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Today marks the 20th Anniversary of Z Car Garage. We thank all of our clients and friends for supporting us along the way. Your business and trust is greatly appreciated! It is hard to believe ZCG opened its doors in 2004. Enjoy these photos of the shop from today and 2- years ago.
Front office today compared to 2004, with a young Rob Fuller laying down the flooring:
Our (soon to be) dyno room in 2004 and 2024:
Z Car Garage is excited for another 20 years! LONG LIVE THE Z
April 3, 2024 -Nissan hosted an informal tech talk at Z Car Garage to discuss the new Nissan NISMO Z and their GT4 racing efforts. A great time was had by all, enjoy photos from the event and don’t forget to catch this weekend’s Z racing action at Sonoma!
Rob Fuller of Z Car Garage recaps the evening:
“Thanks to Nissan for giving the opportunity to host the event. Recently appointed Nissan Motorsports Press Officer Dean Case provided food/drink and Motorsports Manager Greg Nelson talked about the Nismo Z and GT4 race program with close to 65 people attending.”
It was rad to see our clients and attendees show up in their sports cars. Four Nissan Z (RZ34) outside the shop, including Z Owners of Northern California (ZONC) president Linda William’s Proto-Spec Nissan Z (background). Pall drove his R32 Skyline GT-R:
Inside the shop, Greg Nelson sparked interest in the GT4 program, now with several race teams choosing the new Nismo Z as their contender. Guests were welcome to sit inside and check it out. More photos in the gallery below!
ROB: We also had a special appearance from Emy Kissick who is a talented young person racing in the Spec-Miata series and also checking out colleges in the Bay Area. Super cool to meet her. Speaking of racing, if you are in town this weekend make sure you check out the GT4 Nissan Z cars running in SRO at Sonoma Raceway! When the 350z debuted there was few Z33s racing, and now there will be FOUR GT4 Nismo Z cars. Last year they had two podiums. Thanks to Nissan for continuing to be a part of Motorsport and the magical times you are creating with the New Z.”
We had many client cars on display for attendees to enjoy, like Larry Chen’s SR20DET-powered 1970 Datsun 240Z (above) and (below) the #49 Joel Anderson IMSA GTU Datsun 240Z:
On the lifts: Kurt’s R32 SR32 Skyline GT-R, Sebastian’s Hakosuka Skyline and Paul’s Nissan 30ZX Twin Turbo and David’s 1972 Datsun 240Z
Yes, this is the Championship-winning 1988 Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo at Z Car Garage. Driven by Geoff Brabham and John Morton. The car that de-throned the Porsche 962 in IMSA racing with 8 straight wins. Full story coming soon to zcarblog.com!
Check out the NISMO Z racing in the Pirelli GT4 America Series this weekend at Sonoma Raceway! Details for the April 6th Nissan car corral hosted by ZONC and ZCCA and disscounted tickets can be found in the QR code on the flyer below:
Thanks to the following attendees for sharing photos with us: Bruce Hotchkiss, ZONC, Matthew Knine-Lijon, Pall Kornmayer, Koichi Kanda, WautoJ, Cooper and Heather Durham.
Looking for a Job? – How about a great career?
Z Car Garage is looking for an experienced technician to be part of our team. This is not an average 9 to 5 automotive job: the ideal candidate must be motivated, passionate and ready to put in the work so we can continue building classic Z cars and late model Nissans.
Interested or know someone who might be a good fit? PLEASE SHARE THIS and spread the word. Send your CV to rob@zcargarage.com and call us at (408)452-0350.
Check out our shop on this episode of Hoonigan Autofocus with Larry Chen:
Happy Friday from Z Car Garage! We love to see clients Enjoying the Ride in their Z Cars. Jeremy G stopped by the shop with his white Datsun 240Z and snapped the photo above. Tony K took his Z out for nice evening drive in Sacramento. This Z has a long history with Z Car Garage having received upgrades like a 3L with triple-Mikuni ph44s, 280Zx 5-speed transmission, suspension refresh, our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes, Z Car Garage CV Axles and Z Car Garage Heat Shield. You can read all about it HERE.
Ryan B is enjoying his LS3-powered Datsun 240Z on the Targa California rally. Expect a full report on this S30 soon on zcarblog.com
The #49 Joel Anderson IMSA GTU Datsun 240Z at the shop today:
Long Live The Z!
Last Saturday Z Car Garage gathered a group of vintage cars to attend Cars and Coffee at SIM Racers Group in San Jose. We had a great time and thank everyone for hanging out with us. Thanks to Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) for hosting! Enjoy the photos below.
We caravanned from Z Car Garage around 8:15am with close to 25 cars!
Arriving at Sim Racers Group with 40 cars and good times. We enjoyed chatting with everyone and testing our skills on the simulators.
Here are a few Z Car Garage clients in attendance:
Matt’s KA24DE-T Datsun 510
Kurt’s iconic VG30ET-powered 510, “The Strutless Wonder”
Lou’s Series 1 1970 Datsun 240Z
Kurt’s 1973 Kenmeri Skyline
Linda’s 2023 Proto-Spec Z
Armon’s 1973 Datsun 240Z
Alex’s Sunny Truck
Geoff’s 1966 Cortina and Eric’s 1964 Mercury Comet
Nick’s Samurai and Josh’s VW Bug:
There was a great variety of cars like this Datsun Violet 710 and 1st-gen Mazda RX-7:
Thank you to Linda Williams, Matthew Knine Lijon, Kurt Wubbels, Eric Rumpf, Cooper and Geoff Wise for sharing their photos!
