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ROD LOVELETT’S 240Z: THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME

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DATSUN/NISSAN Z’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY RACES M AY / J U N 2 0 1 9 • I S S U E 5 .5 /5 .6

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10 A Not So Mellow Yellow Z For most people the easiest way to get from point A to point Z is in a straight line. Not the case for Rod Lovelett and his 1973 240Z. His love affair with the Z started in 1978 and continues to this day. Two continents and three countries later, read how Rod finally built his perfect Z.

Departments 5 From the Editor 7 Event VARA: Datsun 240Z 50th Anniversary Races

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FROM THE EDITOR David Johnson - 1967-2019 Lita Singer - 1935-2019

• A Challenging Year to Say the Least By: Art Singer, EIC (ZCCM), Albuquerque Z Car Club 2019 has turned out to be a pretty tough year for me personally.

My mother passed away suddenly on February 15, 2019. I had been taking care of her ever since my father passed away 11 years ago. I aways used to tell her that she would probably outlive me. But the combination of the flu and pneumonia was just to much for her to fight off at the age of 83. She loved the magazine and always wanted to help whenever she could. She attended some Z events in the past, the latest one was the Friends of Mr K Fun Run in 2017.

She had a blast and was able to put faces to names she routinely saw while handling the distribution side of SZM, NissanSport and ZCCM. I will miss not being able to make her laugh.

The Z community also lost another member this year. David Johnson, owner of “Baby Blue” lost his battle with cancer. It’s really hard to see friends taken away so early in their life. This magazine. as well as others before it has allowed me to make friends with a lot of great people. It’s the main reason that I continue to do what I do. Growing old sucks, and dying is inevitable, but dying before you have a chance to grow old is just plain cruel.

There have still been quite a few readers wanting to send in articles on their Zs. The problem (if you want to call it that) is, they are mostly coming from the S30 crowd. I would love to see some later model Z owners (280ZX, 300ZX,

350Z and 370Z) get involved and start submitting some articles on their cars. As much as I love the S30, I would like to see more variety, including the newer models in the pages of ZCCM. A few good pictures and a good story behind the car is all it takes to make it happen.

ZCCM is still in search of Z-cars for the "Behind the Wheel" section of the magazine. If you own a nice Z and would like to see your car gracing the pages of the magazine and don't mind writing about it then send me an email at arts.zccm@gmail.com to get the ball rolling. Who knows, it might turn into a feature (see above) if there is a really good story behind it! Most BTW's only need between 400 to 700 words and about 5 to 8 hi-res images. This is your chance to see your car in print and it also looks nice displayed in the rear hatch area of your Z at your local car show. So get out from behind the wheel and show the Z world what you got.

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EVENTS • VARA: Datsun 240Z 50th Anniversary Races By: Ian Stewart, Group Z It’s November 2018 and I get a call from

and many others to spread the word. The holi-

and Sunday was the best I have ever experi-

a longtime friend and fellow Datsun racer with

days flew by, we left 2018 behind, participants

enced at Auto Club Speedway.

an interesting proposal. Vintage Auto Racing

were registered, packages were sent out, and

The Datsuns and the racers in VARA were

Association (VARA) was hosting a full-on road

all of a sudden, it was a week before the race

truly top notch, many of which had run their cars

race on the Roval (infield road course and half

with massive rain in the forecast. Well, luck was

at the Monterey Historics in 2018 like Phil

the NASCAR track, banking and all!!!) at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA in January 2019. A little background: VARA organizes road races at the biggest tracks on the west coast for vintage sports cars, formula cars, and basically anything more than 20 years old with a roll cage, 5-point harness and a fuel cell.

