Drive to Family Easter Gathering

[Oiluj]

Drove the Z across the Bay & Carquinez Straits bridges to my family's Easter gathering in Vallejo. Most of my family hadn't yet seen the Z on the road. Car drove great. Ended-up showing the car to various family members several times as they arrived. All approved and a couple suggested I let it "live" in thier garage. One young niece wants me to leave it to her after I can't drive anymore...

Was more traffic than I anticipated, so I was being extra cautious and brought her home without a scratch. Did hit an unavoidable, "mother of all pot-holes". Steering seems fine, but it was a really a big jar and thump. Guess I'll have to take advantage of my free alignment check...

Also had lots of attention on the road, including from a late 60's BMW, a pristene 60's MG and a Viper who traded "thumbs-up" signs. I found it amusing that several modern Porches and a couple "ricer" cars felt they had to accelerate and "zoom" past me at 90 MPH and then slow back down as I just drove with flow of traffic. What's up with that? They feel threatened by a 40 year old Z driven by an old guy?

[Diseazd]

Beautiful car Julio.....nice story. You should have let 'em know what Datsun exhaust tastes like!

[olzed]

Funny aint it how a 40 year old car can attract so much attention. Maybe they just wanted to pass to get a proper look at your car. Remember a lot of young people wouldn't have seen an old Z.

Hoons wanting to race can be a pain though. Had that a few times.

[kjohnson2444]

Sounds like a great Easter drive. We had a bunch of relatives over for Easter dinner and I ended up taking several people out for rides including my parents who are in their 80s. My mom said it brought back memories of riding in my first 240z with her back in the 1970s. She said she still remembers that it was much easier to get in and out of than my Triumph GT6 (that I also owned in the '70s).

[LeonV]

Nice, Julio! It's always fun to take the ol' Z out on the open road every once in a while.

I drove the Z to my fiancee's cousin's house on Sunday. Her 8-year-old cousin wanted a ride, and I quickly obliged!

The Saturday prior, I helped install an intake for the dad of the 8-year-old cousin and of course included her in the process. She helped me remove a hose clamp and installed a new license plate frame. Her dad has a Mazdaspeed3 so she already loves going out on rides. Also, Top Gear is one of her favorite shows.

Brainwashing at its finest, mwahahaha!

[tamo3]

Nice weather at Easter weekend @ SF Bay Area. I wish I can finish up my car to start driving soon.