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http://www.hagerty.com/lifestyle/hobby_article.aspx?id=58172

Interesting Article on the JCCS Show. This was my third year in attendance, my first with an entry. My 70Z took 3rd in the Original Class at the show; behind the 1959 Datsun shown in the pic (1st) and a Mazda RX3 (2nd).

I would be a bit more excited about that, but the sad thing is that most of the 360 cars at show were not original. Most are modified and alot are seriously modified. I must be getting old here. As a teen I'd modify my trucks and cars as soon as I bought them; headers, mild cams, high CFM carbs. Now I want them the way they came from the factory. Aaaah, age and nostalgia.

Just my 2 cents.

Rich

I hear ya, Rich. Had I bought a 240Z back in the '70s as a teenager, first thing I'd have done would have been to rip off all the smog gear. Did it to every car I owned.

Today, I'll be protecting my car's smog gear at all cost.

Cars are the same, I guess I'm the one that changed...

But on the other hand, my car IS modified. But I have tried very hard to make certain that all visible mods are period correct. I want the car to look like a typical enthusiast's 240Z as they were owned and driven in the '70s. So mine won't win any stock class awards either.

It's getting harder and harder to keep them looking original, especially with parts not being available. Some things were really very cool. I really like the braided hose that the cars came with. Unfortunately, I changed mine out for the trip from Idaho to CA. I need to getsome for my 70Z when Espirit comes out with them. Guess I have a mental list of things that need to get corrected. The battery cable is another item.

I am sort of with Arne on this. I do not want to do any drastic mods to my Z. When I bought it the suspension was already done and it had a header. But I think that those are things that were done in the 70's and not drastically out of character for the car. I do not want new seats, or a fancy radio. I just want to make it stock or better than stock with things like Z's wiring harness, and new bushings some poly some not. I really do not find the car has any real bad habits when I drive it. It is a fairly balanced car. I never feel is underpowered or slow, and engine is always eager.

It is really astonishing how good these things were from the factory.

......It is really astonishing how good these things were from the factory.

My opinion as well. This seems to be overlooked by some new owners.