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The Search for My Next Z – 1994-1996 300ZX 2+2

Last Updated on Saturday, 10 July 2010 07:05 Written by Jason C. Thursday, 8 July 2010 04:55

As I mentioned earlier, I’m almost 40 now and I’m finally coming to my car senses, I’m back in the market for a 1994, 1995 or 1996 300ZX 5 Speed 2+2.  I chose those years primarily because I’m not a big fan of the door mounted seat belts in the earlier years, that’s pretty picky I know but hey, that’s me.  There weren’t a lot of 300ZXs sold during those years anyway, then when you drill down even more to a specific body style, transmission, interior/exterior color and condition it becomes a pretty tricky item to find.  Right now I think I’m shopping for a Red (or Maroon), White or Silver one but I’d also consider black if I found a good deal.  I definitely like the black interior over the tan one so that is a must.  I did a search at the Z registry and found that there were only 272 with my preferred options in the US (with federal emissions).  What seems to be happening now is that I’m finding a lot of the green ones with tan interiors or when I do find a white one that would be perfect it has a tan interior and I just can’t bring myself to go with that color.  It’s not that I don’t like tan in a car interior, I plan on redoing the leather to be tan like it was in some later Japanese model 300ZXs (Fairlady Z) like in the picture below, but I just think the way they did those earlier tan interiors has too much tan in it, almost every piece of plastic, etc.

I considered trying to track down my last 300ZX so I did a VIN search on it but the news wasn’t good…  the poor car had a twice salvaged title but apparently was still on the road in Amarillo, TX.  I guess I could still try to rescue it but I’d hate to see what kind of condition it is in at this time not to mention I have no idea how you track down who owns a car now if all you have is the VIN, maybe the Texas DOT would give me that information but I doubt it.  While I was at it I also searched for my 1983 280ZX and the last time it was seen was at a auto recycling facility in 2003, I don’t have a lot of hope that it’s still around.  If I can ever find the VIN for my first 280ZX I’ll see where it is but I’m not sure how I’ll ever find that information unless the state keeps a record of past car titles I’ve held.

Ok, back to the task at hand, I have craigslist RSS feeds set up to alert me when a 300ZX is posted in every major city within a 1000 mile radius of Oklahoma City.  I also check craigslist nationwide by doing a google search for “300zx 1994 OR 1995 OR 1996 -auto -automatic -conv -convertible site:craigslist.org”.  I also have eBay and Autotrader.com emailing me when a new car is posted.  Lastly I check around in forums and cars.com hoping to find the perfect car.  There are tons of these cars posted every week but very few fit my criteria.  It is somewhat disappointing to find a car that looks like it’s perfect for me then have it be an automatic, be green, 2+0 or have the “tan-all-over” interior.

I’m looking to spend around $6000 but would pay more depending on the condition and how perfect it was for me.  I haven’t talked to my bank yet about the possibility of financing a car that old but from everything I’ve read online 7 years is about as old as you can get financing for.  I’ll keep everyone (which amounts to myself) updated on this site with the Z search and hopefully the soon to be acquisition.

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Pawn Stars – 1980 280ZX 10th Anniversary Edition

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 July 2010 07:08 Written by Jason C. Wednesday, 7 July 2010 03:07

I was watching Pawn Stars not too long ago on the History Channel and was surprised to see a 280ZX being brought in for sale. It was a 1980 10th Anniversary Edition 280ZX, one of only 500 Red and Black ones that were made. The paint seemed to be in pretty rough condition since the owner had painted it himself and the motor had some issues.

What was funny was the owner initially wanted $28,000 for it saying it could be sold for $60,000 or more.  I haven’t done a lot of pricing on these particular models but I doubt they go for that much unless they have been stored since the day the rolled off of the showroom floor.

They ended up not buying it but it was nice to see a 280ZX on the tube for the first time since who knows when, even if it wasn’t pristine, not many are.

Here are a couple of videos from YouTube that include the scenes with the car:

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