Just an early Sunday morning drive!

[Z CAR 77]

Every Sunday morning over coffee my wife likes to read the Sunday paper. Since we're to cheap to buy a weekly subscription I get the job of driving three miles to the closest filling station to pick up that paper. Normally I just jump in one of our daily drives and head off for my weekly ten minute run. But today for some reason my Z was calling to me when I walked into the garage. So I move a car from in back of her, jumped in, and fired her up. Instantly she came to life and started purring like a kitten. I sat in her for a couple of minutes as she warmed up just smiling from ear to ear.

Slipped her into reverse and backed her onto our street for the quick trip to the filling station. When I got to the main road I had no intension of speeding but she pulled so smooth to 6000 rpm that when I looked at the speedo I was just a tad over the limit. Pulled into the filling station and left her running right by the door, walked in, picked up the paper and drop $2 on the counter. As I turned to leave the 20 something kid behind the counter says: "Sir, what kind of car is that"? When I replyed a Datsun 280Z his only response was "SWEEEET"! Which I took to be the biggest complement he could come up with that early in the morning. Needless to say the smile on my face on the ride home was even bigger that the smile when I first started her up.

We all know what treasures we own and drive, but it somehow makes it just a little "SWEEEETer" when someone else notices our Z-Cars

Edited November 29, 2009 by Z CAR 77

[fuzze]

I am very envious of you as my car is still undergoing paint prep , but come spring time my Z will be out on Sundays for the very reason that you spoke of ''the smile from ear to ear '' . Although where we live I wouldn't dare to leave it running outside a store , it could be gone in a heartbeat or a copper could pull up and charge you with leaving a running car unattended .

sadly these are the times we live in these days but I will say that your post brought a big smile to my face as well , Thanks !

have a great day all

Chris

[Z CAR 77]

I am very envious of you as my car is still undergoing paint prep , but come spring time my Z will be out on Sundays for the very reason that you spoke of ''the smile from ear to ear '' . Although where we live I wouldn't dare to leave it running outside a store , it could be gone in a heartbeat or a copper could pull up and charge you with leaving a running car unattended .

sadly these are the times we live in these days but I will say that your post brought a big smile to my face as well , Thanks !

have a great day all

Chris

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the nice response! Keep working on your car ... no matter how much work it is the pay-off will be more that worth it! :classic:

I guess I am kind of spoiled by where I live ... I did however keep one eye on my Z as I went in for the paper.

Later, Stan