just got back from centre road and theres an awesome sunny coupe 1980 model just needs front guards repaired a few bubbles on doors but awesome tailgate and no rust anywhere else one owner must be saved from the vultures is too good a car.

I believe the 120y is easier to engineer with a turbo sr so might be sought after for that reason but the 1200 is still a coke bottle design that is hard to beat.

In response to the title; They sell for whatever the buyer is willing to pay, they are certainly picking up momentum (desirability) and so is the prices. Another 5 or 8 years and the new prices will knock us off the chair! Lets see how the economy pans out.

They are very cheap in PNG. Parts are difficult to find and they (the 1200) are difficult to maintain due to the severe road conditions. I've secured a few and the prices are very low.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DATSUN-NISSAN-1200-UTE-1983-Genuine-10-000-klms-One-Owner-NO-RESERVE-Original-/140755364753?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item20c5ac6b91#ht_691wt_1270

link above by stinky rooster,
aud9100,17bids,5days to go...... goes to show a collector is willing to pay more for an immaculate dead stock car.and original.lets say car was not a factory colour,i dont think would have fetched as much.very curious to see price auction closes off at.

there are so many factors affecting price that can't be summed up.Sometimes the buyer has the upper hand,sometimes the seller.Lancer Evo 6 are going for 16k now in oz.and these cars are very quick in factory form.could pick up r33s,s13s,180sx,skylines,chasers,300zx,etc etc (all turbocharged)for less than 12grand.Some sell for under 6grand.so some might weigh up the option of paying 12k for non-turbo sr20de motor 1200 datsun compared to other cars in terms of reliability,drivability,daily,power potential etc etc.Might have to be patient and wait for the right buyer.

I think most buyers don't look at labour costs and time involved.hence why alot of people make their cars stock and sell off parts separately.its gets to a point u know u won't get ur money and times worth back unless the right buyer whos specifically looking for what ur selling comes along.

also more often than not, supply and demand plays a part on prices of cars/goods.so cheaper in some countries while very expensive in others.

and rc, u culd be very right.120ys in the future would be very sought after.they too have gone up in price.i reckon 180bs in the future will also be sought after.

And some people do buy cars and lock them away as investments.i.e a low km R32gtr vspec in another ten years will be....


and btw, 180b sedans are now fetching btw Us 13000-20000dollars in japan.

It's only an investment if totally factory spec original in most cases- aus imported 2nd hand jap won't be worth as much as a Japan original r32 v spec- cause with Raws certification and compliance we add and change crap in apparent safety's sake.

Your discussion is 100% correct as evo 6 from factory has more widespread appeal than a highly modded older car- even if iris engenieered.

Price disparity between aus delivered rx7 and imports as well NSx honduhs. Factory delivered and released will be the investment choice. Even though jap import 2nd hand NSx are usually better spec

well i know where there's a 2 1200 utes engineered for n/a rotors and fairly tidy bodys and there only 6&7 grand i think that pretty cheap

personally i think the price of white ute on ebay is being inflated big time, as for the price of 1200's in general i think inflation is just catching up. you can't really buy any road worthy car for under 2.5/3k, whats happened is everything has gone up in price except our wages so everything seems dearer only people with money are the people that work in the mines