had a Datsun badge on the rear deck. I'm not sure if there was one on the 260Zs or 280Zs. All in all a very nice restore. Kudos to the owner.

It's a sweet ride. I never owned one but an Army bud of mine loaned me his 2+2 280Z when we weren't out in the desert while I was redoing my Mustang.

The Nissan badge didn't become official until 1984 with the 300zx. I have an 83 280zx turbo and it says Datsun by Nissan in the badging

Truth.

Truth. And if you got a 84, they have both "Datsun" and "Nissan" badges. Pretty cool if you ask me. Former is on the left, latter is on the right. You can kind of see it here:
http://forums.ctzcc.com/download/file.php?id=7656

It is a 72 or 73 240Z...

The fuel door, bumpers and tail lights give it away...

Except the blown up pic of the side tag shows it's a 280;)

He obviously re-badged it...

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I stand corrected...

Sweet!!! I had a friend whos dad was part owner in a Datsun dealership back then. I had a 1972 (gas guzzling) Chevelle at the time. I so badly wanted a 240 or a 280. They were so cool/modern and so well made compared to the crap coming out of Detroit at the time.

That's a really nice car to have classic