1972 DATSUN 240Z

This 2.4-litre Datsun 240Z is a genuine right-hand-drive UK car that was dry stored from 1997 to 2019. The vendor, who has owned it since then, describes it as "rust-free", and the car has seen regular use in his ownership alongside various recommissioning work. Its odometer shows 77,945 miles.

New Nankang tyres have been fitted, new seat foams and covers sourced from the USA, and the fuel tank has been reconditioned. We are told that the engine has recently had a full service and a cylinder head refurb comprising a strip and clean, a light skim and new valve stem oil seals. The vendor also describes the interior as "mint".

We are told that the car was painted in the mid-1990s and undersealed at the same time, and that the only non-standard items are a new aluminium radiator with electric fan and JDM period-correct Watanabe Rep wheels. Also supplied are the original radiator, a set of four Wolfrace wheels and a box of various relevant parts.

Its last 2 MoTs were passed without advisories, although the most recent of which expired in 2021. (As a historic vehicle, it is now exempt from annual testing requirements.) No maintenance receipts accompany the car, but the V5C is present, showing 5 former keepers. The car was first registered on 7th September 1972.

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