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11-18-2010, 01:00 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Auctions (http://www.autoblog.com/category/auction-action/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/)
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eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX convertible concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
Finding a Nissan 300ZX (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/300zx) convertible is not necessarily an amazing eBay occurrence. Finding the 1991 300ZX folding hardtop convertible concept car, however, is quite a big deal.
Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/) sold the Z32, or second generation 300ZX, in the United States from 1990 to 1996. In 1993, the automaker launched a convertible version to go along with existing t-top and hardtop variants. This came in response to aftermarket companies offering convertible conversions. Before the 1993 convertible came out, Nissan produced a concept version that was shown at the 1992 Paris (http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/), Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/) and Detroit (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/) auto shows. And while the production car utilized soft-tops, however this concept featured a power-folding, retractable hardtop.
Working with American Sunroof Corporation (ASC), Nissan built its own convertible 300ZX and showed it off around the world. This car is now for sale on eBay, with a Buy-It-Now price of $62,000. Power is provided by the standard 3.0-liter V6 and it's paired with a five-speed manual transmission. The car only shows 8,202 miles on the odometer and, along with the very unique top, features one-off 17-inch polished aluminum wheels.
Is $62,000 too high a price to pay for such a unique piece of Nissan's history? Maybe not if you factor in the original build cost, which was allegedly in excess of $800,000 (at least according to the seller's listing). Besides the car, the winning bidder will also get the original show stand and a ton of documentation in both written and video form.
Take a gander at this drop-top Nissan 300ZX in the gallery below, and be sure to take a look at the auction over at eBay Motors (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ASC-Retractable-Hardtop-Convertible-Concept-Car-/230549973404?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35add9699c#v4-33).
Gallery: eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX hardtop convertible prototype (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-hardtop-convertible-prototype/)
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[Source: eBay Motors (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ASC-Retractable-Hardtop-Convertible-Concept-Car-/230549973404?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35add9699c#v4-33)]eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX Spyder concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/18/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-spyder-concept/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX convertible concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
Finding a Nissan 300ZX (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/300zx) convertible is not necessarily an amazing eBay occurrence. Finding the 1991 300ZX folding hardtop convertible concept car, however, is quite a big deal.
Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/) sold the Z32, or second generation 300ZX, in the United States from 1990 to 1996. In 1993, the automaker launched a convertible version to go along with existing t-top and hardtop variants. This came in response to aftermarket companies offering convertible conversions. Before the 1993 convertible came out, Nissan produced a concept version that was shown at the 1992 Paris (http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/), Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/) and Detroit (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/) auto shows. And while the production car utilized soft-tops, however this concept featured a power-folding, retractable hardtop.
Working with American Sunroof Corporation (ASC), Nissan built its own convertible 300ZX and showed it off around the world. This car is now for sale on eBay, with a Buy-It-Now price of $62,000. Power is provided by the standard 3.0-liter V6 and it's paired with a five-speed manual transmission. The car only shows 8,202 miles on the odometer and, along with the very unique top, features one-off 17-inch polished aluminum wheels.
Is $62,000 too high a price to pay for such a unique piece of Nissan's history? Maybe not if you factor in the original build cost, which was allegedly in excess of $800,000 (at least according to the seller's listing). Besides the car, the winning bidder will also get the original show stand and a ton of documentation in both written and video form.
Take a gander at this drop-top Nissan 300ZX in the gallery below, and be sure to take a look at the auction over at eBay Motors (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ASC-Retractable-Hardtop-Convertible-Concept-Car-/230549973404?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35add9699c#v4-33).
Gallery: eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX hardtop convertible prototype (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-hardtop-convertible-prototype/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/nissan-300zx-convertible-concept006_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-hardtop-convertible-prototype/#3572217)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/nissan-300zx-convertible-concept010-1289837055_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-hardtop-convertible-prototype/#3572221)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/nissan-300zx-convertible-concept007_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-hardtop-convertible-prototype/#3572218)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/nissan-300zx-convertible-concept005_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-hardtop-convertible-prototype/#3572216)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/nissan-300zx-convertible-concept004_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-hardtop-convertible-prototype/#3572215)
[Source: eBay Motors (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ASC-Retractable-Hardtop-Convertible-Concept-Car-/230549973404?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35add9699c#v4-33)]eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX Spyder concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/18/ebay-find-of-the-day-1991-nissan-300zx-spyder-concept/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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