Pristine, Low Miles, Bone Stock, All Original , Rust Free Survivor 1979 280zx on 2040-cars
Del Norte, Colorado, United States
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A Colorado State Patrolman stopped me for exceeding the speed limit before half a day had passed with the new plates on it. He says to me (direct quote) "dude, this car is immaculate!" That might have been a bit generous, but only on account of the sub-par paint job. The condition of this car is tough to match otherwise. I've put a new starter and alternator in the car, and it needs nothing. I'd leave for New York in it tomorrow without a thought. It starts, runs, shifts, drives and handles like a factory fresh car. Brakes are good, tires have lots of tread left. All glass is good, everything works. It is bone stock and unmolested right down to the original state of the art stereo cassette factory sound system. Words that come to mind are "keeper", "head-turner", "creampuff", "garage kept", "adult owned". You don't so much own as take stewardship of this car, and truth be known I probably would abort any prospective buyer who was obviously a low class punk who'd wreck it straight away, trying to race it and putting those jive-ass kazoo tailpipe wizzers on it etc. If this is you I got news for you OK, these were never thought of from day one as being out there to compete against real 8 cylinder muscle. Its a quick (for its day), agile, sporty, sexy, great handling and fun to drive classic. Timeless sports car lines. Reliable drive train and solid build quality. 1979 was the first year for the ZX. Its powered by a fuel injected, normally aspirated 2.8 liter in line six cylinder gasoline "push-rod" engine mated with a manual five speed stick shift transmission. The drivetrain typically goes 400-500k before its time to look inside the motor. Of course things like water pumps and so forth aren't expected to have quite that life expectancy, but you know that if you know anything about cars of course. If you love these cars you'll have to love this one. I'd take my oath on it. Clear title in hand. I bought this car because it is identical to my first car, which was my dad's and which he gave to me on my 18th birthday. You can bet only extreme duress would force this truly regrettable sale. Any questions text me first anytime 719-480-5397. Regards, Curt. Thank you for looking. p.s. I also have the plexiglass covers for the front headlight buckets, I took them off cause I didn't care for the looks of them myself.
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