LHD 240s on eBay

SeanDezart

Well-Known Forum User
That was meant as a joke - the prices of them certainly are!

Wouldn't a solid shell with good paint always cost more than a solid shell without it?
Ok - sorry.

They all need painting !

I've looked at quite a few cars recently from the US and most of the good ones would work out around £9k. Trouble is, they could all do with a repaint. Even if its just to remove the pop riveted side trim. It will also accumulate a few scratches and dings on its journey over here too. They all look superb in the pictures but once you get up close and see all the scratches and chips you will want to paint your otherwise immaculate rust free car to do it justice. If its original paint then so is all the weather-strip so that will all need redoing. Before you know it your into a full restoration so you may as well have bought one you knew needed painting in the first place.

So pay less for the solid car and not the 10m $300 'forgodsakesellmeonebay' paint-job !
 

Mr.G

Club Member
Going back to the original ebay Ad, he also states.

'I expect 3 more 240z's to be arriving from California within the next 3 weeks so if this car does not tick your boxes please keep an eye out for future listings.'
 
It's an interesting quandary. If you're after a project, do you overpay for a solid shell with a good paintjob you don't need, or do you pay less for a shell with a poor paintjob that needs some welding.

- One I'm still wrestling with!

He didn't over pay, it also needs a paint job like 99.999%. We did some maths on labour costs, panel costs, trying to actually find some of the panels and spent another 4k.
 

johnymd

Club Member
As I've said. Buy the best shell, get it painted and refreshed and get it on the road to enjoy.A restoration requiring fabrication and panels is either very expensive of will take a long time. Buy the best you can as it will save money in the long run.
 

Mr.G

Club Member
As I've said. Buy the best shell, get it painted and refreshed and get it on the road to enjoy.A restoration requiring fabrication and panels is either very expensive of will take a long time. Buy the best you can as it will save money in the long run.

Wise words. Unless of course you can do all the work yourself, and you are not in a hurry and want the pleasure of a project.
 

johnymd

Club Member
I understand that people can do the work themselves and save money but, given the choice, I would sooner have a car that didn't need or hadn't had any repairs in the first place. Although most 40+ year old cars will need some repair work, if you can get one that needs the bare minimum then at the end it will be a better car IMO.
 
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