Zrush Posted January 21, 2005 Share #37 Posted January 21, 2005 Well I'm 43. Bought my first Z, a 78 280Z in 1983. Sold a 78 6.6 Trans Am for that Z. Bought the Z off the original owner. Prior to the Z, I was into American Muscle Cars until I caught Z Fever. Ever since then I've been into the Japanese Muscle Car, known as our beloved Z Vicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panchovisa Posted January 21, 2005 Share #38 Posted January 21, 2005 50+ here. I was about BillRamsey's age when they came out.I've owned two (not including 3 parts donors) and both were racers.Started building my first racecar after getting a full blown ride in Camel GT Z pacecar (previous years Posey championship car) with Don Devendorf and also with Jerry Hanson. Sorry guys, but professional Devendorf wasn't as fast as 26 time national amature champ Hanson.Have had my present car for almost 25 years now. When will it be finished???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlorence Posted January 21, 2005 Share #39 Posted January 21, 2005 1971 240 made in december 1970. 2-1972 240 one early one late 72. 1975 parts car. Just starting on the early 1972. started with a 1979 zx years ago and decided to have older modles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted January 21, 2005 Share #40 Posted January 21, 2005 Welcome Dlorence! I see that you live in the state in which I was born. My family left there for SoCal the year you were born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisA Posted January 21, 2005 Share #41 Posted January 21, 2005 ...the older I get the faster I was. Phred Good one. I'll be 38 this year. Had a 71 for autocross, had a 72 daily (rusty) driver, have a 73 with many mods but stock looking except for tires/rims. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Laury Posted January 21, 2005 Share #42 Posted January 21, 2005 45 here. I saw my first Z parked in front of the general store in my home town, 35 years ago. I was on my way to my favorite fishing spot and there was this low, sleek exotic car. I gawked at it like it could have been a spaceship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZX Posted January 21, 2005 Share #43 Posted January 21, 2005 Another Geeeezer sounding off! I too was 19 when the 70 Z came out....amazing to be able to remember that far back in time! I fell in love with the Z the first time I saw it, during my senior year in high school. So in 1983 I found the Z I had been looking for and boy was I excited about getting it. Purchased a RED 1970 240Z (manf. date 3/70) in 1983 from Pierrez in Hawthorne Ca.. It's currently a street car and has seen tons of TLC in addition to many modifications. Like I always say..."It's so much fun to drive, it should be illegal". By the way, it still has the same paint job on it as when I purchased it in 83....still looks respectible. A note to the younger guys......just because us geeezers may be physically older (and maybe a little better situated financially speaking), our minds still think we're in our 20's....a good thing to be able to look forward to. Life's a gas, especially when you own a Z car!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbrandy Posted January 21, 2005 Share #44 Posted January 21, 2005 21 in 4 hoursAnd I'm 44 in 10 hours! My 11/69 240Z was born as I was getting ready for my 8th christmas, but my 5/78 280Z came in as I was one year from graduating from High School. I got my first Z, a 1971 240Z when I was 17 (just about as my current 280 was being born!), and then a 1975 280Z during college when I was about 21. Seems so long ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2-4-T-Z-MAN Posted January 21, 2005 Share #45 Posted January 21, 2005 Seems that the geezers are winning the " Where are the Z's" war.I'm 51. Had my 72 since 1977. Street and show car. Driven not trailered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisA Posted January 21, 2005 Share #46 Posted January 21, 2005 Okay, enough of this geezer stuff. If you're driving a Z then you're a long way from the 79 year old with the bad eye sight in the 81 Sedan Deville at the local Mega-Lo Mart smacking his bumpers off everything in sight. And then driving away completely unaware that he just caved in the rear fender on a Subaru.... Sorry...had a moment there. :classic: Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett240 Posted January 21, 2005 Share #47 Posted January 21, 2005 i was born 10 years after my 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civ104 Posted January 21, 2005 Share #48 Posted January 21, 2005 One thing I've noticed on this thread is that I'm not quite the oldest. I won't turn 65 for another 3 weeks and when my May '70 Z was built I was a few hundred miles south on the island of Okinawa flying two daily missions to the Gulf of Tonkin. I fell in love with the new Z when I saw it at the Nissan dealership where I was having my 1600 roadster serviced. It took me another ten years to get my first Z, and I'm on my third one now, always early Series I cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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