Brace Yourselves: A Restored `70 240Z Just Sold for $124,240.

For most any type of car, super nice restored examples with some history or heritage will demand a lot of money, but I don't think it necessarily affects the price of average ones.

We are seeing this a little in the FWD mopar community, E36 M3 boxes are still worth sub 1k, and the ultra low mile factory ones are going up in value. 

5-letter and early RX7s have been creeping up in value as well. I'm seeing nice ones get into the 5-digit range now.

There is hope.

I'm kind of curious to see what happens next: do more low-mile restored examples go up for sale and go for similar, or does this remain a one-time deal?

I remember the first time an R107 went for good money a million more kind of came out of the woodwork, so to speak. 

Z’s get crazy money.  I’ve always wanted one but settled on a Datsun Roadster.  

I can’t believe the price on that car.   I have the FM model at home - I’ll probably move on and forget the Z.   Maybe.  

I tried to buy a car just like this one from the original owner several years ago.  She declined to sell to me, but the car disappeared several months later.  

This happens to me every time I get rid of a car. My s30’s, 510, ae86, s13’s, third gen camaro, I’m holding onto my miata until it rusts to crap or is worth five digits. 

In reply to _ :

3rd gens are still cheap unless you get an old guy thinking his 25th anniversary '92 RS with a tbi 305 is rare.

In reply to Daylan C :

I KNOW WHAT I HAVE

Yep, that’s about Hakasuka money for a Z–but, yes, a Z with a story.  It's been interesting watching these Japanese classics pick up steam. Prices on the Toyota 2000GT and Mazda Cosmo have cooled a bit, yet Z-cars seem to be doing well.