Great weekend in Mead, Colorado

[kenz240z]

2006 has been a good year for my '73 240Z so far. I entered a local car show in Longmont, CO on 6MAY06 and brought home a 2nd place plaque in the 70's category. There was no category for foreign cars, the categories were divided into decades (50's, 60's, 70's, etc...).

Yesterday I took home a Best in Class plaque for the Special Interest category at a local show in Mead, CO. They didn't have a category for foreign cars either, so I was entered in the Special Interest category.

There was a cool Ferrari GTO kitcar based on a 280Z. It has a supercharger mounted on the passenger side of the engine. I didn't get a good enough look at it to see how it was plumbed to the intake. I haven't seen a Z engine with a supercharger before.

To cap off the weekend, the driver of a 280ZX waved at me as we passed each other on the highway!

[wfl_colorado]

Well done Ken!

[Pop's Z]

Hi Kenny, Good on you for the trophies. Are you going to enter the "Old Town Car Show" sponsored by the Silver Grille in Ft. C? It's on June 10th. I believe that "Z-Ferrari" was in last year's show...the owner was representing it as a Ferrari...it was nice ,but not a Ferrari. I have my car running really good and have had it out a few times. New suspension pieces(bushings, ball joints, tie-rod ends, KYBs,etc), new exhaust system, Ztherapy carbs, Crane XR-700, new seat foam(BIG difference). I took it to Boulder thru Hygiene...where is T&D exactly?...and a quick trip up thru Estes and peak-to-peak...WHEE. These cars are sure a lot of fun.

Mike G.

[kenz240z]

Hi Mike, glad to hear you've had your Z out! I hope to take my Z up to the Old Town show, I'll be returning from a week's vacation the day before. Are you planning to enter your Z? It would be really neat to have a couple of Z cars there!

I've seen the Z-rrari around town here in Longmont and at other shows, too. I've never met the owner. While looking at the car, I overheard the awe in several people's voices regarding such a cool Ferrari! I had to bite my tongue to avoid pointing out that it is a kit car based on a Z car. It still has the 280Z style inner door panels!

I was in Hygiene a month ago and noticed that T&D auto is no longer there. I called the number and got a recording that the number is no longer in service. Too bad, those guys knew their stuff. I wonder what happened to the shop???

Hopefully we can catch up with each other this summer. June will be busy for me, my son graduates from high school next weekend, I sold my house and close on July 3rd, and we don't have a new home yet!!! We've got our eye on a newer home on 2.5 acres west of Berthoud, that would give me lots of room for future Z car projects...

[Pop's Z]

Kenny, Check your PMs

Mike