I know the spedo goes up to 160MPH but can an unmodified I6 in the 280 really do it without killing yourself? I got my '75 Automatic (black) up to 126MPH before s&^%ting my pants, and coming back down to 40 MPH with drum brakes wasn't fun anymore. My '78 280 4-speed (white), I only got up to 112 MPH before I thought the door panels were going to get sucked off (bad mirrors), but RPMs were only at 4200, so I had room if the areodynamics were right (same road btw). Now I've gone to the "insta-classic" and driving a 2026 Heritage Twin Turbo, and didn't get nervous until it quickly got up to 121 MPH (Except for the police possibility of course), the new one still feels like the old 280 inside with all the happy tech, and OMG 400 HP will take your breath away. So I'm curious, what's the fastest that you've got your Z up to on public roads before getting nervous? please include year, trans, stock or custom? Also include your top speed around a 20 MPH clover leaf... (62 in the 280s and 74 MPH (barely held) in the Heritage TT, btw).

5 mph over the posted speed limit.

11 minutes ago, astrohog said:

5 mph over the posted speed limit.

lol - I suppose you have a bridge to sell too.

The 1975 Road & Track road test lists the 280Z four speed as doing 119 mph at 5700 rpm.

I got my 5spd 280 up to around 130mph then the wipers started lifting off the windshield. I do have the Xenon front spoiler which makes a huge difference at speed. Without it the car was all over the place. It would do better but I didn't want to lose my wipers.

On German Autobahn we had our 78 280 at indicated 130mph behind two Porsches. One behind us.

Is the very first 280 that was registered in Germany. Was a moving good per Paragraph 17 STVZO. (Strassenverkehrszulassungsordnung) I.e.: street traffic registration law.

Happened in 1981