75 Fairlady as a daily driver!

[Spridal]

Hi All,

While coming out of a bank here in Palm Springs I ran into a guy getting out of a fairlady. I spoke with him for about 30 minutes about the car and it turns out that he purcahsed it 14 years ago from the original owner that brought it in from Japan while stationed in the military.

The owner stated that he's driven the car daily for the last fourteen years and has never had to perform any major work to the engine or tranny. The car has over five hundred thousand miles on it!

He has pictures of him and Mr. K. next to the car and even has Mr. K.'s signature under the hood. The car is in rough shape but it is all there and would be fairly easy to restore.

It was cool to see that he was enjoying the car and really was delighted to talk about it. Just thought I would share that with you guys

[zbane]

did you invite him to the site? Sounds like he should restore that puppy.

[Spridal]

I did offer an invite but he declined stating that he does not care for the internet.

[hls30.com]

The car is in rough shape but it is all there and would be fairly easy to restore.

I did offer an invite but he declined stating that he does not care for the internet.

Evidently he doesn't care too much about the car either...

Will

[Mat M]

Evidently he doesn't care too much about the car either...

Will

Here here!

[=Enigma=]

Not everyone like computers and the Internet you know. Some people actually have lives...

[280z1975]

Evidently he doesn't care too much about the car either...

Will

Actually, he might actully care enought about the car to go and drive it instead of leaving it in the garage for just the right day every two months to drive it. It's a car and it's meant to be driven. It may not be the best thing investment wise, but he may not care about keeping the value of the car. Of course I haven't seen the car and what state he is keeping it in, but if it's in well kept mechanical shape and the body is being looked after, why not drive it and enjoy it?

I think it was Carl Beck who said it quite well in another post (I believe it was the one about what is a #1 or #2 car). "Once a car becomes a trailor queen it ceases to become a car and becomes a peice of art."

I plan to drive my 75' as a second car (when the fiance takes the normal car to work) and drive it like a normal car around town.

[Alfadog]

Good point Greg, but you CAN actually keep a car in good condition whilst driving it daily.