1976 DATSUN 280Z Restoration

[@filip000]

This is absolutely amazing. I thought i was gonna watch a random restoration video, not an amazing story of someone's life impacted by this amazing car. What an amazing, wonderful story.

[@TheSaturnV]

Love these beautiful old survivors, so glad she had a fantastic owner like you. Great story.

[@m00m00g1]

So beautifully restored! And the paint work is so shiny and glossy. And a great story. Wow!

[@rowanmeyers9265]

I sat through your slides like I high school lesson eyes wide with amazement. That was not a restoration that was a factory reset. Awesome 🎉

[@aye3678]

Incredible transformation!! Basically a brand new car!

[@tokyovelo588]

I can only dream of owning a classic Z, thanks for the heart warming story, she’s a real beauty. It’s memories that make cars personal. I hope you enjoy her for many years to come ❤

[@brucethomson9923]

Brilliant restoration, Incredible story and a fantastic video. Thanks for making my day!

[@captainkirk1745]

I owned a '74 260 and miss it to this day. Congratulations on you restoring your "76 280Z. GREAT cars. Congratulations on your life and family, most of all!

[@graydation]

Beautiful car... and an even more beautiful story. I know how hard the Minnesota winters can be... I lived in the twin cities for 14 years. I'm surprised the rust wasn't way worse.

[@osampoandnews]

What a beautiful 280Z! I am so touched by your beautiful car and your beautiful memories.

[@55willys45]

Great story, enjoyed the video. A girl friend of mine had a blue one just like it and once in a while she let me drive it. Man was it fun and fast. It was 1977 in Walnut Creek CA.

[@celeroon89]

That car deservs to be in a museum. Looks factory new amazing work!

[@harlest71]

Thanks for sharing your story. It's a nice one. I own a 78 280z an hopefully will pass it on to my son, when gas prices are too expensive LOL

[@raharold]

Wow, what a great story and beautiful car! This really caught my eye because my first S30 was a 76 that my step father purchased for me back in the late 80s when I was in college. It was a funky pale yellow green called "leaf green." I never liked it so I had it painted British Racing Green, just like yours! I now have a 72 s30 that I love very much and plan to pass it on to my son some day.

[@percarlemil]

NICE STORY ABOUT A MAN AND HIS CAR THAT LED TO A WONDERFULL LIFE LOVE FROM DENMARK

[@tomperkins5657]

Loved all of it. I LOVE British Racing Green - ever since I was a kid.

[@frankparsley1913]

Beautiful car. The early z cars have always been my favorite. Great story too. Thanks for sharing.

[@sharokinisayo7389]

Beautiful job! My favorite classic Z car color was this British Green but with mustard colored interior. Personally I would have gone with 240Z chrome bumpers and used 16" bronze wheels with chrome lips.

[@seajay5487]

Such a beautiful restoration, even more beautiful story !

[@philipchandler330]

When working for Eastern Airlines in Tallahassee I had a new 1976 Oldsmobile Starfire and a Friend of mine had a new 1976 Datsun 280 Z. Mine was an automatic V6, his a stick shift. We raced through Tallahassee one night side by side, neck in neck, he got off the light a foot quicker than I and it stayed that way for 5 miles.

[@TheJcman72]

Great story around this car. Thanks for sharing!

[@saltwaterdrew]

What an amazing story. The parts about the car was cool too. Incredibly beautiful car and restoration.

[@jlh4jc]

One of my earliest memories as a 2 year was the neighbor across the street had a Z with the exact green color and those racing wheels back in the mid 70s.

[@Supercruze]

Wow, like the day it rolled off the showroom floor. My Dad owned a 71 silver 240Z back in the day. These are beautiful machines.

[@davidparkin9017]

My old girlfriend bought one. It was so quick that she was afraid to drive it.1978 280z automatic. So, she said, here. You drive it. First cruise down the boulevard, the gas pedal stuck to the floor. I reached down and pulled it up because I didn't want to put it in neutral, over Rev it and float the lifters. In a few seconds, it went from 0-80 mph on a crowded A1A Friday night. The next day, I sprayed all the mechanisms with WD40. It was fine after that. Great memory, Nancy.

