Vintage cars may remain with their loving owners for years, change ownership or even get spotlighted in the media at some point. Our “where are they now” series features past Z Car Garage vehicles with updates on their status. In this fourth installment we catch up with Joe’s 1973 Kenmeri Skyline, now residing in Los Angeles, Ca.

Let’s go back in time to 2017…our client Alex McDowell decided to part with his 2000 GT-X so we listed it on our FOR SALE page. Joe F from SoCal contacted us immediately and jumped on a plane to visit Z Car Garage. Rob picked Joe up from the airport in the Kenmeri, tossed him the keys to enjoy it for a day…and he was sold.

We had great times with this KGC110 Skyline driving to many local events in the Bay Area. JDM Legends did a great job.

 

Enjoy this video of the Kenmeri driving and on the dyno at ZCG:

Just 4 days after we listed this 1973 Nissan Kenmeri Skyline it found a new owner with Joe in Southern California:

“Just want to say thank to Rob and the guys at Z Car Garage.  Had a great experience purchasing my 73 Skyline Kenmeri from them. Class act all around and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a quality top notch classic JDM car!”

Here is the Kenmeri arriving:

Joe immediately started Enjoying The Ride in his Skyline and making appearances at local events!

JDM Makeover

Joe added his own touches to make the Kenmeri his own with 15×10/12 Work Spirit 33 wheels built by Love20Bee, custom suspension and a full repaint in BMW Alpine White:

All the factory chrome parts blacked out along with Mizuno Works rear wing and front spoiler. Joe’s build was showcased Super Street Magazine with photos by Marvin Recinos:

Inside, Joe added Recaro seats. He left the engine alone as it was properly strong making all the right noises when it left Z Car Garage! Ps…we love that Joe also kept the Z Car Garage license plate frame on!

We are happy for you Joe, thanks for visiting us and making the next chapter of the Kenmeri awesome. Always check our FOR SALE listings here on zcarblog.com, FB and IG. Stay tuned as we have a very cool group of cars coming up for sale from the collection of Randy Jaffe!

Our client Randy Jaffe is selling this 1994 Nissan D21 Hardbody Truck with only 5,370 miles. It is 1 of 3 display trucks built by Nissan to promote their record-setting land speed achievement of 142.9 mph at Bonneville. Stored in a climate-controlled building as part of an extensive Nissan/Datsun collection.

Price: $36,000

See the walk-around video and more photos on our FOR SALE page.

Our client Randy Jaffe is selling this 2023 Nissan Z Proto Spec 6MT with only 14 delivery miles. It is 1 of 240 Proto-Spec Z cars made. Still in the wrapper and stored in a climate-controlled building as part of an extensive Nissan/Datsun collection.

Price: $75,000

See the walk-around video and more photos on our FOR SALE page.

Z Car Garage is excited to go vintage racing April 18-21 at the Sonoma Speed Tour with Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA). Come out to Sonoma Raceway this weekend and watch some exciting B-Sedan/Trans Am race action!

Z Car Garage Race Preparation

It is our pleasure to bring more enthusiasts into the world of vintage racing. Our trackside services 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. Here is a video of the race cars we prepared this week with dyno passes and a walk around the shop. Enjoy!

Z Car Garage Racers

Z Car Garage will be racing and supporting several client cars at both events:

#64 Kenny Tse

Kenny will be in the Ex-Ted Gruner B-Sedan Datsun 510 featuring our Z Car Garage CV Axles :

 

#8 Gabe Rothman’s B-Sedan

#7 Rob Fuller in the Bay Area Datsun Dealers Datsun 510

This 510 also features our Z Car Garage CV Axles :

#98 Kelly M

2024 Race Schedule!

Join us for the 2024 race season! See the full race schedule below and LONG LIVE THE Z! The next event will be Laps For Laguna on May 31 at Laguna Seca Raceway:

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: