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  1. Angel,

    Sure would like to see some update on the Fairlady!

  2. Just happened to even remember this site after so many years and changes in my life. Haven't heard from Angel in a long time. As I recall he wanted to go live in China, so perhaps he did just that. I'll keep checking back as long as I am alive and see what's going on. Angel STILL owes me a drive in my old Fairlady when he finishes her.
  3. It's been 2 years and almost 8 months since Angel updated the status of his Z above. My story involves Angel. Now I'll tell you my story. First notice my ID here, ZcarS30-00039. The S30-00039 was the VIN of my first Nissan Fairlady Z. Oldest Z I know of. Anyway, she was purchased in Tokyo by a US Air Force officer. He shipped her to the states. Couldn't keep her so was going to trade her in on a Datsun in early 1970. The dealer couldn't accept the trade-in (no smog BS), so a salesman at the dealer bought the Z and put it on the market. This was when there was a months long waiting list for a Z. Anyway I saw and add in the paper for a Fairlady Z. Doubtful then anyone even knew a Fairlady was the Japanese version of the 240. I did because I was telling a fellow I worked with how much I wanted a 240Z, but he had no idea what it was. One day we saw one on the street as we were driving around Miami. I told him that's a 240Z. He said, no. He said when he was just in Japan, they were a Fairlady Z. Anyway, I contacted the fellow in the ad and got my Z without a wait, although used a bit. I had it until 1992 when hurricane andrew dumped half a pine forest on her. We got the trees off, but she was about a foot and a half tall. Also at this time there were hundreds of abandoned cars in Dade County. The county as well as scrappers were picking them all up. I didn't know it was gone till I got back from a long trip to Ohio. Zero luck finding out what happened to her. That's the front story, except I still missed my Z. Flash forward to 2001. I see on the internet a '73 Fairlady Z for sale in Texas. After some work, a trip to Texas, and some money exchanged, said Z arrived at my home on a transport truck. Loved that car. I was SLOWLY working on getting it back to as stock as possible. Then I discovered my love of Harley's outweighed my love of that Z, Kids were grown and lots of free time to ride with the wife. The Z was eventually relegated to not being garaged. Hated that, but that's the way it was. Now I wish it hadn't been, but that was then and now is now. Well, I wanted to sell her, but not to just anybody. One day I was contacted by this young fellow named Angel. Yes, I am the old dude he first mentioned and his story about his buying the Z is spot on! Well one thing isn't really true. The part about getting in and out was really true. I think we both loved the car so much that I concocted that story to cover my crime of allowing a Harley to push it outside! I've been in contact with him since, very OFF and on. The last I had seen of the Z was on it's way to be blasted. He just told me today about this site, so here I am. My thoughts on the Z. I hope he does not cut up the body and goes with orange which he said was one of the colors he was thinking about. The reason, my original "00039" Z ended it's days being orange. Miami to West Palm, less than a couple of hours. I need a road trip, I think! If you got this far, thanks for reading and I, more than anyone here, including Angel, NEEDS to see the Nissan Fairlady Z looking beautiful and back on the road!!! Take care...Bob
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