1972 Datsun 240Z Reviews, Pricing & Specs

The first generation zcar has always been one of my favorite cars to drive, easy to work on and its pretty easy to obtain aftermarket performance parts for this car, the engine for the 240z is a inline 6 cyclinder which makes it a perfect candidate for turbocharging and other engine mods, the only weakness that i have ever incountered with 240z's is rust, and if they are not properly stored in a garage or covered with a real good car cover you will and up with a real rust problem on the body, other then that these cars are great and they look real sharp and they are increasing in value very fast, so if you can find yourself a older 240z with with a decent body you will be in good shape. Feb 04, 2011

The coolest car ever made. My favorite since I was 10. Mine is a 72 with a build date of 9/71. I purchased Kikka from the original owner in 2005. She currently has 296,000 miles on the original engine and tranny. She is the original color, but the second repaint. I have lowered the Z with Eibach progressive rate springs and Tokico HP struts with polurethane bushings all around. I've also installed 16x7 gunmetal grey Panasports with Dunlop tires. Also installed Z therapy SU's in '08. I also installed a Clarion CD/MP3/WMA player w/ music catcher and replaced the 4" Pioneer speakers the PO installed in the doors with 4" Clarions... good for now but will intall 6x9's in a custom box in the hatch. Aug 30, 2009

Great car that I always meant to restore but never got to it. I had this for quite a few years. Always read about 240Z's and finally got one. It was pretty worn out when I got it. Very reliable but had some floorpan surface rust from a window leak I never was able to fix. It had the usual rust in the lower rear quarter panels that I didn't know about when I bought it. The rear hatch leaked exhaust fumes, the seats were worn out but I still loved the car. Great date car as it was easy to hold your g-friends hand while driving since you were so close. Handled pretty good. I never did any suspension work so it was pretty worn out. I have fond memories of driving over 17 and listening to the sound of the exhaust from the straight 6. If I ran it up in rpm's in 3rd and shifted I'd get flames out the back which was cool. Feb 01, 2008