.....I get some great reactions when I tell them it was my 'college car'.

Bonzi Lon

At the time that I bought my Z - some folks called it my "shipping crate." Translation: When you "shipped-over" (re-enlisted), you bought a crate. It was a popular term at the time (in the Marines at least) since nearly everyone blew their re-enlistment bonus on cars!

Just a quick note of thanks to the Board administrators, who must have known that my 40th anniversary was approaching, for featuring my Z on the home page!

In other words - duh, I just noticed that the photo for the "Datsun Z Events" section on the home page is from the 2007 Motorsports Nationals - my car is the silver 240 in the photo. Pretty cool!