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!

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

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, 20214 yr by Diseazd

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.

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...      

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.

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, 20214 yr by colinc

6 hours ago, jfa.series1 said:

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

Happy anniversary!!!