George S returned to ZCG for a few items on his 57k-mile survivor S30. Here is a brief history on the Z:
George owned a 1971 Datsun 240z back in 80’s, sold it in the 90’s and recently tracked the car down to its current owner in Atlanta. Sadly, after all those years the Z wasn’t in the greatest shape (2013):
I purchased it in August 1981 with 75,000 miles from a single girl in the Marina District. It was my every day car for 10 years, putting on an additional 75k miles. Along the way added the Enkei gold rims, added a Monza exhaust system which was popular then and re-painted it in 1990(similar shade, but not the Datsun blue)
Serviced it regularly and never had to do anything other than the basics. She ran like a charm, was never in an accident.
Sold it in 1991 to a guy I worked with who drove it back to Tennessee a short while later. Thought about the car often, but had no info on it until the guy in Atlanta called me in October 2013. Think he said the car had about 190k miles.
George, obviously missing his Z car after tracking it down had considered restoring it and consulted with us at ZCG. It turns out that Rob actually knew the current owner in Atlanta and the two discussed the Z’s state of repair. Rob felt that it was one of those cars that would be difficult to stay ahead of the curve on. The recommendation: buy an S30 that’s ready to drive, and that’s exactly what George did…
In 2016 George picked up a 1972 240z with an automatic transmission in SoCal. We were impressed with its super low 57k miles, original paint and stunning red interior.
Once it arrived at ZCG we went on and corrected issues with braking system and fixed front suspension parts. We found a really clean set of Series 2 wheel covers to replace the later units and really made the car standout proper.
George recently came in for more sorting, paint correction and passenger mirror replacement. In the engine bay, a Pertronix ignition was installed and timing set to ensure the car ran perfectly.
Moving to that gorgeous red interior, the shift handle was replaced:
The exterior was treated to some dent removal and paint matching on body panels. The previous owner installed a black aftermarket passenger mirror:
We removed the black part and installed our favorite mirror:
This Z is a great example of how a stock car can be updated and maintained to bring many smiles per gallon. Enjoy The Ride, George!