Given that the first 240Zs rolled off the boat in the US in late 1969, VARA wanted to feature the 50-year anniversary of our beloved Z car’s arrival. This was the makings of what was to be a great weekend of vintage racing action complete with a Z-focused car corral, track tours on the course, car show, and full access to the pits and ZIP boxes to watch the racing. That was more than enough for me to be all in, but then they doubled down and brought out Speed Photo by John Moran

Ventures to host an AutoX and confirmed that several Datsun racing legends would be on site

on our side as Thursday night, the skies cleared

for the weekend.

and aside from what I expect was a “challeng-

Ermish, and Mike Anderson. It was good to see

ing” setup day for the VARA crew on Thursday

all of them in action again and many more this

Z, Empire Z, Z Club of San Diego (ZCSD),

and a cold and VERY slippery practice day for

time like Larry Hassler (longtime Group Z mem-

SoCalZ, Harlan Katz (Solvang Roadster Show),

the racers on Friday, the weather for Saturday

ber), Bruce Mills (head of the Uncommon

Over the next several weeks, we got Group

Mendelovitz, John Wilkins, Steve Link, Troy

Friends), and Hector Cademartori who all brought out their equally potent racing Zs to this event making for some truly stunning photo ops and on-track battles.

Saturday had a turnout of 40 or so Datsuns in the corral with several cars coming in from out of state to enjoy the weekend. Group Z members Tom Clark, Barry Andersen, and I showed up early and staged the cars. The 240s were out in force, and the corral was right across from the AutoX course making it easy for several to get in some laps. Most notably, Steve Image courtesy of Kenny Uida

Pharr who, in addition to bringing an original scarlet red Scarab for the car show, got top time of the day honors against some stiff competition in his equally beautiful blue LS-powered 240Z.

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As for the rest of the corral, it had about the most beautiful and wide-ranging group of Zs you could imagine. From original owner, Wallace Cook’s stunning Ontario Motor Speedway 240Z, to John Moran’s 50th Anniversary Z31, to Arnel Solas with his impressive slicktop Z32, I knew the car show judges were going to have their work cut out for them on Sunday. The rest

derful daughters and MCed by fellow vintage

on display in the room, and when I got to see

of Saturday was a blast, hanging out with

racer Chris Horn and his wife Michelle who had

the scrapbooks with all the pictures and records

friends, checking out the race cars and taking a

convinced crusty old Ed to help them go racing

of top finishes and the congratulatory letters

few laps on the race course with everyone at

several years back and shared stories of their

from Nissan, I was that much more thankful that

lunch.

adventures with one of the most cantankerously

I had the pleasure of meeting him. Godspeed, Ed!

Photo by John Moran

On to Sunday with the final Races, the car show awards, and more Datsun tribute laps on track. The big track had been tough on the cars Friday and Saturday with blown motors, thrown rockers, failed suspension and many other challenges, but most got things put back together overnight and were ready to rock come morning. John Morton and Silvia Wilkinson surprised us in the corral on Sunday morning and spent a good amount of time meeting and talking with Saturday afternoon was an even bigger sur-

knowledgeable Datsun guys around. I knew Ed,

all of us, signing autographs, and taking pic-

prise with a very special tribute to longtime

but had no idea of his accomplishments, and

tures. Both John and Silvia are great to be

Datsun racer Ed Johnson, who unfortunately left

when the likes of John Morton, Silvia Wilkinson,

around and both very active with John still rac-

us in December of 2018. The tribute included an

Casey Mollett, and many others show up to

ing and Silvia recently publishing another great

all-Datsun lap on the track in his honor and a

share in the celebration, you know he was some-

book called 50/50 about race car driver John

memorial service at the track hosted by his won-

thing special. The life of this racer’s racer was

Paul Jr. John’s race status meant that he had to

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EVENTS • VARA: Datsun 240Z 50th Anniversary Races continued By: Ian Stewart, Group Z Photo by John Moran

leave the corral as he was offered to drive Bruce Mills 280Z in the all-Datsun race, resulting in some epic picture ops on track just before lunch.

Lunchtime brought the awards ceremony presented by VARA and Group Z and sponsored by Palomar Solar, Lucas Oil, and Motorsport Auto.

John Wilkins, John Morton, Ian Stewart, and Tom Clark handed out the awards. The Datsun Challenge winner was Troy Ermish in his wickedly fast 510. The Hard Charger award went to Steve Link in his very potent #49 510. John Morton was asked to select several of his favorites for awards and chose Larry Hassler for his absolutely beautiful looking and even better sounding C production 240Z. Randy Luis also received the nod from Morton and was awarded a pile of Lucas Oil Swag for his stunning 240Z street car.

