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!

1 of 3 cars built by Bob Sharp Racing
VIN – PL510-348692 built for Jim Fitzgerald
New 1.8 L Rebello motor with zero hours
Original parts intact including custom fabricated parts by BSR
Prepped and ready to race
Price: $129,000
Full Listing

History

During the winter of 1971 into early 1972 Bob Sharp Racing built three B Sedan SCCA 510 race cars. Number 33 was built for Bob Sharp, number 38 was built for Jim ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald and number 75 was built for Paul Newman. These three race cars competed in the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Bob Sharp and Paul Newman would race in the Northeast Region while Fitzy raced in the Southeast Region. Fitzy would win the SE division and came in 3rd in the 1972 Runoffs at Road Atlanta while Bob Sharp took the National Championship title in the #33 510 and retired the car at his home.

These three 510’s were the first BSR race cars to wear the red, white and blue livery. Paul would crash the #75 510 in practice at the Runoffs in 1973 at Road Atlanta so Bob had a few of his guys in CT go to his house load up the 1972 Championship #33 510 and trailer it down to Atlanta. Paul’s #75 car was a complete total so they decaled the #33 car with Pauls’ #75 and Paul was the only Bob Sharp racer to finish the final race of 1973. Paul asked Bob if he could buy the car after the race and he did. Paul repainted in the car in his silver and black Smith livery which is now owned by John Baldwin in LA. The #38 510 is the only red, white and blue 510 left of the three.

Attached is a letter to a previous owner of the #38 from Bob Sharp authenticating the car and VIN – PL510-348692.

The #38 Bob Sharp 510 race car represents one of the most historical 510 race cars of all time! This car was invited to the Amelia Island Concours D’ Elegance in 2020 and represented the only Datsun on the grass on Sunday. I also attended a Christmas party in FL where Bob and I got to hang out the entire day and talk about this car and many of the others. He did sign the car in several places and he personally awarded the car of the party to this 510. Fitzy’s daughter MJ is also seen in a few pics at Amelia Island – she was thrilled as she hadn’t seen the car since she was a kid in 1973.

The car has a new 1.8 L Rebello motor with zero hours. The car has all of its regional catch cans, brake reservoir, radiator, battery box, seat, gauges and many other custom fabricated parts built by BSR. The car is prepped and ready to race. See more photos in the for sale listing HERE

 

Happy Friday from Z Car Garage! The shop is busy dyno tuning, servicing and upgrading Z cars. Enjoy this brief update from Friday, January 24.

S30 Z Cars

In 2021, Larry Chen commissioned Z Car Garage to transform his beloved SR20DET-powered 1970 Datsun 240Z, affectionately known as “Ole Orange Bang”. The Z is now getting a full engine bay and front end restoration. It features our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes, Z Car Garage CV Axles, chassis preparation, dyno tuning and more.

Hiep’s Datsun 280Z (on lift) getting Z Car Garage Big-Brakes and refreshed EFI, also in the process of getting 240Z bumpers:

 

Mike’s RB25DET-powered Datsun 240Z getting our  Z Car Garage KW coil-over suspension, Z Car Garage Big-Brakes (Stoptech), CD009 6-speed transmission and 16″ Panasport wheels:

Our very own Cooper got a new set of 16″ Panasport wheels on his Datsun 260Z. Full story in this rally-proven Z coming to zcarblog.com

James’ aka “nasstyZ” aka “Medusa” 1972 Datsun 240Z is getting re-assembled back to its boosted form:

Long-time client’s Datsun 240Z getting full suspension,  Z Car Garage Big-Brakes, exhaust system and carb tuning on the older 3L.

 

Nissan 350Z

Two Z33 Roadsters at the shop: Gary’s Blue ’07 just got a ZSpeed Performanc CMAK and clutch upgrade and Stillen CARB-legal Supercharger kit. The Black 350z is Joseph C’s with a new engine, Vortech, full suspension, DEFI gauges and upgraded stereo system. These convertibles will hit the street next week!

Nissan R35 GT-R

James’ and Marcus’ R35 GT-Rs in for maintenance and upgrades:

Our client and friend Tom Dockery finally found the right car to roam around in…a Nissan 350Z, Enjoy the Ride!

We are still looking for experienced technicians to join our team, for more details and how to apply please visit our help wanted page  HERE

LONG LIVE THE Z!

Join us for the 2025 Vintage Racing Season!

Z Car Garage is amped for vintage racing this year. View our race schedule listed below, and follow the CSRG website and zcarblog.com for more information. Do not miss the next exciting event: CSRG’s David Love Vintage Races at Sonoma Raceway, April 11-13. Check out last year’s David Love race report.

Z Car Garage Trackside Support Services

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. From arrive-and-drive service to on-track support and coaching…we love to help. Check out the Z Car Garage experience with our client Todd and his B-Sedan Datsun 510

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!

Our friend and client Linda Williams’ 1972 Datsun 240Z is featured in Classic Motorsports Magazine. Only 50 of these Ontario Motor Speedway (OMS) “duplicates” were created and this is only 1 of 3 known survivors. View the article  HERE.

We love how in light of its rarity, Linda enjoys driving this Z everywhere. See how we got Linda’s OMS Tribute back on the road in the full zcarblog.com feature HERE and Long Love the Z!