We visited the Mustang Ranch this morning to listen to Pete Brock and check out some cool vintage Fords. A handful of Datsun enthusiasts amongst high dollar Cobra owners all shared the same enthusiasm and wonder as Pete Brock told stories and described his history with the Daytona coupe and Shelby team. Brock also spent some time introducing us to his latest Superformance Coupe, complete with a fuel-injected GM-supplied LS7 drivetrain.

The parking lot was a car show with plenty of clean Mustangs, replica and continuation Cobras. For us Datsun-nuts it was also a pleasant surprise to see a ultra-low mile 1-owner 280z on the dyno inside the shop! Yes, even Ford fans love Z’s 🙂

Big Thanks to Pete and Gayle for spending time with us!
Enjoy the pictures in the gallery and LONG LIVE THE Z
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*Attention all Datsun Fans*

Pete Brock will be speaking at the Mustang Ranch shop in this Saturday, Jan 29th, Santa Clara, CA 10am-3pm. Stop by the shop and listen to the Datsun Legend! Here is a newsletter from Pete and Gayle with details about Saturday’s event:

“This Sat (the 29th), I’ll be speaking at the Mustang Ranch shop in Santa Clara in the Northern California area (just west of San Jose).
This event is open to all, starting at 10am and ending at 3pm. My SPC073 will be on display and I’ll be giving a “tour” of its new LS7.Starting early afternoon I’ll be speaking on my life in design, focusing on aerodynamics and how I applied these concepts to the Daytona Coupes.

Time is set aside for autographing items and Gayle will be bringing some posters, George Bartell art and archive photo reprints with us if you’d like to have any of them autographed in person (some of them will be the new photos she’s just posted on the website).

We won’t be bringing a lot so its first come first serve or contact Gayle by this Tue afternoon to reserve/request a piece. We won’t be bringing any shirts down due to space constraints but if there is something you want us to bring, let Gayle know before Tue afternoon and she’ll pack it up.
We hope to see you this Saturday, Jan 29th, 10am-3pm Mustang Ranch: 1375 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA
http://www.newmustangranch.com”

Long Live BRE!

ZCG would like to thank everyone that displayed their car and helped us out during the week. It would not be possible without you! We had a great display of cars including three S30s(1 RHD), a 67.5 roadster, Z32TT and NA ‘vert, two 370zs, an R35, an R33, three G35s, a 240sx, and four 350z cars. Check the gallery at the end for more pictures from the show:

Check out the gallery for more pictures:
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The San Jose Auto Show starts Thursday 1/6/11 and runs until Sunday 1/9/11.
ZCG’s 20-car display is coming together and there will also be a multimedia touch added!
Stop by Aftermarket Alley to check us out and enjoy the show!
Ticket info and details can be found HERE

Z you at the show!

ZCG welcomes home friend and fellow owner Chuck G. Chuck has been in Afghanistan for a long time and safely returned today. ZCG has been working(and storing) his GReddy TT 350z and now he can enjoy his 11-second beast!

Here are a few posts documenting Chuck’s build, from being supercharged to it’s current 500rwhp+ twin-turbo configuration.

3.8L Nears Completion

3.8L Lives!

3.8L Baseline Dyno

Welcome home Chuck!