Memories!
Here is my storie:
I got my dl when I was 17 years old. My dad and I were looking around to buy my first car,I had a honda cvcc when I was 16 but did not drive it much so I won't count it as my first car.Anyways we saw a 7? Buick Apollo the one that looks like the Nova.the guy wanted like $1200 it had a blown engine,We were going to put a rebuilt or new engine in it but the deal did no go through.
We kept searching We saw a couple of 65 to 66 mustangs but they were to expensive.Soon we came across an 82 280ZX 5spd. 2+2 it had 90k and was a one owner car.It was dark grey with light grey and black interior.It was close to perfect.I payed $1400 for it, I did not know how to drive stickshift back then so my dad drove it home,When we got home he told me to switch seats and explained what to do and got out of the car.I was like what the hell!
After like 4 days of parctice he told me to drive him to the autoparts and corrected my mistakes and that was it for my driving lessons.I burned a clutch trying to do burnouts in like 6 months....LOL My younger brother showed me how to do a real burnout later on.
One time I was driving on the freeway and there is this japanese guy trying to race me on a early Z,My mom and my friend were with me in the car(excuse) I punched and he even blew a kiss and left fast!
So I said I have to get one of those sometime,I went on a good year vacation,My dad sold my 280zx and when I came back there was a 78 280Z waiting for me on his driveway.It was running in 4 cylinders, I told my brother jump in lets go drive it like that.I got on it and it still had balls.So out the old and in a used low miles.It ran great after.
My brother and I always talked about him getting one and we were going to fix them up and paint them Mine was going to be bleu and his red.So we were looking for his car,One time we had a cousin come to visit and we had to walk to the store since I had two seats only.Well that was the best walk we ver had,We went trhough some small streets and came across the 77 Z,I catched the nose with my left eye and was trying to catch my bro and cousin.I told my brother wait I think I saw a 280Z lets go back and look at it.We went back and it was for sale, That car was petty.We knock on the guys door and told them we were interested.We rushed home and told my dad we went back and made a deal with the guy.He was the second owner and the car had been garaged by him for 7 years.The tags were that old too.
Drove it home and had to clean the fuel tank.
I go on vacation again and my 78 gets sold.
My brother drove the car for 3 years and had the car sitting most of the time.I always bothered him to sell it to me.Once he did sell to me but the deal did not go through for some reason.then he goes on vacation and came across a 98 pace corvette,He was trying to buy it and called me and told me I can have the Z for free (best give I have ever got).
Now I am building my Dream car and he just bought a 240Z with the intention of building his,But he wants a 280Z not a 240Z.So its going up for sale soon.