Photo by John Moran

The car show judges’ awards went to some equally impressive cars. Best 240Z went to Barry Anderson, original owner of his all original 1973 240Z. Best 260/280Z went to Jeff Agner for his wild 280Z with vintage Jim Cook body kit. Ian Stewart picked up Best ZX for his Kaminari 280ZX show car. Best Project Car went to Andy Kroko and he was awarded a gift certificate from Motorsport Auto for his brown Photo by John Moran

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Photo by Andy Kroko

‘73 240Z. Finally, Best of Show (as selected by Morton) went to Christian Torchier for his absolutely gorgeous 510 wagon. The day wrapped up with an all-Datsun photo shoot on the front straight followed by more parade laps on course. Special thanks again to VARA’s Jeanette Bourke and John Wilkins and to all that brought Datsuns out to enjoy the weekend with us!

Photo by Andy Kroko

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Story and Photos by Rob Lovelett

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t all began with this girl I met back in 1978. She had a 1972

and it purred at 100 miles an hour. We went all over Europe with the Z, many

240Z. It was bright blue metallic with white interior. It had a white paint-

times camping. It was a blast and yes, I got to drive it, too.

ed stripe on the sides and had “240Z” in the stripe. While we were dat-

When my tour in Europe was finished, I moved back to Monterey,

ing, I never got to drive it. After a period of time, I finally had to meet her

California. I got a job in a body shop there and learned to paint. The Z got a

Dad. He was military and was working on his car at the craft shop on

new paint job, blue with some really cool silver stripes on the side. During this

base. It was an auto body place where soldiers can work on their own

time, we bought a boat and had no way of towing it. I ended up modifying a

cars. I went in and saw another 240Z that was taken completely apart. It only

trailer hitch that was structurally sound for the Z to pull it. The boat was light

had the wheels and steering wheel. I said, “Man, that guy has a lot of work to

and the tongue weight was light as well, so the Z was able to handle it with

do.” Well, come to find out it was her dad’s car and he was working on it. To

no problems. We moved to Canada in 1989 and the Z pulled the boat all the

make this part of the story shorter, we got married. I was shipped to Germany

way from Monterey up north to Vancouver. We were up here only three weeks

and she put her car in storage.

and the Z was stolen. It was found the next day torched and had been burned

Now living in Germany, my wife’s dad called and said he got orders to Germany as well. We had to make the decision to sell, or bring her 240Z to

so bad there was just a shell left.

It was 6 months before we found another Z to rebuild, and it needed a lot

Germany. Instead, he made an offer to trade his Z for hers. He sold her car

of work. Frame rails and floorboards were first. I was working in another body

and she got a newly painted 240Z with new parts and leather interior. Her dad

shop, so it was easier for me. It was what we called the pumpkin color and did-

shipped his car to Germany. He did mention that time was short, and he did-

n’t like it, so we were changing the color to another blue metallic. I painted the

n’t quite get it all together but made it drivable. The time came when the car

engine compartment, threw the engine back in, and drove it that way while I

arrived, and we drove 7 hours up to northern Germany to pick it up. I saw the

was going to work on the body. It wasn’t long before a five-ton truck drove right through a stop sign and the car was totaled.

Well, we were on the search again and things weren’t looking great for finding another 240. After a few months, we found a yellow one that had been painted in a garage and didn’t have a motor, tranny, or rear differential. The owner wanted a lot of money for it because it was rust free. We ended up buying it without any of the drivetrain. One bonus about this car was that it had white face gauges in it. I had never seen that before and was even more surprised on the illumination color when the lights are on. They have a nice green glow to them. I didn’t worry about those missing parts as I had a few other car parts that I was able to use, including parts from the Z that was just totaled. I was just so happy to have a Z again. I got the car drivable and was starting to enjoy it but was getting a lot of flak from friends as I was an auto body painter driving this car around with a garage paint job on it.

