1971 Datsun 240Z - FIA-Approved Race Car

KEY FACTS

• This Datsun 240Z is a classic Japanese sports coupe, which has been transformed into a lightweight FIA-approved race car, and is ready for competition in Appendix K ‘App-K’ GTS21. 
• Under the bonnet sits an upgraded 2.4-litre naturally aspirated straight-six, fed by triple Delorto carburettors, now understood to deliver up to 178bhp to the rear wheels via a five-speed manual transmission. 
• First registered in October 1971, this example has been with the seller for two years. 
• This 240Z was fully rebuilt as an FIA Appendix K GTS21-specification race car, and is accompanied by its FIA HTP, which is valid until December 2030. 
• The odometer is understood to show 200 miles since the full rebuild. 

EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES

• Externally, this 240Z has been upgraded with a fibreglass bonnet, doors and boot lid, bullet-style door mirrors, a custom front valance with cooling ducts, Lexan side windows with sliding ventilation panels, an aftermarket locking fuel cap, an LED Lifeline rear rain light, and a ducktail rear spoiler. 
• The car is finished in an eye-catching white and red colour scheme, over a fully stripped-out white cabin, now featuring a black flocked dashboard, a black vinyl-trimmed passenger seat, and a carbon-fibre Tillett driver’s bucket seat with a black headrest pad embroidered with the ‘Tillet’ logo. 
• It rides on an aftermarket set of 15-inch Watanabe eight-spoke alloy wheels finished in gloss-gunmetal, and shod in Dunlop Racing tyres. 
• Equipment includes a quick-release steering wheel, bonnet, and boot catches, kill switches, front and rear tow hooks, a black leather-trimmed steering wheel, a Custom Cages roll cage, a Sabelt driver’s harness, simplified door cards with fabric door pulls, a custom centre console with toggle switches, and a plumbed-in fire extinguisher system. 
• Further upgrades include braided fuel and oil lines, an aluminium foam-filled fuel cell, a rear seat ‘delete’, an extended Longacre rear view mirror, individual throttle body intake trumpets, an aluminium Mishimoto radiator, an aluminium oil catch can with breather, coilover suspension, uprated bushings, and an aftermarket exhaust system. 
• The car comes with the V5C, photos of the rebuild, a collection of period technical documents, and the FIA HTP. 

CONDITION

• Please refer to the photo gallery to assess the exterior and interior condition.
• Specific notes from the seller include: a couple of spider cracks on the fibreglass sections, and some minor blemishes on the paintwork edges.
• The seller notes that the car is not yet track tested. 

SERVICE HISTORY

• The car has been fully rebuilt to FIA Appendix K specification. 

SUMMARY

This Datsun 240Z is a classic Japanese sports coupe, which has been transformed into a lightweight FIA-approved race car, and is ready for competition in Appendix K ‘App-K’ GTS21. Presented with an eye-catching two-tone white and red colour scheme, a stripped-out and focused cabin, and boasting instantly recognisable styling, alongside a lively upgraded 2.4-litre straight-six, it would make a highly competitive entrant for various historic race, rally, hill climb events and track-day action alike. 

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