When we attended the Shokuji J-Tin show back in April a writer from Nissan NA was present and interviewed several Datsun owners for an article. The article was recently published for the Nissan Virtual Academy (a training content Web site for dealers) and looks to be very well-received:

 

Our Datsun Roadsters are covered in the beginning while the coolest Datsun family, our very own Tom, Matt and Nick Dockery are featured next with their Datsun 510 wagon. It’s a fun read, and also nice to see Nissan interested in enthusiasts that still love their vintage rides!  Check out the full article(PDF) below:

A Blast from the Past

Thank you to Ivan and James at HJCG for organizing this event! Don’t forget to register for this Saturday’s HJCG show:
Vintage Auto Salon Show

 

Are you ready for another exciting evening at the Wednesday Night Drags? Join us at Sonoma Raceway on 8/7/13! We had a great turnout of Z cars at our last gathering, check it out HERE.
Interested in caravanning up with fellow Z car owners? The Bay Area Z Association has three meeting locations. Each group will caravan to the Sonoma Raceway to meet the rest. You can choose the location you want to meet at but please be on time, DEPARTURE is key to be on time to check in and start racing!

South Bay Location 1:30pm @ ZCarGarage 140 Archer Street San Jose, CA 95112

Peninsula Location @ 1pm @ Lowes – 720 Dubuque Ave, So San Fran, CA 94080

East Bay Location @ 2pm @ Walgreens 1050 Gilman St Berkeley, CA 94710

The folks at HJCG are hosting another vintage Japanese car show 8/10/13 in San Leandro, CA. They hosted two fantastic car shows in the past including the Bayline and Shokuji J-Tin gatherings.

Historic J is proud to announce  another very special event at the San Leandro Maria August 10, 2013.
Location: 5 Monarch Bay Drive, San Leandro Marina CA.

For the first time ever here in the US our guest of honor from the world famous shop in Japan “Watanbe-San” owner of Rocky Auto will be attending our event.

Some of you might recognize him from the recent show “Retro-Kings”. He’s also known for the amazing cars that come out of his shop in Japan.

http://youtu.be/NGjI9R1XKEQ

Once again this is a once in a life time opportunity to meet Watanabe-san in person for the first time here on US soil.

For Registration go to http://historicj.com
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Rich R is long time customer and loves to run with the Lockheed-Martin autocross group. He wanted stiffer ride without compromising ride height or going to full coil-overs. We installed Koni dampers with NISMO coil springs.

Enjoy the Ride Rich!

The ZONC All-Nissan show on Saturday was great fun for all. We caravanned up from the shop 8-cars strong with the ZCG 2000, my 67.5 SPL, Gary’s 280z, Linda’s 280z, Matt D’s 510 wagon, Josh’s APS 350z, Tom D’s APS G35, and Bill’s 350z:

Weather in Brisbane was perfect with a view that’s hard to beat. Mike B (silver ‘67.5 SPL) and Kurt (’70 SPL) also showed their roadsters:

Some highlights of the show: not to brag but Gary’s R’s 280z is incredible! We will have a full report for you soon, here are a few pics to enjoy:

Gary’s Z won 1st place in class! People were impressed with the engine bay and interior:

Great turnout of really clean stock and modified Z32s:

Joe K and Kevin N’s 300s are always stunning, check out their engine bays:

Our roadster friend Francis, won 1st Place for his Datsun 510. We love the paint on this Dime!

ZCG caravan members took home more awards…Josh won 2nd Place with his APS TT 350z and the father-son duo of Tom and Matt D took 1st/2nd place, respectively!

Datsun Roadsters Rule!!!  Mike B won 1st Place with his ultra-sharp ‘67.5 SPL and Best of Show went to Rob and the ZCG 2000!

Big thanks to ZONC for hosting another fun show!

Lots of pictures in the gallery!
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