Used Car of the Day: 2005 Nissan 350Z 35th Anniversary Barn Find

by Tim Healey

Published: February 1st, 2024

used car of the day 2005 nissan 350z 35th anniversary barn find

Today we bring you a literal barn find: A 2005 Nissan 350Z Anniversary Barn Find.

For just $100, this project car is yours.

The seller claims his friend bought it new and put it into storage with under 100 miles on the odometer -- and there are still under 100 miles on it. Either 68 or 86, that's unclear.

It's got a manual transmission and still has the Monroney in the window and the plastic on the seats.

It's for sale outside of Orlando and the price is negotiable.

Could this be a fake? Absolutely. But if it's real, someone could have some fun doing a restoration.

Click here to check it out.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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JMII on Feb 02, 2024

The price is clearly a typo or an opening bid. I guess its possible someone thought 35 year anniversary Zs would be worth $1 million at Barrett Jackson in 2052 and put this into a storage unit. What are the chances that every rubber seal and gasket is totally dry rotted requiring a massive restoration effort?

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- THX1136 on Feb 02, 2024
  
  At least it probably has minimal exposure to UV which would have aggravated the issue with the seals/gaskets.
  
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- Dukeisduke on Feb 02, 2024
  
  Thirty-five-year-old coolant?
  
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- MaintenanceCosts on Feb 02, 2024
  
  On the plus side, it's been in the dark. On the minus side, it's been stored in a hot, humid climate. Will probably need tires, coolant hoses, and belts changed to be safe to drive, and all suspension bushings changed to feel right. That's a fair amount of work but not a restoration project.
  
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Analoggrotto on Feb 02, 2024

At least you can be sure there werent a bunch of naked old men (TTAC editors) rolling around on and in it.

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