[DeTomaso] NPC - Did Datsun 240Z's always sound this good?

[Boyd Casey]

I know what 180 headers are , but what are 360 degree headers?
Boyd

On Thursday, October 31, 2013, Tom Shinrock wrote:

>  I bought my 280Z new in 1978 for $8500 (included dealer installed AC).
> I bought it because one of my friends got a 260Z while I was still in
> school and I thought it was cool.  Another friend bought a TR6 new the year
> before and that's what I decided I wanted to buy when I graduated but by
> the time I finished school the TR6 was gone and it was the first year for
> the TR7.  Went and looked at a new TR7 but was not impressed so I bought
> the Z.
>
> Tom
> 5186
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
> To: Tom Shinrock <tmshinro at aol.com>
> Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Thu, Oct 31, 2013 4:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Did Datsun 240Z's always sound this good?
>
>  They were about $3200 going up to over $5000 for the 74 260Z. Plus you
> had to wait 6 to 12 months for delivery. Rust in the pressed frame rails
> was a real problem. Ran circles around a TR6.
>
> Jeff (two 240s and a 260z)
> 6559
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Tom Shinrock <tmshinro at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  Obviously a tweeked engine and aftermarket exhaust.   Sounds sweet.
>
> The first new car I ever bought, right after I got out of college, was a
> 1978 280Z.  By then they had gotten heavy, went to fuel injection and had
> the big bumpers but it was still a very sweet ride.  Loved that car.   I
> don't see many first gen Z cars anymore (at least here in Iowa) but
> everytime I do I have to take a closer look and go back into the time
> machine of my youth.
>
> Tom
> 5186
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>
>   -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Thu, Oct 31, 2013 1:36 pm
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - Did Datsun 240Z's always sound this good?
>
>   I can’t get over the sound that the car makes in this video:
>
> Dare to Be Different in a Datsun 240Z<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO2y_-vpolA&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLtoI3QrvJpTzxHu7Arw78-AgNoEu0dgL0>
> ,
>
> It’s not a stock exhaust system or a stock engine (why does that sound
> familiar on the DeTomaso forum?) but I can’t get over how amazing this car
> sounds…
>
> I never paid all that much attention to 240z’s, as they were a little
> before my time, but I found the video interesting
>
> Charles McCall
> Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
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