Rothmans and Gulf racing liveries get loads of consideration, and rightfully so. However Nissan’s red-blue-white race vehicles are straight-up superior, and it is exhausting to high the Z32 300ZX. The automotive featured right here is one in all seven constructed within the Nineteen Eighties by Cunningham Racing and supported by Nissan. It raced within the IMSA collection, and now it wants a brand new house. Anybody have a bunch of money to spare?

This 1989 300ZX was a part of Gooding & Firm’s latest Amelia Island public sale however didn’t safe a excessive bid so it is nonetheless on the market. Would-be consumers get a race automotive with 860 horsepower, race suspension, and all of the Nineteen Eighties styling you could possibly dream of. However there is a bit extra to it than that.

Photograph by: Gooding & Firm, By Josh Hway

Photograph by: Gooding & Firm, By Josh Hway

Photograph by: Gooding & Firm, By Josh Hway

1989 Nissan 300ZX Turbo IMSA

In keeping with the public sale itemizing, this automotive’s racing historical past contains 4 wins in additional than 45 begins from 1989 by way of 1992. It was then modified with a passenger seat and used as a monitor expertise automotive with Cunningham Racing. It went to a non-public proprietor after that, the place it was maintained in its as-raced situation. It went to the present proprietor in 2017, who restored it to full racing functionality. By means of all of it, that superb Nissan livery was saved true to kind.

The engine is a twin-turbocharged Nissan 3.0-liter V-6, working by way of a five-speed Cunningham Racing handbook transmission. It rides on totally adjustable suspension entrance and rear, and it has a water-cooled braking system. Sadly, the passenger seat has been eliminated, however that is the value you pay for a correctly classic IMSA-spec race automotive.

Basic Ferrari and Porsche race vehicles get loads of love, however these outdated Nissans have a spot in our hearts, too. Here is hoping it goes to a brand new proprietor who appreciates it as a lot as its earlier caretakers.

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Gooding & Firm, By Josh Hway