mally002 Posted January 29, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 29, 2008 While driving the 240 last night on a beautiful cloudless night I thought to myself.............I love the fact that My 240Z:Has that certain "Datsun" smellHas a 160 mph gaugeGets a little warm at red lights but then cools down when drivingClunks in reverseClunks othertimesHas Vinyl interiorHas a diamond patternHas an exhaust smell on occassionDrips a little oilHas SU'sGoes 0-60 in what, 8-9 seconds Clock doesn't work, but always reads the time at 2:40Has a crappy radio that looks greatHas crappy speakers that don't sound greatThat my left arm is raised when resting on the door with the window downHas only one side mirrorHas all those beautiful round gaugesHas the most beautiful body a car could haveThat it says "Datsun" on the side's and frontThat it says 240z on the backHas a 4spd Has original wheel coversand of course many many more, but you get the idea.Last night in the Z I couldn't help but start thinking about all the things listed above and how much I really love this old car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonpup Posted January 29, 2008 Share #2 Posted January 29, 2008 Perhaps you choose the wrong occupation and should instead be working for Hallmark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted January 29, 2008 Share #3 Posted January 29, 2008 Good stuff. Or how about the song I composed the other day when looking at the restoration pictures of another member's car.As yet untitled(Sung to the classic tune of Dead skunk in the middle of the road)(chorus)You got your dead Z on the side of the road,dead Z on the side of the road,oh your dead Z on the side of the road,and it's rustin' away to nuthin.(end chorus)Ohh, you got your dead Fordand you got your dead Dodge,your bent Veedub Rabbitand your trash gas hog,but your dead Z on the side of the road,it's rustin' away to nuthin.(repeat chorus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbane Posted January 29, 2008 Share #4 Posted January 29, 2008 ...by Jack Handy (Handey)As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than abunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way.was what I was expecting. Your list is equally nice.It's true, though. Older cars have a certain feel, smell, mystique that newer cars don't (yet) have. You either love it or hate it (sometimes both simultaneously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hls30.com Posted January 29, 2008 Share #5 Posted January 29, 2008 Mr. Handy would be proud!Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingZr0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share #6 Posted January 29, 2008 HAAHAHAHA,I got same feeling yesterday to Mally002 !I was getting in Ruby for the first time in days after cleang hercompletly out at the storage unit few days ago. Sticking my head into the door I was greeted by "MY New Car Smell".The old car smell of Vinyl and Carpet I hadn't sensed in months sinceloading the hatch with all those parts and cans of STP, PB Blaster and Gasket Sealent when I was working on her.I was static to see it returnedOHHH I luv that smell ^^ Hmmmmm.~Z~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRE-240Z Posted January 29, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 29, 2008 I like my Z because every time I step out of it, I can't stop smiling.I also enjoy that small moment of worry when, after going through a speed trap on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I find myself wondering if the rangers are going to stop me -- not for going too fast, but because my exhaust is too loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigoak Posted January 30, 2008 Share #8 Posted January 30, 2008 Very nice Mally...I might have added: that certain sound in 2nd gear when you hit the powerband and she just growls away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76Datsun280z Posted January 30, 2008 Share #9 Posted January 30, 2008 Very fitting! Not a day goes by that I don't look forward to driving the Z! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d240zx2 Posted January 30, 2008 Share #10 Posted January 30, 2008 I think each of you has hit the proverbial nail squarely on the head!The Zs smell, feel, sound and look particularly unique. I know that's a double something-or-other, but it's true, is it not. Our own testimony gives proof to the truth that when our cars are even thought of in a fleeting moment of whimsey, they come alive. They whisper to us varying messages of times past, urging us to levels of Mitty-dom we rarely achieve in real life. Mechanical objects should not have personalities, but they often do. They are earned personalities, to be sure, but they're there. Whether by performance or durability, economy of operation or the sheer joy of being at the limits, these Z cars give us the sense of having flown....to touch the face of God. Ok, I went overboard a bit. But what the heck.Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted January 30, 2008 Share #11 Posted January 30, 2008 Too funny Arne! :classic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbane Posted January 30, 2008 Share #12 Posted January 30, 2008 This has happened to me twice now, and I think it's great:Pull the car into a shop and pop the hood. Mechanics look at the engine, and in disbelief state "Now that's an engine!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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