It costs $$$$$$ for the 250 kit and it's a big hassle to install and after
all is said and done it's still a Z. One such car was auctioned during
Vintage weekend at Lime Rock. The bid got to about 4K and stopped. The guy
wanted 14K for it so he took it home.
While there's no prettier car than the 250 I just can't see doing it on a
240. FWIW, I went to a panel beating shop in CT in December and they were
making a 250 body to put on a Ferrari chassis. They did buy some of the
panels from England but hand made ,most. Their work was incredible and gave
demonstrations of working with an English Wheel, sand bags and hammers. They
also demonstrated welding aluminum panels and they did such a good job you
couldn't feel the weld.
BTW, they were all Brits!!!!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
To: "Hall, Phillip" <Phillip.Hall@msfc.nasa.gov>; "Datsun Roadster Mailing
list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:11 PM
Subject: I didn't mean to start anything
> >Then Rusty came up for free in Illinois.
>
> Free! I need a no brainer like that - Actually my Dad has my old Z that
he
> wanted to do a 250GTO kit on but I'm getting the feeling that he won't
ever
> get around to it so I'm going to work on him to donate the Z
>
> >I say build the custom - nothing like taking pride in your own creation!
>
> One of Peter Egan's Side Glances columns from a while ago dealt with a
dream
> he kept having about building his own Lotus 7 like car from the ground up
> (from scratch). I have always liked that idea. Building something custom
> gets me close so sooner or later it will happen.
> Brian
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