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Debiandog 08-26-2014 09:00 AM

This guy is a bit Z crazy!
 
Wholly cow!!!
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8...8-no/41jc3.jpg

cooltoy 08-26-2014 09:10 AM

More like 300ZX crazy.

janglez 08-26-2014 09:16 AM

I want that garage! :D

Mitco39 08-26-2014 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by janglez (Post 2943320)
I want that garage! :D

Yeah. The cars, not so much. lol

ANMVQ 08-26-2014 09:59 AM

no way is that real, LOL Photoshop man!

theDreamer 08-26-2014 10:04 AM

It is very real:

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL236.../389152527.jpg

Arrvaxx 08-26-2014 10:09 AM

Why would you have so many 300s? If I had that many Zs I'd have one of each kind.

theDreamer 08-26-2014 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Arrvaxx (Post 2943360)
Why would you have so many 300s? If I had that many Zs I'd have one of each kind.

True 300zx fanatic, but if I remember correctly the guy works on 300zx and owns many different models from that generation.

Read T 08-26-2014 10:25 AM

The 300zx was an awesome car. In 1993. It would be great to have one, but there are other cars I'd want - not however many Z32s he has.

I'm guessing some of those are his friends that came over for a photoshoot.

Amj2020 08-26-2014 11:27 AM

You could put that car out today and just refresh the interior and it would still be one of the nicest looking cars put out today.

ANMVQ 08-26-2014 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amj2020 (Post 2943458)
You could put that car out today and just refresh the interior and it would still be one of the nicest looking cars put out today.

yes it would, Still something I'm looking at for my next Z car, :tup:

GaleForce 08-26-2014 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amj2020 (Post 2943458)
You could put that car out today and just refresh the interior and it would still be one of the nicest looking cars put out today.

:iagree:

cooltoy 08-26-2014 11:58 AM

Good designs are good designs for ever.

sunkist350z 08-26-2014 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amj2020 (Post 2943458)
You could put that car out today and just refresh the interior and it would still be one of the nicest looking cars put out today.

Absoultely, z32 is a classic design that will still look amazing in another 30 years. My dream car growing up still is and will have one..one day. Much better looking then the ugly cars that come out today.

Debiandog 08-26-2014 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sunkist350z (Post 2943589)
Absoultely, z32 is a classic design that will still look amazing in another 30 years. My dream car growing up still is and will have one..one day. Much better looking then the ugly cars that come out today.

Yes I remember seeing a TT 300 at the dealership and just WISHING I could afford something like that. If I recall correctly the sticker was upwards of 42K which seemed crazy expensive way back then.

Fuzzzy 08-26-2014 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Debiandog (Post 2943602)
Yes I remember seeing a TT 300 at the dealership and just WISHING I could afford something like that. If I recall correctly the sticker was upwards of 42K which seemed crazy expensive way back then.

IIRC, I paid ~$14k for my new NA '85 300ZX. I remember wondering if I could put it on my credit card while I waited for funds to transfer :D

StarvMarv 08-26-2014 01:31 PM

Ah my first car was a Silver 1990 300zx. I miss it dearly. I love the T-Tops and it was a lot of fun to drive. I mean it was so ahead of its time in 1990! To this day, it still looks modern.

In regards to that picture. I think that building is actually a mechanics shop (but i could be wrong)

edk370 08-26-2014 02:45 PM

The Z32 is the best Z, so far, imho. Nissan took the Z32 very seriously when they released it. I read somewhere, that Nissan's inspiration was primarily from the Porsche 928. The interior, dashboard, and overall silhouette do have a resemblance...There were many unprecedented characteristics about it such as: HICAS steering, twin-turbo, 300 hp (big league HP back in '89 that was actually more than the C4 Vette that year)...and a price that took it out of the "cheaper alternative to the Corvette, but about the same as a Stang or Camaro" category thereby putting it in the same class as the Vette C4. Plus, it spurred the other Japanese makers to release their twin-turbo machines FD3S, 3000/Stealth VR4, MKIV Supra, MR2 turbo, NSX, etc. It was the heyday of Japanese supercars then.

