Howdy from Iowa

[youarenotaghost]

Hello Z enthusiasts.

I'm just starting to plot my mid-life-crisis (which is a few years off yet) but thought I should start learning as much as I can now. about these cars that really hold my attention.

Are there any other Iowans here?

I'm hoping to find an early 240z someday.

Just wanted to say hello.

Peace, Scott

[madkaw]

Hello

[HaZmatt]

Welcome! I was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, then I wised up and moved to Colorado.

[EhlersRS]

Hello Scott,

Welcome to the forum! I live in the Cedar Rapids/Marion area and bought a '71 240Z in the summer of 2012 to restore. The car spent most of it's life in Peoria, IL, so it came with the normal "Midwest" rust. I haven't done much work on the car, but I've been collecting parts and tools that I'll need for the restoration. There are several early Z owners in Iowa, but I've only seen a few cars here in Cedar Rapids that are currently on the road. My coworker (buysell) is restoring an early 260Z and he's much further along in the process than I am. Chris (glassguy) is near the Quad Cities area and he recently restored a '71 240Z. I think there are more early Z owners in the Des Moines area and I've met a few online. Overall, there doesn't seem to be very many of us from Iowa, but I also suspect most of them don't have an active online presence to find them!

You might as well start planning your mid-life crisis, along with starting a Datsun fund for the car you hope to buy. Occasionaly some fairly rust free cars come up for sale in Iowa and the surrounding states, but you'll also pay more for a good car car in the Midwest. As most guys can attest, you will spend less time and less money on a car that originates from the western states. You will spend more up front to have the car delivered, but they generally have less rust and cost less than good Midwest cars.

You came to the right place to learn about early Z's and I hope you can find the 240Z your looking for someday!

Robert S.

[youarenotaghost]

Thanks for the replys, All.

Robert, that's good to know there's a few in IA. I'll have to get in touch with some of them if I ever get that far.

I asked my wife if she thought this was a "pretty" car and she said it was "ok."

So I'm over the first hurdle...

Someday, someday...

Here's the car my wife thinks is "ok."

[EhlersRS]

Scott,

That's a good start! I became interested in early Z's after I started a new job in 2008 and my coworker told me about his 260Z. In fact, he got the car shortly after I started working here. I got married in the summer of 2009 and by early 2010 I was spending a lot of time looking at 240Z's online. I didn't have any money for a project car and the rental house we stayed at didn't have a garage. Back then my wife wasn't too keen on the idea of me getting a project car, but over time she began to accept the idea. We bought our first home in late 2010 and in the summer of 2011 I got a weekend job to help pay bills and start a Datsun fund. Finally, in June 2012 I bought the 240Z! Now my wife likes the early Z's and on the rare occasions we've seen one in town, she's the first to spot it! Oddly enough, she likes the styling of the 240Z, but she doesn't like anything between that and the 350ZX. I guess since she's a "child of the 90's", she doesn't like the cars from the 80's or 90's. Hopefully in time your wife will grow to appreciate the early Z's like mine has.

Robert S.