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Happy 510 Day!

Filed under: 510,Automotive History,Racing
by Alvin G @ 5:10 pm on May 10, 2025


Z Car Garage wishes you a Happy 5/10 Day! We love driving Datsun 510s on the street and at the race track. Here are a few 510s at the shop, with more photos in the gallery below. Hope you get to Enjoy the Ride in your Dime today too!

 

We have several Datsun 510s in the shop today, here’s a short preview with full features coming to zcarblog.com.

SR20DET-powered Bluebird Coupe:

 

Sean’s SR20-powered (Mikuni induction) 510:

 

We always have many racing 510s in for tuning/sorting:

5/10 Days of the Past

We have plenty of 510 content for you to enjoy, starting with the most famous Dime of all time…when the Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) Datsun 510 #46 race car arrived at Z Car Garage.

 

Despite being against all odds, our hero John Morton drove this 510 to SCCA Trans-Am series championship victories in 1971 and 1972, putting Nissan on the map and fueling every Datsun enthusiast’s passion. In preparation for the Velocity Invitational at Laguna Seca we dyno tested this legendary race car. Turn those speakers up and enjoy the video!

Enjoy some of our favorite 510s at the shop:

 

Rob Fuller’s 1971 Datsun 510 featured on Hoonigan Autofocus with Larry Chen

 

Rob’s Turbo6 80’s-revival project:

 
 
 

Enjoy The Boost in this video of the 510s in action:

 

 

Z Car Garage CV Axles on Dustin’s Datsun 510

 

Mark’s Datsun 510

 

Z Car Garage CV Axles on Carlo’s Datsun 510

 

Anthony’s Supra-Powered Datsun 510

 

Glenn Chiou  Ex-Finn/Harris U2.5L Trans-Am ’68 510:

 

Rob’s Bay Area Datsun Dealers 510:

 

Gabe’s B-Sedan:

 

Kelvin’s Ex-Ted Gruner Datsun 510

 

We hope you can Do It In A Datsun today, Happy 5/10 Day!

 




Happy Birthday John Morton!

Filed under: 240z,510,Automotive History,Events
by Alvin G @ 5:10 am on February 17, 2025

 

Happy 83nd Birthday to our hero John Morton!

 

An amaZingly talented driver, Morton brought Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) four National SCCA Championships from 1970-1972: two C-production championships in the Datsun 240Z and two Trans-Am championships in the Datsun 510. Enjoy our photos with John Morton over the years and let’s all wish him the best birthday!

Rob and John at the Velocity Invitational 2022

 

 

Morton, Pete Brock and Steve Millen at Laguna Seca 2018

 

Road Atlanta 2010, with the John Morton Army (JMA)

 

 

BRE Reunions in 2008 and 2010:

 

The Mitty, 2018:

 

Honored to spend time with John Morton on the racetrack. Happy Birthday!

 

 

 




Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo on display at Car Week August 14-17

Filed under: Events,Racing,Z31,z32
by Alvin G @ 3:00 pm on August 8, 2024

 

In a fitting tribute to its storied legacy, the Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo will make a special appearance at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion during Monterey Car Week from August 14 to 17, 2024. See the official news from Nissan HERE and read below for a brief introduction.

 

The Championship-winning 1988 Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo is at Z Car Garage. This iconic race car was driven by Geoff Brabham and John Morton, known for de-throning the Porsche 962 in IMSA racing with 8 straight wins. Thanks to Dean Case and Greg Nelson of Nissan Motorsports for the opportunity to have this legend here at Z Car Garage. Enjoy the photos of chassis #8801 with a full feature coming soon to zcarblog.com

 
 

It’s surreal to see the car that has been a poster on our wall actually inside the shop. Rob had to get out his R/C car and another poster from the front office:

 
 

Enjoy this video highlighting the epic 1988 IMSA season with Morton and Brabahm in the GTP ZX-T:

 

In recognition of its impact, IMSA announced earlier this year that Brabham and the GTP ZX-Turbo will be inducted into the 2024 IMSA Hall of Fame in October.

 




RACING: The Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo at Z Car Garage!

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Racing,Z31
by Alvin G @ 3:00 pm on April 15, 2024

 

The Championship-winning 1988 Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo is at Z Car Garage. This iconic race car was driven by Geoff Brabham and John Morton, known for de-throning the Porsche 962 in IMSA racing with 8 straight wins. Enjoy the photos of chassis #8801 with a full feature coming soon to zcarblog.com!

 

Thanks to Dean Case and Greg Nelson of Nissan Motorsports for the opportunity to have this legend here at Z Car Garage.

 

It’s surreal to see the car that has been a poster on our wall actually inside the shop. Rob had to get out his R/C car and another poster from the front office:

 

Enjoy this video highlighting the epic 1988 IMSA season with Morton and Brabahm in the GTP ZX-T:




EVENTS: CSRG David Love Memorial Vintage Race 3/15

Filed under: 240z,510,Events,Racing
by Alvin G @ 5:10 pm on February 20, 2024

 

On March 15-17, Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) is hosting the David Love Vintage races at Sonoma Raceway. Z Car Garage will be racing and supporting several client’s Datsun 510 race cars running in the B-Sedan Group. Spectators are FREE, so come out and enjoy a weekend filled with competition, camaraderie and plenty of Alfas, BMWs and Datsuns sharing the track.

 
 

Z Car Garage Races Ands Supports Six Datsun 510s!

It is our pleasure to bring more enthusiasts into the world of vintage racing. Our services do include full race support and car-preparation to help make client’s race days seamless and worry-free so they can focus on driving. One of our specialties is dyno tuning. Before a race weekend we confirm that your car is running well and make necessary adjustments while on the chassis dyno.

Video of two Datsun 510 B-Sedans (Rob and Tom), Enjoy the sweet L-series music!

Here is a preview of the Z Car Garage clients running at the David Love Vintage races:

#7 Rob Fuller

ZCG owner Rob Fuller, Bay Area Datsun Dealers car

 

#7 Kelvin Tse

 

#64 Kenny Tse

 
 

#8 Gabe Rothman

 

#25 Jeff Rothman

Gabe’s father Jeff is racing his B-Sedan Datsun 510:

 

#98 Kelly M

 

#68 and #30 Noah’s 510 and BMW 2002

 

 

We will also be supporting Lora’s Spec Miata!

 

For more information please visit Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG). See you at the track!




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