Auction at Buxton-fae821w.
Hi,
I have to tell a story about this car.
Back in the 1970,s i wanted a 240z but being 23 was told to forget it by insurance companies until i was 25.In 1981 having saved enough i decided i needed to buy a "z"before i got married.The 280zx was then being produced,so i ordered a new one from Datsun in Bristol.The car was everything i hoped for so it was heartbreaking to sell it when funds were needed for renovations to my first house.
Recently after watching a program on BBC Four about British sportscars,it mentioned the Austin Atlantic which i,d never heard of.
I googled it and found one about to sell at auction,however there was as well a 280zx listed on the same website so i viewed that just to see what they fetched today.
Can you imagine my surprise when it turned out to be my old car,fae821w,being sold at Buxton Auction!!.
So after six kids,paying off my mortgage,and 31 years,yesterday i bought it and brought it back home.
Outside a chap told me he was going to bid up to £4500 for it,but as he bought the Porsche in a previous Lot he never bidded.He reckons i got a steal,i told him i was prepared to go alot higher due to sentimental value,so he had no chance!.
The car is in good nick,needs some work of course,the worst being sorting the exhaust(choked me all the way back to Gloucestershire),it also needs a spare wheel if someone knows where there,s one.
Thanks to all those on here who gave me info on its condition,it convinced me to travel to buy.
Will get things sorted and hopefully meet up with other members in the future.
Its true,when you get "Z,s" in you,its for life,and this one is staying with me!!!.
Andy.