interesting. i did have had a convo with someone fairly recently who was restoring his dream car, a 240. and the seat thing did come up. he was also converting it from left hand drive. i think his was a 4 seater. i see him fairly regularly, i'll ask him. he never finished it. though he usually does, it's how he makes his living. he sold it to fund another project. i've never seen an Alfa in his workshop. i'm gonna make it my mission to guide him to the right side.
240Z: 2-seater only. 260Z 2-seater 260Z 2+2 (not common in the UK) 280Z: Ditto but IIRC, it was never officially imported into the UK. 280ZX: These are mostly 2+2 and mostly targa tops. There was also a 2-seater version of the 280ZX available, but it wasn't common in the UK and ours also didn't have a t-top. I had a yellow one with a lairy wide arch bodykit, 17x9 and 17x11 split rims and a Janspeed aftermarket turbo kit. FWIW, I doubt you will ever need to identify at a glance and from a distance whether a given z-car is a 240/260Z or a 280ZX and/or whether it is a 2-seater or a 2+2, but if you do, then the shape of rear side window is a dead giveaway. Like and subscribe for more z-based trivia courtesy of Zhed (pronounced "Zed Head")
The 2+2 had a longer roofline and is not as nice imo, but the 240/260 are just beautiful. Wish I’d bought the gunmetal grey one I was offered years ago for 6 grand. Looking last night and a good one is nearer 40k. Story of my life.
I had numerous 260Z and 280ZXs in the 90s and 00s but they’re rarer than rocking horse shit these days, most likely because, in common with Alfas, they were susceptible to the depredations of the lesser spotted tin worm. I remember driving one that I’d borrowed from someone which had a front chassis leg so rotten that it was flexing at the point where the rack was attached, meaning the steering wheel never properly centred after turning it.
Rhd are incredibly rare now and unfortunately the Australians want to hang onto them too so none available for import. This is for sale on eBay
