Hi all! Name's Dan and I'm the proud owner of a 73 240. The previous owner purchased the car in Dixon, CA in 1974 and drove the snot out of it up until its hibernation in Redding in the late 90's.

Spring 2008 I purchased the car from him and brought it back to my house in Vacaville... which is less than 20 miles from the original dealership back in 1974. After a junkyard ZX tranny, a ZX distributor, and a tune up I had it running that summer and have since then continued the car's legacy as a "Lake Berryessa Runner"... something that this 240 used to do back in the 70's.

I have also changed out the rear end to a ZX 3.90, replaced all of the hydraulic parts, buried myself in electrical wiring, and got all of the door latches working. I put her down for the winter and look forward to doing suspension work.

Car in my driveway:

Car w/ Italian bicycle rack:

Previous owner at raceway (Infineon I think?) in the mid-80's:

Z w/ Bra on at Berryessa:

Close up of bra:

Buddy's 1977:

At "Free Launch" - Berryessa:

Edited January 25, 201015 yr by 240ZAP

Hi Dan

Edited January 25, 201015 yr by olzed

Hi Dan ,Good to see the pics,nice car,with the trad 70s rims looks great. Twistie roads are made for Zs,and it looks like you have found some. I have a 72 240 owned for 10 years.Weekend cruiser for my wife and I, and club outings.Photos on Open Z Car Discussion, under Car Forums.

Brian.

Hi Dan, and welcome!

Beautiful car!

Hey Dan, welcome! Nice 240 you have their, especially bra-less...

Welcome!

I've done Berryessa to Middletown on my motorcycle. Love the scenery up there!

Hi partna, nice Blue Z. Named it yet? I'm 30 minuts North literaly right off Hwy99, where is this Berryessa?

Edited January 27, 201015 yr by WingZr0

Sorry, Berryessa, as in Lake Berryessa. It's north of Napa. From my direction, it's popular to take Suisun Valley Rd out of Cordelia/Fairfield and hit hwy 121. It also looks like (on Google maps) that you can take 128 out of Winters

So it's a route like the Dragons Tail not a track right?

No track, just a nice, windy road out of Vacaville or Fairfield to the Lake. A nice stretch of the road runs alongside the lake. I don't think it's as intense as the Dragon's Tail

I'm impressed you've heard of the Dragon's Tail and Deals Gap!

Nice... I think we are starting to gather a crowd. We should have some kind of NorCal get-together. Perhaps drive the Berryessa to Napa roads and eat at that famous drive-in on 29.

I am confused though, you list Sacramento as your location but most of your pics are from the Fairfield area. I even recognize the damned Chevron you are parked at, Vacaville? That is Infinion by the way... Although judging by the shorts on the previous owner it was called Sears Point at that time!

Edited January 28, 201015 yr by conedodger