[@dehoyosrudolph8885]

Beautiful restoration, thumbs up 👍!!

[@ems324]

What a beautiful story and I love the finished car.

[@infowazz]

lne of the prettiest designs of all time. love the forest green too

[@IAmSpeaking4MySelf]

Probably the best restoration I have seen. One worthy of notice if not promotion by the guys at Nissan/Peugeot (Formerly Datsun in USA) As for your beautiful 280Z (Fairlady).... INDEED SHE IS! Well done!

[@joshua646646]

Beautiful job. I dated a girl long ago who had a 240Z. Such a nice car. Wish I had it.❤️

[@massoudkaykha2200]

To me, it is a miracle

[@larrygall5831]

This was fantastic! Fantastic story and fantastic job!

[@Milk-coffee-303]

素晴らしい！！！ 最高の仕上がり！！！ いつまでも大切に！！！ 幸せな気持ちになりました！！！

[@jhaymanmyles2226]

Great story beautiful car, glad to see you kept it all original 😊

[@raharold]

It's mostly original. There are some upgrades, obviously the speakers and stereo, but also there are fuel injection upgrades on the car too. That said I have never seen a 280z this nice and still mostly original. Some of those parts, like the bumper surrounds are probably difficult to find and expensive. Most people delete them and install earlier 240z bumpers since they look so much better than the park bench bumpers on the 76.

[@chrisburton6476]

Hello Doug. This is a beautiful story, my story is similar except I still have not finished restoring the car 37 years later! Hahahahahaha

[@shahiezam1976]

A car from 1976 get restored in 2020 without any putty applied to the body - amazing condition.

[@stevengiles346]

Beautiful! Great story too!

[@edwinvazquez326]

Beautiful story and a beautiful car! Awesome, just awesome!!

[@juanmanueldeandacampos9809]

El detalle de la restauración es fino y minucioso, felicidades. La historia de vida es aún mejor que la restauración, felicidades de nuevo !!

[@kb9gkc]

Well Done, beautiful car!

[@mikefinelli6932]

I miss my 1982 280zx turbo… loved that car

[@GT_Racer347]

That's incredible! Wow.

[@xaviergarzon1324]

There’s always a special story with our Z cars . I’ve had mine since 1989

[@billschlafer]

A 280Z in British Racing Green was my fantasy car as a teenager. My Datsun 710 was a far cry from this beauty. It's a shame they make you bolt that license plate on the front bumper. DOT should make exceptions for classic cars like this one. Congrats on the rebuild!

[@davidmorgan998]

First rate restoration and with a wonderful complimentary story only a Z lover could appreciate. I too courted my future wife with a blue '76 Z car. We had her for over 13 years up until our first born. I hadn't driven her much afterwards but never planned to be rid of her either. One day she was gone. The Philadelphia Parking Authority had towed her away as my registration had expired. While in the process of retrieving her they inadvertently sold my car at auction. (The car was stolen a few years back and the thief removed the VIN plate. The PPA required that I replace this b4 they released her.) Needless to say I have a lifelong hate for them.

[@albertalberico467]

If you have the money you can make amazing things happen❤

[@EchoSigma6]

A great story. Loved it!

[@peterhodges6684]

A true labor of love, brilliant !!!

[@radamspse]

great story, a similar experience with a Prince Skyline!

[@theayatollahofrockandrollah]

Lots of good things happened in 1976. It was the year NASA introduced the Space Shuttle to the general public. It was the year the Concorde made it's first commercial flights. It was the year Scorcese made Taxi Driver. And it was the year I was born. Good things all around.

[@kekidit]

Very very nice work! Respect !

[@joseasdrubalquiros72]

Great job; beautiful car.

