Here you go Sean, some light bedtime reading explains it all
This advert for the car in States if this is ' proof ' enough ? A nice story anyway.
This is a very clean, Series I, 1970 240Z. I am the third owner; the second owner owned this car for almost 39 years. It has always been garaged, covered and cared for. This car was originally purchased by a colonel in the US Air force in Korea. His brother in law was the Japanese export manager for Nissan at the time. His brother-in-law obtained this car which was a model made to be shipped to Europe, sent it to Yokohama for undercoating then loaded onto a ship and delivered it to San Francisco.
Almost immediately thereafter the Colonel received orders to return to Korea and felt he had to sell the car since he had no idea as to when he would return to the US. The second owner then purchased it and owned it for 39 years until I purchased it in the beginning of this year.
The speedometer is in Kilometers as the temp and oil pressure gauges are metric. The side markers are also not present and were never installed as this car was to be shipped to Europe. This is an original 5 speed car. As far as mileage, I listed what I could determine per documents I read that were given to me by the second owner. I cannot guarantee what the mileage is; however, I believe it to be accurate.
The second owner of 39 years had the original motor replaced with a new 280z block and kept the original SU carburetors. The work was done by the Wizard of Z (a shop specializing in Z card located in Riverside) sometime ago. You cannot tell the engine has been replaced unless you look at the numbers on the block. He also had the car completely taken down to metal and repainted by Al Martinez (a local and well known painter in Orange County). The paint and body is very good. There are some very small dents and nicks here and there but overall very clean and presentable. All sheet metal on this car is original, undercoating is in place and original and there are no signs on rust. The undercarriage, lower doors and lower fenders are all clean as you can see by the pictures. It is exceptionally clean. The glass is good with no chips or cracks and the bumpers appear to be original. They could use a rechrome but are presentable. The rear lights are original and are European (amber) lights which further substantiates the cars origin. The interior is clean and needs nothing really. There has been a dash cap installed due to the original dash having some small cracks.
I purchased this car with the intent to turn it into a track car. That would entail gutting it, cutting the fenders and bolting flares to the body. The more I owned it and the more people saw it and commented on it the more I realized that this car is far too nice to be changed and turned into a track car. Therefore, I have decided to sell it and find another candidate that is not as nice. I do not want to alter a piece of automotive history that is as nice of an example as this one is. This is an excellent car to enjoy, that has history and is a Series I car. Mechanically it needs nothing. I have driven it around 1000 miles and it has been trouble free and enjoyable.
( replace hammer with a hand signal )
