Datsun icon and off road racing legend Peter Brock built and drove this Datsun 240Z in the 1972 Baja 500. The car was recently stripped and lovingly restored by Carl Beck of Z Home.com fame. Check out this link where the restored car was reunited with Brock.
Special modifications include:
- – - Painted In BRE Livery – Red Top, White Sides & Simonize Yellow Nose and Side Strips
- – - Roll Bar
- – - Front Skid Plate
- – - Rear Diff. Skid Plate
- – - Race Prepared L24
- – - Nissan Competition Radiator
- – - Full Factory Coil-over Rally Suspension Package
- – - Nissan Comp. FIA 4-Piston Front Calip. with Ventilated Rotors
- – - 26 Gallon Fuel Cell, Center Mounted on rear deck, with filler thru passanger side quarter window
- – - Nissan Plexi-glass Quarter and Rear Deck Windows
- – - Modified Quick Release Hood with cut-out for Front Mounted Driving Lights
- – - Bodyside Jack Stand Supports Installed
- – - Front Shock Tower Brace – with modified valve cover
- – - Nissan Competition 5spd. and 4.88 : 1 rear gear
- – - Aircraft Double Pole Circuit Breakers for all electrical
- – - Magnesium American Racing Wheels & Bridgestone All Terrain Tires
- – - BRE Racing Seats & Simpson Racing 5-point harness
- – - CIBIE Big Oscar Off-Road Lighting & Lucas Roof Mounted Spot Light
[...] have been featuring some vintage off road race cars here lately, like Peter Brock’s Datsun 240Z and James Garner’s Olds 442. Well I found this oddity on the Hemmings Blog. The Rolls [...]
[...] a lot of articles recently about off road race cars like the Paris Dakar Rolls Royce , the Peter Brock Datsun 240Z that raced the Baja 500, and the James Garner Olds 442. When I started writing this article, I knew that there was a group [...]
I wouls sure like to build my Z to run offroad like this one