Ferrari Mailing List: Re: You can’t fix stupid

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

On behalf of Matt Boyd who reminds us “When I see a rusted out frame I say "no."”

 

It was in the mid 80’s when a neighbor who was quite who was attached to ‘Merican Muscle” zerod in on an early Corvette.  His reasoning was the same – I hate rust and since a Corvette is made of fiberglass . . .

 

When the body came off he learned . . . . OK Charlie – Corvettes ain’t ALL fiberglass.  Oww weee – the steel frame was Swiss cheese.  That was a lesson I learned at the expense of my neighbor.

 

Doug

 

 

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Matt Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:57 AM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] You can’t fix stupid

 

Cool, Charles, yeah, the z cars were quite desirable for the high school/college kid back then. Ours was Jennifer's and then ours. It was white with a red/wine interior, no 2+2. It had the Datsun by Nissan and I thought it was the last year of that, but I guess not. :) Jennifer's Dad partially bought it for her in high school -- she paid for a bunch of it. I told him over the years that someday when we went to sell it, we'd sell it to him for $1. He always loved the car. It had some rust issues (no surprise). It started having some issues where it would randomly die and then you couldn't restart it (something electrical). The day that happened to her in a busy intersection, I decided it was time to collect on the $1 because I was tired of troubleshooting. That was over 25 years ago and I still haven't seen the dollar. Meanwhile, instead of troubleshooting it, he parked it and now it sits at a separate property OUTSIDE of the pole barn he built on the property. I haven't seen it in probably 20 years but my son saw it a few years ago and it's completely trashed with rust and such. It's done.

 

Carter and I looked at a 240 or 260 a few years ago as he wanted something fun. When I see a rusted out frame I say "no." Floorboards or bodywork are one thing, but....and I think most that haven't been lovingly cared for will see that rusted out frame.

 

On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 9:33 AM Charles Perry <charles [at] carolinasound.com> wrote:

Cool! I had an 82 280ZX 2+2 in high school and a little into college. Loved that car. Eventually I traded it on my C4 Corvette, but I always regretted selling it.

 

Two years ago I came across an ad for an 83 280ZX 2+2 in Charlotte. It is identical to my first car in every way except that it has fog lights, pin stripes, and no rust (my 82 had common rust issues around the lower hood and t-tops). I couldn’t pass it up since the whole car was less than the timing belt parts for the Testarossa, so I bought it. It even smells exactly like my first car. It needs a little work (I have shocks and urethane  bushings for it, and it needs the driver’s seat pads replaced since they’re squished), but it’s an amazing survivor.

 

It’s fun how many of my current friends had a 280 of some fashion. So here’s my 83. And for the record, it still says Datsun on the rear badge (Datsun 280ZX by Nissan).

 

--  charles

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+charles=carolinasound.com [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Matt Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:47 AM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] You can’t fix stupid

 

For the Z car fanatic, I don't think it's crazy. I do like Z cars and used to own one (last year the word Datsun was on the car, 82 280ZX). To find a perfect 240 with zero rust just doesn't happen. It would probably cost more to take a used 240 and restore it to this level. Again, I'd never pay that, but I can sympathize with the guy who bought one in high school maybe in the mid/late 1970s and sees this and can re-live youth in a "brand new" one....

 

It's just supply/demand. There is zero supply. Or I suppose a supply of exactly 1. I wouldn't call it stupid....

 

-matt

'85 euro 308

 

On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 8:26 AM Clarence Romero Jr. <clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Hit the link

Unbelievable 

 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-124/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-01-29

 

 

     RF4-4EVR

 

Scars are Tattoos with better stories !

 

If you have no enemies, you have no character !

 

Clyde Romero    

 

 

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