It’s 1992 and we just got BC Z

car and it looked great on the outside. In the car were a lot of parts and many

Registry started up and there was going to be this huge car show happening

little boxes of screws and bolts. This was when I was fully introduced to the Z

in a week. Monday night, we took parts off the car and did some repairs on

by helping put it back together and not knowing one bolt from the rest and how

wavy panels and spot primed those areas. Tuesday night, I wet sanded the

it came apart. We spent four and a half years with it driving on the Autobahn

whole car and dried it off. Wednesday night, we masked and sprayed the car

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with chrome yellow base clear. Thursday night, we detailed some parts and

what they are now. We heard that Montana had no speed limit, so this state

Friday night, we pulled an all-nighter and got the car back together. Saturday

was one we had to go through. Some of us camped and some stayed in hotels.

morning, I drove out to my first ever car show and couldn’t believe all the Z’s

When we were up and ready to go, we all hooked up at the local Nissan deal-

that were there. We didn’t win anything, but I was just happy to have the car

ership. We made it to the Convention and I wasn’t really interested in entering

in better showable condition against the other show cars. Bear in mind that I

my Z in the show because this one was huge and I didn’t have a nice engine

didn’t open the hood because the engine bay was not that good. A few other

compartment. I was told that for daily drivers you don’t have to put the hood

car shows came and went and I was getting inspired to make the car even

up for the show. All the guys talked me into it, so we cleaned the cars up from

better.

the layers of bugs we accumulated on the way. The car looked great from all

The big day was when we met up with the Washington Z car club and con-

the polishing and detailing we all put in it that night. The day of the show was

voyed to the Denver Z-Car Convention. Eight Z cars on a three-day road trip

hot, the sun was out, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. People were every-

just as the time when all the speed limits were raised from 55 miles an hour to

where and judges too. They kept coming by the car, but I wasn’t quite done with the detailing and they said to keep up the good work and that the car looks great!

The next day we had to leave for Illinois and visit family, so I had to cut the convention short. We made it to Illinois to visit family, and then drove back home after the trip was done. All those miles and no breakdowns. The car even got 28 miles to the gallon. The bonus was the 5-speed transmission and the 355 R200 rear end. Our club meeting was the next day after we got back and I was called up to the front. I was presented with my first trophy! When I missed the banquet at the convention because of the family trip, I didn’t know that I took first place for daily driver. It was so cool! A week later, I also found out that the car made it into the Z Car Magazine.

A couple years later, somebody made a left turn in front of my wife when she was driving the car and there was a collision that involved the front end. We only had liability insurance at the time so fixing it was on me. I still worked in the body shop at the time, Z CAR CLUB MAGAZINE

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so I thought fixing it myself would save some money. Most of it was body panels and the rad support, so no problem. This time my idea was not to just fix it but make it show worthy in the engine bay as well.

The car lived in the garage for almost three years while working on it part-time. We pulled the motor and started cleaning up the engine bay. A big part of the job was removing all the undercoating on the bottom of the car. The passenger side floorboard was great along with the frame rails for both sides. The driver’s side had patches here and there, so I ordered reproduction floorboards from Zedd Findings. They were really nice quality. The underside of the car is finished with Wurth, a rubber-based sprayable seam sealer. The battery tray is always a pain to finish around, so I drilled out the spot welds and welded nuts on the wheel well. This way, I could paint the tray separately and bolt it back in when finished. This also helps in running the wiring through the grommets in the firewall and making it easier to seal it, too. Most all the bolts and screws were changed to stainless to keep things cleaner. Every nut, bolt, and screw all have copper antiseize on them before install to make them better for removal if necessary. When I installed the MSD coil and tach converter, I didn’t want to drill any new holes in the wheel wells. I made separate brackets to

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mount them to, and mounted the assembly to the existing factory holes. I did the same for the fuel regulator and throttle cable to the firewall.

I did all of the exterior bodywork myself. It had some dogleg rust issues and sides were replaced with new ones. I also replaced the hood and the right fender. The whole car was primed and dry blocked and then re-primed with RM tintable yellow primer, wet sanded and blocked for paint. We wanted to stay with yellow, but something that was brighter even on a cloudy day, so while being an auto body painter, I mixed the yellow up from the tinting shelves and made my own formula for base with RM. I didn’t want to stay with just yellow again, so I wanted to come up with something that wasn’t too overdone with painted stripes. Simple was what it was going to be but with a few other colors involved. I found an article on a ‘77 280Z called a Zap edition. I had never seen one up close and didn’t know they still existed. I made a pattern from the front center of the hood and used the same pattern but a different size for the sides. I took a copy of the Z from the hatch emblem and made several sizes of the Z. I laid it out with the pattern I made, traced them on to the pre-mask, and cut them out with a razor blade. For the stripes, I found colors that went well with the yellow I used on the whole body. I used three coats of clear and then wet sanded and polished it.

