My first car that eventually lead me to the 370Z.... what was your first?

Room42

First z fell thru my hands. A 260 transported from Michigan to Florida. Looked great until I checked under. Big time rust bucket. But finally in 09...

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FricFrac

Very cool - lots of RX-7 Gen I guys here - interesting

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'09 370Z - '93 300ZX Vert - '83 280ZX - '83 280ZXT -'81 280ZXT stroker - '72 240Z - Stillen CBE, HFC, G3, Grounding Kit, Sways // Swift Spring // H&R 15mm // 5% Tint // Clear Bra //

StLRedrider

i had a 54 Ford F-100, i wanted this style soo bad that i went above the old man to grandpa to help me get it







left.jpgthis is not mine of course, but this is what it looked like

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nicknick

Mine was a 1973 red 240z with a 2.8 litre engine, koni adjustable shocks all round, 5speed, lightweight simmons mags with falken low profile tiles, progressive rate springs, full exhaust system and cam. The car was completely stripped and sandblasted and resprayed with a nice thick glossy baked enamel. Oh and it did not have a cracked dash. Loved that car and I wished I never sold it. So this is why I have the Zed thing inside me.

NYBladeZ

2000 v6 Mustang convertable...followed with a 2004 Mustang GT, after a drunk driver totalled it (worst night of my life) I decided it would be best to invest in my education. 5 years later started law school and got myself the Z.

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2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold
2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

gleonard

1976 Buick Regal, I bought for $75 while I was in highschool in 92'. Had four flat tires.

Around the same time my dad and I rebuilt a 1964 (I think) volkswagon bug. Fiberglass buggy body kit. Counter weighted the crank, racing cam with high duration/lift lobes, high compression valve springs, ported/polished heads, Italian made dual carburetor, lightened flywheel, no muffler just straight from the manifold to a single stinger exhaust (it was loud and didn't sound like an old Bug), and a few other things I'm probably forgetting

That thing hauled *** for a Bug, it was the most fun car I had to drive until I got the Z.

PapoZalsa

I always like the Supras, love the RX-7s and the Zs. My first Z was 1990 300ZX 2+2, then last year finally bought an used 350Z, now I will have a brand spanky new 370Z.

Planning to keep it for a long time!

bullitt5897

first vehicle was a '96 chevy 1500 with a corvette engine in it. My first sports car was a 2001 BULLITT mustang I built it to 400hp until some A HOLE ran a red light at 70mph and totaled it

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Shop Cars: 2013 318whp Nismo VspecII 370z *SOLD*, 2009 1000hp+ 93oct 4.0L TT 370z Fast Intentions STAGE 4 #054

NYBladeZ

bullit, I'm with you, I'm still a big fan of the 4.6L's

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2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold
2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

PyroCustoms

First car I drove: CJ7.

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FricFrac

Lol - if we want to go there my first car I drove was a silver Diesel Volvo 240GLE then an old '81 Chevy heavy half ton truck

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'09 370Z - '93 300ZX Vert - '83 280ZX - '83 280ZXT -'81 280ZXT stroker - '72 240Z - Stillen CBE, HFC, G3, Grounding Kit, Sways // Swift Spring // H&R 15mm // 5% Tint // Clear Bra //

Forrest

the first car that lead me to want a sports car was a 1996 Saturn SC1.

Why would a saturn SC1 make me want a sports car?
It had 1.3 Litre engine. It had i think 110 Horse power or so it claimed. It coudlnt go up a hill more than 45mph on the freeway with just ME in it. It did get like 40mpg+ .

Anyways it made me sick to my stomach every time i had to go up a hill and pres down on the pedal and the dam thing didn't move.

After that the desire for a real car was created, owned a 350z now a 370z.

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Labrex

1998 Ford F-150 and then the 370Z. I only test drove it for about 5 minutes and was so tired of spending so much time searching for a new car, that I just bought it. Still don't know why I did it, but I love it.

schrute

The "kids car" in my family when I got my license at 16 years old was a 1980-something VW Rabbit (Diesel).



I can't remember how cheap Diesel was back in the '90s but it was definitley less than $1/gal. and that car got crazy mileage. I could afford to drive it even on my part-time income from The Gap, LOL.

One day on the way home from work the head gasket blew and I parked it on the side of the road and walked the rest of the way home (before cell phones, LOL). When my Dad got home from work that night I told him what happened, he called someone to arrange a tow and I never saw that car again - still not sure what happened to it.

First vehicle I bought myself was an '89 Nissan Hardbody Pickup.



The Hardbody (funny name, LOL) was a great truck. It was my first Nissan and my Z is my 7th. My wife's had a few Nissans as well - between us we've had 11.

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shumby

not making fun. First car was a 89 firefly. all 3 cylinders of her. then 87 nissan centra them 89 camery then 94 sunfire them 2003 maxima then 08 G37S then 09 G37S and 09 FX50S.


I keep moving up

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