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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***We will be meeting at Z Car Garage on Saturday, 7/27 at 8:30am to caravan up to Brisbane***

 

 

 

***Attention All Track-Day Fans***

CityTech is hosting another great track day on September 14 at world famous Mazdaspeed Laguna Seca Raceway!  We love running with this group and they are offering a BMW and Roadster challenge series for the day. Registration and more info can be found on their site HERE. Don’t miss this event!
You can see pictures from our last ‘Seca track day with City Tech HERE.

***We will be meeting at Z Car Garage on Saturday at 8:30am to caravan up to Brisbane***

Come out July 27  for the ZONC Annual Brisbane Marina Car Show! This is a great venue held near San Francisco check out pictures from last year’s show HERE.

 

Last year our friend Victor Laury had a stroke and could not enjoy driving his collection of Datsuns. With the help of the very tight-knit Datsun Roadster community we helped auction his 1970 Datsun 2000 Roadster…and the winner was from Australia!

Victor’s roadster was on display at the 2012 Solvang Datsun Roadster Show where people could purchase tickets to enter the raffle in person or online. The winner was to be selected from a bowl of tickets by Victor himself.

Congratulations to winner Robert P. of New South Wales, Australia!  He is now the proud owner of a very special SRL. Rob also happens to be a true “Z” fanatic, owning a boosted VQ-swapped S30. Check out the custom fabricated intake manifold he artfully made!

 

The roadster was shipped from SoCal overseas to it’s new home:

 

Though Rob had never owned a roadster before, he immediately started making the roadster his own while keeping the spirit of Victor’s aesthetics/modifications intact. His choice of copper finished SSR Mk IIr’s carry on Victor’s appreciation of  JDM wheels.

 

Rob worked diligently to get the car roadworthy for Australian motoring and started enjoying the ride! Imagine driving a LHD vehicle down under…

 

He even visited expert Datsun Roadster specialist Lou Mondello for a dyno tune! The Solex-equipped U20 put down a healthy 79KW to the wheels:

Rob’s roadster was even featured in a recent TV commercial! When Victor owned this car it was featured in many JDM magazines…it appears that the limelight he enjoyed is strong. Here is the TV Commercial

If you want to see Rob’s transformation of his newest Datsun, follow the build on the world’s best Datsun Roadster website:
www.311s.org
Congrats again to Rob and our heart goes out to Victor who we hear is doing much better now. At the time of this post a Datsun Fun Run was being organized at his request!