nick83gts Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Did anyone see the Mecum Auction yesterday? They had a handful of Datsun"Z" cars, 77 to 83 with under 40 original miles on them. One had only 15 miles on it. The announcers were amazed at these as they had never seen so many low mileage "Z" cars at one time up for sale. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 I'd be amazed too.... that anyone would believe under 40 original miles. 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Speedometer roll over? Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 I think this was the auction I mentioned on that ugly car thread. How did they do? Quote Link to comment
john510 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, datzenmike said: I'd be amazed too.... that anyone would believe under 40 original miles. I saw a YouTube video about a Datsun dealer that held on to some brand new cars and kept them in his showroom. Yes there were a few with less than 40 miles on them. These were always kept indoors and rarely started or moved. As new as an old car could be. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, MikeRL411 said: Speedometer roll over? Or a new old stock one so it honestly was reading original miles. Rocking horse shit..... and my glass is always half empty. Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 650kish for all of them....my dad threw a temper tantrum bc they cut to commercial during the 510...blew up my phone like I was directing the event 2 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Sent that to FAT510 yesterday Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 A pox on these guys and Barrett Jackson for driving the prices out of reach and making classic cars attractive as an investment that appreciates as long as these guys are around. At least Jay Leno works on them, restores them and drives them around and most are a hell of a lot rarer and more interesting than this thing. That zx will never be driven and enjoyed. (well, enjoyed as much as an automatic can be) It will live under a glass showcase till the bottom falls out of the market. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
angliagt Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 I wish those guys would just go away,& give us our hobby back, with cars/trucks that we all could afford to buy. I was kicking around the idea of buying something interesting as a daily driver,but everything seems to be expensive (for what it is). 1 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Datsun legend is the genius of modern Japanese car culture, and they've become desirable to a new audience. With anything desirable, the average market price goes up because of supply and demand. The collector market price is a world unto itself. You'd be lucky to get $35K for a fully restored 81' ZX-T. A unicorn vin #1 with 35 miles on the odometer makes people with OCD "Obnoxious Collector Disorder" pop a wallet boner, and at that point, value has no meaning. For instance, these F'n loonies paid $159,500.00 for an 81' Firebird, $213K for an 81' Mustang, and $1.3 mil for an 81' CJ7 that was covered in Gas Monkey shit. Rich people games, because stupidity has no boundaries. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 It's a ponzi investment pyramid. > 40 miles on the clock... bullshit. Why didn't they drive it on stage? Oh it would add to the mileage?? so does pushing it. Quote Link to comment
ratpatrol66 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 (edited) Time to send the ratpatrol to auction. I can retire early??? Edited January 15 by ratpatrol66 1 Quote Link to comment
john510 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 14 hours ago, datzenmike said: It's a ponzi investment pyramid. > 40 miles on the clock... bullshit. Why didn't they drive it on stage? Oh it would add to the mileage?? so does pushing it. They never drive the cars onto the stage. Why is it so hard to believe the milage on those cars ? Look at the unrestored car, you think the odometer has rolled over ? LOL. Let me guess, disconnected speedo cable after it was sold and driven hard ? 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 It's harder to believe that someone shelled out $8-10K for a car then stored it for 45 years just to confound us today than to accept that it's just a car in really good shape that was restored? Was a provenance mentioned? Anything to back up this absurd claim? 1 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 5 hours ago, datzenmike said: It's harder to believe that someone shelled out $8-10K for a car then stored it for 45 years just to confound us today than to accept that it's just a car in really good shape that was restored? Was a provenance mentioned? Anything to back up this absurd claim? When introduced in 81' the ZX turbo was a significant Japanese sports car. I agree that it's senseless to spend that kind of money on a car you'll never drive, but I understand why vin #1 of this model, along with complete documentation of ownership is what makes this Z valuable. Such is the world of obnoxiously rich car collectors. Sad, because for most it's nothing but a competition of bragging rites. Some collections are about preserving their history. It's a rare few who drive them, because actually enjoying them is stupid expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment
john510 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 10 hours ago, datzenmike said: It's harder to believe that someone shelled out $8-10K for a car then stored it for 45 years just to confound us today than to accept that it's just a car in really good shape that was restored? Was a provenance mentioned? Anything to back up this absurd claim? There's nothing absurd about it. Did you even watch the video ? Don't hate on a valuable classic just because you don't have one and couldn't afford it. I'm thrilled the 510 I paid 2,200 bucks for is worth probably 20K. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Actually I did watch the Barrett Jackson clone hype video. $150,000 for something that was what? $8k new is the definition of absurd. Take a good look, you'll never see this again till it's rolled out and resold. I hate on it because it's no longer a car, it's a commodity. 2 Quote Link to comment
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