1970 Fairlady - $2200.

<Not mine etc., but looks too clean not to pass along.

http://albany.craigslist.org/cto/2096041246.html

Located in Vermont.

Hardtop nice , good price floors look solid

I keep getting tempted by them - they occasionally turn up in NorCal in half-decent condition...

What's the parts availability like for these?

mmmm, that would be fun with a v8 swap.

I didn't realize they still made them after the 240Z came out. I've always liked these cars, but would prefer the 2 liter.

I've been considering buying one, which is ironic in that it is the same one that led me to my house. But that is another story.

Anyway, there is some conjecture that the 1600 is the better motor and can be uprated to 2000 specs pretty easily.

I had a 1966 1600 for a while, parts aren't a problem.

Dan

Yeah, I forwarded the link to that car to my g/f and she quickly found a site that sells pretty much anything you could need for the car.

Interesting, when I lived in Japan in 1970 what Americans knew as the Datsun 240 was known in the home market as the Nissan Fairlady Z.

racerdave600 wrote: Anyway, there is some conjecture that the 1600 is the better motor and can be uprated to 2000 specs pretty easily.

Having pitted beside race cars of both types back in the day (SPL311 and SRL311) I'd have to take issue with that. I thought that the 1600 was simply a better built MG engine, while the 2000, especially with Solex carbs, was just brilliant. There was certainly no contest at all on the track!

Unfortunately they are getting pretty scarce these days.

wspohn wrote:

racerdave600 wrote: Anyway, there is some conjecture that the 1600 is the better motor and can be uprated to 2000 specs pretty easily.

Having pitted beside race cars of both types back in the day (SPL311 and SRL311) I'd have to take issue with that. I thought that the 1600 was simply a better built MG engine, while the 2000, especially with Solex carbs, was just brilliant. There was certainly no contest at all on the track! Unfortunately they are getting pretty scarce these days.

I'm no expert here, so take it for what it is worth. A friend that's a professional racer and builder gave me that info. He started out in Roadsters and 510's many years ago. The 2000 motor has some sort of failure issue that the 1600 doesn't have. You can build up and stroke a 1600 (not the pushrod motor) evidently to the same capacity and it will be the stronger motor.

NCtim wrote: Interesting, when I lived in Japan in 1970 what Americans knew as the Datsun 240 was known in the home market as the Nissan Fairlady Z.

The Z car still gets the "Fairlady" name in Japan to this day; the Fairlady Roadster name died in 1968 and hasn't been replaced yet.

I like the name much better than the alphanumeric badges we get here in the states.

Nice find!