[@paulj0306]

Absolutely beautiful

[@gl897]

This is beautiful

[@patrickcorrigan2048]

Gorgeous car, great job

[@xaviergarzon1324]

Awesome beautiful car ! Mine is a 1975 with big bumpers - I’m trying to find new front bumper ends

[@briancaldwell1568]

What a great story.

[@thomasseyffert1095]

Fantistic resto !! Id be afraid to drive it now!

[@sundaru1]

Better than the original factory quality

[@patricemurat6863]

juste magnifique 👍👍👍👍👍👌👌

[@glynnpearson1757]

Beautiful car ❤

[@jpbodybuilding5160]

very nice

[@MuhammadNadeem-gn4in]

Amazing Mermories 😊😊.

[@troymanning3150]

Really nice!!

[@markcook3570]

Talented indeed...

[@user-ij6xs4ut7j]

Love it! Great job

[@gonzalo7130]

😍😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏 saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷💪

[@natanaelguadalupeaviles1550]

Wao. Beautyfull

[@juanalbertoperezfuentes5307]

Excelente restauración 👌

[@johnfrancis4090]

Time restores ALL things...congrats from former owner and a fellow 'Z' man...Noah's flood could not wipe out My memories of My '73 240...and My 1980 maroon t-topped 280 'Zs'

[@loaymm7243]

Best work.

[@yolandanavia725]

Best of the best!

[@nolxnzkidd]

this was really cool to see, if you ever see this how much did this restoration cost?

[@5989921]

Well done.

[@Carlos-gb8np]

Impresionante

[@AdiFadian]

This good car

[@infowazz]

the color is so perfect. ode to Jaguar?

[@nickmann5036]

Hi based in the UK Z club would like to do a write up on the car for a magazine ?

[@mecvideos1480]

Please let me know what you would need from us.

[@brunesi]

How many work hours did this take? It must have cost much more than 100k. I mean, the result is quite amazing, but I wonder if it must have been prohibitively expensive.

[@stevengraham3138]

looks like all new parts engine hoses how much was all this and is it worth it lol looks great

[@13scubapro]

Did you purchase this new? I bought the exact same car, exact same color in 1977. I bought it slightly used, less than 8,000 miles, from a friend who had been laid off from his job as a heavy machine operator. I paid $6400, which was about $500 less than the sticker. Not sure how you managed to buy one for less than $4k.

[@robertmarchese5946]

Nice car but I think the original color code was 240..known as Racing Green. I don't think Datsun called it British Racing Green

[@petitarbuste970]

Could someone give me the name of the piano song at the beginning?! Shazam doesn't recognize it and no info in the description.

[@rogerpatrongonzalez5800]

👍👏👍👏👍👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏🥃🥃🥃great story

[@fraserm803]

Beautiful car beautiful colour the only bad bit are those AM spec bumpers.....no disrespect but the euro Bumpers are a much more appealing spec.

[@jakkaj]

how many time bro ?

[@wellbeing6198]

I would always think how they will put all those nuts and screws back.. It would be a nightmare for me.

[@ownthenight01]

TAKE THAT BUMPER OFF!

[@Joecaelli]

and I want my SSS 180b back

[@kdochce-vidi8540]

👍🇨🇿

[@leoantonio]

I recommend muting to enjoy this video.

[@Joecaelli]

back when I was young #old phart, that was the cheap car a p plater, (Australia) bought when he couldn't afford a Torana and both are now f off expensive

[@donwest5387]

ZX wheels!

[@loki7441]

Beautiful cars. Nissan unfortunately haven't produced a decent car for a couple of decades, compared what they did before.

[@ownthenight01]

Uh.... Altima?

[@kurtdobson]

Great cars, but prone to rust…

[@pajonsukhongto569]

❤เราดูสะรีละ ok❤

[@муративанов-с6у]

цвет не очень , вишневый металик самое то , или серебристый темный металик ,или белый , тот же синий

[@onixotto]

Just make a video not a photo show.

[@IAmSpeaking4MySelf]

You missed the point.

[@onixotto]

​@@IAmSpeaking4MySelfThere is no point. It's a freaking slide show.