I bought a Z32 NA back in '04, but the engine was shot because when you got on it, it was as slow as my Accord. It had about 120K miles on it. I only bought it for $2,500 and I was gonna do the VG30DETT swap. But those swaps were kinda "if'y" back then and I didn't want to have a car lying around for a year or longer in my garage. I ended up selling it for what I bought it for after only owning it for a couple months.

Debiandog 08-26-2014 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzzy (Post 2943648)
IIRC, I paid ~$14k for my new NA '85 300ZX. I remember wondering if I could put it on my credit card while I waited for funds to transfer :D

Wiki confirmed. i remembered it seemed like too much.

Quote:

The 300ZX was doomed to the same fate of many Japanese sports cars of the time. The mid-1990s trend toward SUVs and the rising Yen/Dollar ratio were both influential in ending North American 300ZX sales in 1996 at over 80,000 units sold (production for other markets continued until 2000). In 1989 the 300ZX was priced at about $30,000, but in its final year this price had increased to around $50,000. This left many people questioning its value, and despite a final Commemorative Edition for the final 300 units shipped to America (complete with decals and certificates of authenticity), the Z-Car was on hiatus.

Ah nostalgia "Just as they about to catch me the twin turbos kick in!"
:icon18:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w21qQFJ5rTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w21qQFJ5rTU

axmea? 08-26-2014 11:34 PM

Nice garage shot OP. That's a lot of Z's. We should never try to get an explanation but rather understand that there was so much love for the Z. Just never could get enough of it eh.

Reminded me of my brother's 1992 TT300ZX TTop and it was white. Sad news is it was flattened by his apartment during the Northridge quake two years later. Pretty much inspired me to get one someday..........wow 20 years after.

axmea? 08-26-2014 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amj2020 (Post 2943458)
You could put that car out today and just refresh the interior and it would still be one of the nicest looking cars put out today.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 2943515)
Good designs are good designs for ever.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunkist350z (Post 2943589)
Absoultely, z32 is a classic design that will still look amazing in another 30 years. My dream car growing up still is and will have one..one day. Much better looking then the ugly cars that come out today.


My question is would the general public say the same about the Z34 20 to 30 years from now? Think about it.....



Quote:

Originally Posted by edk370 (Post 2943770)
The Z32 is the best Z, so far, imho. Nissan took the Z32 very seriously when they released it. I read somewhere, that Nissan's inspiration was primarily from the Porsche 928. The interior, dashboard, and overall silhouette do have a resemblance...There were many unprecedented characteristics about it such as: HICAS steering, twin-turbo, 300 hp (big league HP back in '89 that was actually more than the C4 Vette that year)...and a price that took it out of the "cheaper alternative to the Corvette, but about the same as a Stang or Camaro" category thereby putting it in the same class as the Vette C4. ..............


Not much difference with our Z34's when Nissan was gunning for the Cayman's.

Virtual 08-27-2014 12:27 AM

Ive seen that pic before, my guess is that its just a photo shoot of owners that got together.

djtodd 08-29-2014 07:05 PM

Chris Karl maybe? Looks familiar

benji 10-10-2014 03:19 PM

i had a '90 300TT for about a year and loved it, blew the engine did a jdm swap , bought one on a crapshoot and it was crap, sold the car after blowing the second engine. Insanely fun car- definitely want to own another one at some point

nghivinhton 10-10-2014 03:38 PM

:eek: What a house

Jordo! 10-10-2014 03:41 PM

Great collection and a true classic.

That said, too expensive and plagued with reliability issues as I recall -- it killed the Z until the 350 came out.

I'm happy with the current direction the Z has taken (although I was never a huge fan of the last gen...). Here's to hoping Nissan keeps the Z fast, fun, nimble, and affordable.


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