The interior is basically all stock, except for the seats and carpet. Seats were redone in vinyl with cloth in the middle. The carpets are indoor/outdoor short pile made from patterns of the floorboard areas. We also made them to fit right below our seats as well. After cutting them to fit, we took them to a local upholstery shop and had them sewed on all the edges. I think they call it surging.

Other interior upgrades included a leather armrest that opens to the side for easy access, a rear speaker box for 8” subs, and 6x9 speakers installed in the very back to replace the rear plastic panel. I made the box in lightweight MDF and covered them in leather.

For the engine, I went with the N42 block from the 280Z with .040 diamond forged dished pistons, Total seal rings, and ARP racing studs. The block was sonic tested and hot tanked, decked, copper o-ringed, and line honed. Crank and rods were polished, and balanced along with the blower pulley, harmonic balancer, flywheel, and pressure plate. All being lubricated with a new turbo oil pump. The transmission is a 5Z CAR CLUB MAGAZINE

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held in by stainless steel brackets. The fuel-management system is run by SDS EM 4 efi.

The Edelbrock throttle body air intake tube is all aluminum. It bolted to the blower but wouldn’t fit past the shock tower. I cut it shorter and added a 3-inch to 4-inch diameter, schedule 40 aluminum pipe that was pressed only at one end to fit the oval inlet of the Edelbrock elbow. The connections were welded with a plate for the 62mm throttle body. I ground down those welds and added some ¼” strips that were curved to make the whole thing look twisted. It was one of the most time-consuming parts of the car, including the polishing. The blower is cooled under boost with Snow Performance water methanol injection.

The engine is cooled by a polished 3-core Champion aluminum radiator with Flex-a-light twin fans mounted in the front of the rad. I also neatly tucked an external oil cooler just under the air dam that has a stainless-steel deflector to direct air through it.

The entire build of the car has taken 27 years to come to the way it is now. With loads of time in the garage, I was able to do a lot of the work myself. I cannot forget to mention a big thank you to all my friends who helped me get it this far. The Z has been a part of my life for 40-plus years and I’m enjoying the ride. I might not have owned one since new but having been with a 240Z since 1978 has brought me loads of great memories.

Happy 50th to the Z and I’m sure it will see many more!

speed from an ‘82 ZX that was freshly rebuilt this past winter.

I used an E31 head with a Cometic steel head gasket. Along with the head, there is a blower grind cam, roadster springs, new rockers, larger exhaust valves, new valve guides, oil bar, and timing chain and gears.

The blower is a 7” Camden, belt driven roots type blower. The aluminum manifold is cast made and machined for the L series engines. It also had to be machined for injector bosses to be welded in for the injectors. I later ground down the welds and then polished the whole manifold. The 440cc injectors were installed with a Pallnet fuel rail that fits right over the 11mm O-rings and 16

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AROUND THE CURVE ZCCM is for car clubs and their members. We encourage you to join your local club or consider starting one of your own— it’s a great way to grow the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun community. If you already belong to a club and you don’t see it listed contact Art Singer at arts.zccm@gmail.com or 505-835-9170 for more information on how your club can become a partner.

• Partner Club Directory Arizona Desert Z Association Location: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Jim Ault Email: dza@desertzassocation.com Website: desertzassociation.com California Group Z Sports Car Club Location: Southern California Contact: Ian Stewart - President Email: ian@groupz.com Website: groupz.com Z Club of San Diego Location: San Diego, CA Contact: Chuck Golden Email: chucksbarandgrill@cox.net Website: zcsd.org Z Owners of Northern California Location: Northern California Contact: Linda Williams - President Email/: pres@zonc.org Phone: 408-761-1869 Website: zonc.org Colorado Z Car Club of Colorado Location: Denver & surrounding area Contact: Ira Sanders Email: zroadrunner14@gmail.com Website: zccc.org Connecticut Connecticut Z Car Club Location: Connecticut & surrounding area Contact: Ross Williams Email: officers@ctzcc.com Website: ctzcc.com Illinois Windy City Z Club Location: Chicago Metro Area Contact: Ty Ozgen Email: tyozgen@gmail.com Phone: 630-910-3616 Website: windycityzclub.com

