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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>A Google search says your numbers are good. The 1996 sales price for the restored/rebuilt cars was $25k-$27.5k, which was still too high for most, thus Nissan killed the program in 1997 after only 40 cars were built.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pete<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronnie Day via Datsun-roadsters<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 27, 2020 11:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> davesmbox@aol.com<br><b>Cc:</b> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Roadsters] 1972 Datsun 240Z Sells at Auction for $110, 240 as BaT Sells to Hearst Autos<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I remember $25K being talked about, but if that was the price I suspect Nissan lost money on then even in the '90s when they did this. I suspect that was the reason the program was shut down long before they built the 100 I believe were originally planned for.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I could very well be off on both numbers.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 12:40 PM davesmbox--- via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>What did Nissan sell these for. Also I would think you could do a frame off for under $80,000, So this seems steep <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dave<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: dave via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>><br>To: 'RWM' <<a href="mailto:RWM@RWMann.com">RWM@RWMann.com</a>><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br>Sent: Sat, Jun 27, 2020 10:18 am<br>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 1972 Datsun 240Z Sells at Auction for $110, 240 as BaT Sells to Hearst Autos<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>No.  it was just those 40 240Z cars<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="gmail-m_-5037556023789912371yqtfd11537"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: RWM <<a href="mailto:RWM@RWMann.com" target="_blank">RWM@RWMann.com</a>> <br>Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 8:45 AM<br>To: dave <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com" target="_blank">dave@ranteer.com</a>><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 1972 Datsun 240Z Sells at Auction for $110, 240 as BaT Sells to Hearst Autos<br><br>Indeed, and did they do any Roadsters?<br><br>- Bob<br><br><br>> On Jun 27, 2020, at 09:25, dave via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>That was not just any Datsun 240Z.  That was one of 40 factory rebuilt cars<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of RWM via Datsun-roadsters<br>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 8:06 AM<br>> To: Datsun List <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>><br>> Subject: [Roadsters] 1972 Datsun 240Z Sells at Auction for $110, 240 as BaT Sells to Hearst Autos<br>> <br>> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Yikes! Did they do any Roadsters?<br>> <br>> <a href="https://www.automobilemag.com/news/1972-datsun-240z-bat-auction-roundup/" target="_blank">https://www.automobilemag.com/news/1972-datsun-240z-bat-auction-roundup/</a><br>> <br>> - Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex<br>> <br>> Sent from an iPad<br>> <br>> ________________________________________<br>> <br>> <a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br>> <br>> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br>> <br>> Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/dave@ranteer.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/dave@ranteer.com</a><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ________________________________________<br>> <br>> <a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br>> <br>> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br>> <br>> Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/rwm@rwmann.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/rwm@rwmann.com</a><br>> <br>> <br><br><br>________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/davesmbox@aol.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/davesmbox@aol.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/ronnie.day@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/ronnie.day@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>