datrod Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-Datsun-240Z-Scarab-Rare-Find-/260851169625?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cbbf0f959 Link to comment
izzo Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 lol - what an ass clown. 1 Link to comment
72SR510 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Might have trouble registering this in Cali due to smog requirements for this year!! 300K??:unsure: Link to comment
Z chopper Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 well it is a 1972 240z Scarab in near mint condition, but $300,000.00 is way too much even for such and limited production car. Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Might have trouble registering this in Cali due to smog requirements for this year!! 300K??:unsure: Why would it have trouble? Link to comment
Elkie Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Well it does have a cassette player. soooooooooo Link to comment
qwik510 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 well it is a 1972 240z Scarab in near mint condition, but $300,000.00 is way too much even for such and limited production car. They are saying that is is documented to be the first Scarab ever produced. Kind of makes it more rare but $300K worth of rare, not in my book. Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 They do exist: Copied below is an article from "Import Automotive Parts and Accessory Magazine" as of Nov. 1978. Photo's by Jeff Zwart and Article by Lorna Fitts Some rich fuck will buy it as an investment and garage it I bet. I would also bet if some kid stuck a bow-tie crate engine and 5 speed in for $5,000 to $8,000 he couldn't be happier. I guess making money with a car is, to some, more fun than driving it. Link to comment
cksubs Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Here's John Morton (the BRE Datsun driver) crashing a (multi-million dollar) Scarab race car in a hellish crash. He was lucky to walk away from that one... http://www.checkeredflagfilms.com/video/legends/john-morton-scarab-mishap Link to comment
krecs Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item3cbbf0f959 hey john with 10k you can put a complete corvette set up in your z and it will be fast and you can drive all over Link to comment
qwik510 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 hey john with 10k you can put a complete corvette set up in your z and it will be fast and you can drive all over That is what I did. Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 That is what I did. I smell a nice smoky burn out. Well done please. Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 That is what I did. . Link to comment
burrito213 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 is it a typo?... did he mean 30,000?... even that, im sure someone can build a beast for that price Link to comment
bonvo Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Why would it have trouble? x2 california smog laws are that anything 75 or older is smog exempt this car clears that by 3 years i dont think its worth 300k but a genuine scarab would be worth a very nice chunk of change Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I don't think this was done in collaboration with Nissan so it just a chevy motor conversion right. It's old technology 327 (historic maybe) but could be done better for less today. 300K is obscene... go to Barrett Jackson home of the truly obscene and try for 900K. Link to comment
datrod Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 That is what I did. This is what I would do. And I would end up with about $280K left in the bank. And have a better car. I guess they think that all that paper work means something to someone. Link to comment
racerx Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 don't need smog it's 1972, here in Calif. 75 and below no smog needed yeh, but $300K, that's crazy. With that much I can buy a 65 Shelby and then some change but maybe he made a mistake and for $30K Link to comment
qwik510 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hey Guys, Scarab was the first company that was doing full V8 conversions to Datsuns. Back in the 70's this was a big deal. Scarab didn't just stuff a V8 in the car, they offered a total performance transformation to the Z car. Scarabs do have a place in history and there are collectors out there that have paid good money for original Scarabs as they were produced in very small numbers. The car on ebay is documented as the 1st Scarab to ever be produced so this is the one that started it all. I am not saying it is worth $300K but I do recognize that is a historic collectible that will sell for a pretty penny to the right collector. I do know of one or two other Scarabs that have sold for more then $30K and I am sure there are Scarab owners out there that would not part with theirs for less then $50K. How much more is the first production Scarab worth. That will depend on the buyer. Shelby did what Scarab did with the AC Cobra in the 60's and those cars are immortal. Can you build a Cobra copy for $50K? Yep. Can you buy an original Cobra for under $100K? I seriously doubt it. Even though the newer copy will be a better car with more modern parts, the original will always be worth more. Here is some info on the Scarab. http://zhome.com/rnt/Scarab/Scarab.htm http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/30344-scarab-z/ Link to comment
datrod Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hey Guys, Scarab was the first company that was doing full V8 conversions to Datsuns. Back in the 70's this was a big deal. Scarab didn't just stuff a V8 in the car, they offered a total performance transformation to the Z car. Scarabs do have a place in history and there are collectors out there that have paid good money for original Scarabs as they were produced in very small numbers. The car on ebay is documented as the 1st Scarab to ever be produced so this is the one that started it all. I am not saying it is worth $300K but I do recognize that is a historic collectible that will sell for a pretty penny to the right collector. I do know of one or two other Scarabs that have sold for more then $30K and I am sure there are Scarab owners out there that would not part with theirs for less then $50K. How much more is the first production Scarab worth. That will depend on the buyer. Shelby did what Scarab did with the AC Cobra in the 60's and those cars are immortal. Can you build a Cobra copy for $50K? Yep. Can you buy an original Cobra for under $100K? I seriously doubt it. Even though the newer copy will be a better car with more modern parts, the original will always be worth more. Here is some info on the Scarab. http://zhome.com/rnt/Scarab/Scarab.htm http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/30344-scarab-z/ No doubt about the scarab. I remember when they did that crazy stuff back in day. And I would hope it sells for a BOAT LOAD O money. It is the first and there can only be one first. A friend of mine gave up over 30K for one at least 12 years ago. And it was rough, Not anywhere as nice as the one up for sale. I just couldn't believe the price that's why I put it up. I hope the guy gets it. Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I put a offer in for 250,000.00 dollars.I hope he bites it."Sucker" Link to comment
qwik510 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I put a offer in for 250,000.00 dollars.I hope he bites it."Sucker" Probably not a wise thing to do. On eBay, your bid (or offer) is a binding contract so even thought you are probably joking around, eBay takes it seriously and could ban you from future use of eBay. Just Sayin' Link to comment
Glides Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 The amount of "I can build a better car for way less" talk is hilarious. No matter what you build, it will NEVER be what that car is. 300k is way to much for me, or any of you to pay. But someone might pay it. And why not slap a price on it and see if someone bites. If I had millions of dollars like folks who buy goofball stuff do, i'd buy it and dump it in a garage somewhere with all the other cars i'm sure I would buy. Sure an LS1 powered Z car is cool, but it is NOT and never will be, a Scarab. Comparing the 2 is like comparing your sister to your girlfriend, it's just wrong. These guys were the originals, the first to do this sort of thing on a scale that was recognized as a production car not to mention putting AC on them. That was crazytalk back in the day. Let's also not forget that this is #1 in the production line, the first. I drove one of these cars in Athens Ga back in the 80s and it was scary fast and so easy to run around in regular driving it was amazing. These cars are not redneck hackjobs or cool kid garage projects, they were built to high specs. Sure, I can go out and buy a fiberglass Willys body, build it up the same as a steel bodied car...but it won't be the same and won't fetch the same amount of money. Thats just how it is. The paperwork DOES mean alot to people. I drive a Mustang V8 swapped Volvo 740 wagon, so did Paul Newman. Same cars, NOT the same level of car :) Well said qwik510 also. Link to comment
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