Golden Anniversary - Safari Gold Style

[jfa.series1]

Today marks the 50th anniversary of closing the deal on my 240Z. It did not start out as a "forever car" but thoughts of a '66 Mustang Fastback I let go of to quickly always tickled the back of my brain, telling me to never make a quick decision on this one. Glad those tickles kept me honest!

1999 - Getting the car out of the garage after 16 years of storage and a bath before starting the teardown for the restore. 92k miles at the time and other than the first two years when I was in an apartment, always garaged.

Recent pics celebrating the car's 50th birthday.

ZCON 2015 - Our first trip to the big dance worked out pretty good.

Unfortunately there are no cool, curvy, country roads near my urban residence so I had to make do with a run on a nearby toll road to get a fix of the Symphony In Straight Six. Enjoy!

[CanTechZ]

Congrats Jim. Very fitting dealership name "Trophy Datsun". 

[Diseazd]

What a great story.....not many original owners. I let my 70 go in 72. Love those chrome bumpers....what a nice upgrade!!!! 

Regards

Edited March 29, 2021 by Diseazd

[Reptoid Overlords]

Beautiful car.  Great noise too.  I love to take mine through the tunnels on the freeway.  Nothing quite like it.

  I can't help but notice the lack of people jumping in front of you without using their turn signals and slamming on their brakes for the upcoming exit.  I forget that some cities might actually be a pleasant place to drive sometimes. Congrats on the car.

[S30Driver]

Nice milestone Jim!   Congrats!   Car looks great!

You should pop on the stock wheels, take off the strut brace, and enter it in stock class in Colorado Springs.  A 50th anniversary gold medallion to go with your cup...      

[jfa.series1]

9 minutes ago, S30Driver said:

Nice milestone Jim!   Congrats!   Car looks great!

You should pop on the stock wheels, take off the strut brace, and enter it in stock class in Colorado Springs.  A 50th anniversary gold medallion to go with your cup...      

Hah! Retuning to stock is truly a mountain too high. I'll leave competing in Stock Class to those better talented and qualified.

[colinc]

Congrats! That is a glorious engine noise to hear again especially for us Canadians whose cars have been in storage for the last 6 months. 

Edited March 30, 2021 by colinc

[Captain Obvious]

6 hours ago, jfa.series1 said:

Today marks the 50th anniversary of closing the deal on my 240Z.

Happy anniversary!!!