New (four wheel) Toy

[abruzzi]

Just got this.  Does this qualify as a midlife crisis?

Geof

[aeronca]

Just got this.  Does this qualify as a midlife crisis?

Geof

no, it qualifies as pretty cool. i love them ol' z-cars 8)

[John Stenhouse]

OOO, that's pretty Geoff, very jealous  8)

[EvilBetty]

Awesome!

I've wanted a Z since before I could drive.  Almost owned a 300ZX once but my dad caught wind and stopped me  :oops:

All the used 260 and 280's I've seen in the past 10 years have either been destroyed on the inside or on the outside.  Haven't seen one in good condition for a long time.

[Dan]

Seriously Retro!

I likes that. Wouldn't see something like that over here in Blighty, it'd be rotten by now :(

[Nick Calne]

Nice to see another guy with an orange car.  Top stuff.

[abruzzi]

Awesome!

I've wanted a Z since before I could drive.  Almost owned a 300ZX once but my dad caught wind and stopped me  :oops:

I fell in love with the Z when I was 11 years old.  I's always been my dream car.  So now I finally have one.  Unfortunately it looks better in pictures then in person.  The paint job was pretty crappy, and fender flares are fiberglass  and the steel is cut.  I'll probably pull the fiberglass, repaint, then add some flares that look a little better.  

Fortunately, it's got an almost new engine, no rust and a pretty darn good interior for a 35 year old car.  It's also got a but-load of extra parts.

Geof

[EvilBetty]

It just needs a little turtle wax :)

[coachgeo]

240 is the best Z, IMHO.  The 510 (poor mans BMW it was called) is kick ass.

Loved my little 2Liter Datsun roadster though.  Oh so sweet it was

[Bixxer Bob]

It must be an age thing..

My wife (No2) learned to drive in a Datsun Sunny and loved that little car.  Datsun 180Bs put food on the table when my kids were growing (bolt on wings - could do a pair in an evening and charge the same as for ones that were welded).  I drive a Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 and, if I had £58k going spare, I wouldn't be driving a BMW, or an Audi or anything else, I'd be driving THE best GT bar none, true son of the Z car, one of these:




And in the latest advertising pitch, Nissan have a slogan that nails the people that buy BMWs for the blue and white roundel, it's very simple, "It's not about badge, it's about balls"

[abruzzi]

It just needs a little turtle wax :)

Heh.  With the exception of the wheel and better paint job, that car is pretty close to mine.

There was also a beautiful 1965 Datsun pickup on ebay a couple of weeks ago.  I think it went for $4k.  I got this car pretty cheap, so I'm willing to overlook a lot.

Geof

[EvilBetty]

THE best GT bar none, true son of the Z car, one of these:

 :shock: Beautiful!

[Bixxer Bob]

Pic doesn't do it justice,  look here...

http://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/sports ... -cars/gt-r (http://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/sports-cars/gt-r.html#vehicles/sports-cars/gt-r)

[coachgeo]

the Datsun I once had (roadster)

[EvilBetty]

I figured, which is why I found this one :)

http://www.vivagoal.com/images/wallpape ... n-gt-r.jpg (http://www.vivagoal.com/images/wallpapers/Nissan-gt-r.jpg)