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On Saturday, August 30 the Breakfast Club Rally is hosting Tokyo Calling 5, their fifth All-Japanese car rally starting in Sonoma, Ca.

To register and see more details, please visit their website HERE

 
 

We have run several rallies with Breakfast Club and it is a total blast, you can see our previous event reports HERE.

Stay tuned for caravan information from Z Car Garage.

Z you there!

 

 

Enjoy this walk-around and driving video from Tokyo Calling 3:

 

A great video from Tokyo Calling 4:




A Tribute to Speedhunters

Filed under: 240z,510,Events,Featured Cars and Projects,Skyline
by Alvin G @ 8:54 am on July 14, 2025

 

Speedhunters, the popular car culture website, appears to be inactive. While there’s no official announcement of the site’s demise, like many fans and followers of the site we are disappointed. Speedhunters was known for its high-quality photography and in-depth stories about car culture.

 

We’ve gathered all 14(!) Speedhunters articles featuring Z Car Garage clients and friends here for you all to enjoy. Who knows how long the site will remain on the web, so click on the photos or links below to read the full features by authors/photographers Trevor Ryan, Naveed Yousufzai, Larry Chen and Mike Garrett.

Z Car Garage Shop Tour

Gary’s OS Giken TC24-powered 1971 Datsun 240Z

Eric Straw’s RB26DETT-Powered 1984 DR30 Skyline

James’ 1972 Datsun 240Z Turbocharged L-Series

Driving While Awesome: Coastal Range Rally

The Joel Anderson IMSA GTU Datsun 240Z

Alvin’s 1967.5 SR20-Powered Datsun Roadster-by Trevor Ryan

DWA Rally From Home

 

Mr. K’s Personal Datsun 240Z

 

Eric Straw’s 1969 SR20DET-powered Datsun Roadster

Gary’s 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GT

Alvin’s SR20-powered Datsun Roadster-by Mike Garrett

The 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show

The 2018 Mitty Vintage Races




Happy 4th of July!

Filed under: 240z,Events
by Alvin G @ 7:28 am on July 4, 2025

 

From all of us at Z Car Garage we hope you have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!
Long Live The Z

Shown above in Red, White and Blue are our clients:

CJ’s 1971 Datsun 240Z

Mike’s 1970 Datsun 240Z

Rob J’s 1971 Datsun 240Z





EVENTS: ZONC Gathering at the Blackhawk Museum June 8!

Filed under: 240z,510,Events
by Alvin G @ 9:51 am on June 2, 2025

 

Join us on Sunday, June 8 for the Z Owners of Northern California (ZONC) gathering at the Blackhawk Museum! See flyer below for more details:

 

We had a blast at last year’s ZONC event with a fantastic turnout. See our report from the 2023 event HERE, and Z you at Blackhawk!

 

 




EVENTS: CSRG’s Corkscrew Classic at Laguna Seca June 20!

Filed under: 240z,510,Events,Racing
by Alvin G @ 5:10 pm on May 19, 2025

 

On June 20-22, Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) will host the Corkscrew Classic vintage race at Laguna Seca. Z Car Garage will participate and support several client’s Datsun 510 race cars running in B-Sedan Group 3. It will be a great weekend filled with competition, camaraderie and plenty of Alfas, BMWs and Datsuns sharing the track. Remember to bring your family and friends as admission is FREE for spectators!

Hoosier Tire 2.5 Challenge


CSRG will be featuring the Hoosier 2.5 Challenge TA/BS. This is an action-packed race group with B-Sedans battling for points in the series!

 

Race Schedule

Watch these Datsuns Race!

Want a glimpse of what it’s like to see Datsuns racing at Laguna Seca? Check out our 2024 race report with video and photos: HERE, and view a sample of cars expected to race June 20 at the Corkscrew Classic:

Race car driver, restorer and Datsun Historian Glenn Chiou in his FAR Performance 240Z. This Z has a very rich racing history, driven in the 70’s by Loren St. Lawrence in VIPS Restaurant livery.

 




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