Indiana Indy Z Club Location: Indianapolis, IN Contact: Scott Caylor - President Email: IZCC@indyzcarclub.org Phone: 317-698-8144 Website: indyzcarclub.org Kentucky Bluegrass Z Car Club Location: Louisville, KY Contact: Bill Edens - President Email: bzcc@bellsouth.net Phone: 502-241-3812 Website: bluegrasszcarclub.com Missouri Ozarks Z Club Location: Springfield, MO Contacts: Josh Lyman - President Email: Ozarkszclubprez@gmail.com Phone: 417-597-0872 Facebook.com/groups/ozarkszclub New Hampshire Z Car Club of New England Location: New Hampshire Contact: John Jeffries - President Email: john@baddogparts.com Phone: 617-510-2694 Website: zccne.org New Mexico Albuquerque Z Car Club Location: Albuquerque Metro Area Contact: Nelson Ackerman Email: nlackerman1@aol.com Phone: 505-239-6833 Facebook: Albuquerque Z Car Club New York Z Association of New York Location: Upstate New York Contact: Mike Roth Email: rothm@srgarch.com Phone: 518-857-5026 Website: zanyz.com

North Carolina Triad Z Club Location: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point Contact: Matthew Ragan - President Email: president@triadzclub.com Phone: 336-399-0961 Website: triadzclub.com Triangle Z Club Location: Raleigh, NC Contact: Bud Hansen - President Email: budhansenus@hotmail.com Phone: 919-215-2698 Website: trianglezclub.com Ohio Cleveland Z Club Location: Northern Ohio Contact: Karen Karl - President Email: kmk@bricekarl.com Website: Clevelandzclub.com Z Car and Roadster Owners Club Location: Central Ohio Contact: Jessica Padavana Email: jessica.padavana@gmail.com Phone: 614-315-1955 Website: zroc.org Oklahoma Oklahoma Z car Club Location: Tulsa and Oklahoma City Contact: Pete Pitchford Email: petepitchford@gmail.com Phone: 405-612-1146 Website: okzcc.com Tennessee Middle Tennessee Z Club Location: Central Tennessee Contact: Bob McGehee Email: rmcgehee22@gmail.com or mtzclub@gmail.com Phone: 615-260-5669 Website: middletennesseezclub.com Smokey Mountain Z Car Club Location: Eastern Tennessee Contact: Tony Price Email: tonyprice1@yahoo.com Phone: 865-681-7986 Website: smokymountainzcarclub.com

Texas Cowtown Z Club Location: Ft Worth and Arlington Area Contact: Mike Brunner Email: mtbrunner14@hotmail.com Phone: 817-441-6471 Website: cowtownzclub.com Z Club of Texas Location: Dallas Metro Area Contact: “Mad” Mike Taylor Email: zmadmike@airmail.net Phone: 214-533-0922 Website: zcluboftexas.org Virginia Tidewater Z Car Club Location: Eastern Virginia Contact: Todd Wagner Email: zfixers@cox.net Phone: 757-851-8098 Website: tzccva.org Z Car Association of Richmond Location: Richmond, VA Contact: Chris Grigg Email: President@richmondzcar.com Phone: 804-467-5067 Website: richmondzcar.com And we're on Facebook!

Z Car Club of Northern Virginia Location: Tysons Corner Contact: Bernie Bilski Email: yugobernie@cox.net Website: zcarclubnova.org Washington Z Car Club of Washington Location: Washington State Contact: Marty Molloy Email: twin.turbos@yahoo.com Phone: 425-367-9065 Facebook: facebook.com/DatsunClub Web Based Z Car Clubs Classic Zcar Club Location: Internet Contact: Mike Gholson Website: classiczcars.com

UPCOMING EVENTS Hemmings Concours D’Elegance Date: September 13-15, 2019 Location: The Festival Commons - Charles R Wood Park, Lake George, NY Details: njzclub.com

15th Annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) Date: September 21, 2019 Location: Marina Green Park, Long Beach, CA Details: japaneseclassiccarshow.com

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