Make: | Datsun |
Model: | Z-Series |
SubModel: | 280ZX |
Type: | T-Top Coupe |
Trim: | 280ZX |
Year: | 1983 |
Mileage: | 38,108 |
VIN: | JN1CZ04S4DX757269 |
Color: | Red |
Engine: | 350ci Chevy V8 |
Cylinders: | 8 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Manual |
Drive type: | RWD |
Interior color: | Black |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Fruita, Colorado, United States |
This isdefinitely not your Father's 280ZX!
"Restored and Improved One Year Ago"
This 280ZX (VIN JN1CZ04S4DX757269) is one of the cleanest and well cared for cars to be found anywhere on the planet. Professionally restored less than one year ago and driven less than 250 miles:
History of the 1978-1983 Datsun 280ZX
The Datsun 240Z was a game changer when in debuted in late 1969. Reliable, fast, and a bargain, the Z instantly redefined what a sports car could be. For British and Italian competition, it was like the comet that killed the dinosaurs. Like anything else, however, all good things must come to an end and by the late 1970s the original concept was beginning to run its course. The 280Z was essentially a 240Z with big impact bumpers and fuel injection. Datsun needed something newer and flashier.
Enter the Datsun 280ZX in 1978. Sports car purists who watched the Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) Datsuns clean up were horrified. The ZX was a GT for the disco era with two-tone paints, T-tops, velour seats, and fancy stereos. It was certainly softer and less sporting, but it filled a niche well, and like the 260Z and 280Z, was available in a 2+2 body, which the ZX seemed to fill out better than the previous cars. The 280ZX was raced very successfully by actor Paul Newman.