Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
2/27/23 4:53 p.m.
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If the chance to own a Datsun 240Z restored and upgraded by famed Nissan specialists Z-Car Garage isn’t enough to warm you up, how about this: The total sale amount from the auction of this 240Z (including the buyer’s fee) will be donated to the Piston Foundation, a nonprofit that funds…

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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/27/23 9:15 a.m.

And an update on the sale from BaT:

 

The final bid for the car reached $124,240. Along with the $5,000 buyer’s fee and the $6,513 raised through individual donations from BaT members, a grand total of $135,753 was earned towards the Piston Foundation’s “Sponsor a Piston Scholar” initiative.

 

The funds are enough to create scholarships for 27 aspiring technicians, granting them the opportunity to pursue a skilled trades education. The Foundation’s goal for 2023 is to offer 50 scholarships. Piston awarded 10 scholarships in 2022, the inaugural year of the initiative.

 

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