Caen Fred

debriefing time! I saw the Le Mans car! Ok, after investigation, it is NOT the car that raced, I looked at all the "Alan pedigree spots" and most of them didn't match!!! The owner then told us that it was a car that was imported from Japan by the owner of the Le Mans car???? It is still one of the best racing Z around here, fast, and well maintened. Too bad that peoples have to brag when they already have products that stand alone I had a good time, and I still have to sort out a few things on the history of that car, but I have plenty of time! I belong to the club :sleep: ZEN :sleep: de France after all. Fred

Isn't-it the new Diablow from GM??? It's a pity, like those poor GTO that want's to become Zs

wich one are they, are they on the MSA catalog? Do you have a pict? Fred

Ahahah... you are so curious! I have no pict of it but I may have a tips for you. I was looking at the MSA pictures and while some peoples went very far on the sport or custom look, I was a little disappointed by the side mirror looks on their cars. I am also a motorcycle nut and I encourage you to check the mirrors the superbikes have. We have some really nice shape here and they have (for my taste of course) the right size for a car like a Z. With a nice tricky look, but not too busy… This is just another option! Just my 0,10 euro, Fred

Gutten täg That's as far as my German go... my English is poor and rusty, my German is disloved. You are not far from the truth, it was an ice race at Serres-Chevallier, in 1973, well done! Fred

Where is that, what is it ?????

Oh please, Uncle Alan tell me one more story... I was browsing yesterday night on the Jap web-ring and I realised that every country has it's own vision of the Z. Interesting to see all those G-nosed cars and the fat wheeled Z, I could kill for those!!! That made me think (Ouch, not used to that!) is there any notorious Japanese Z goddess, like Big Sam on UK, or the BRE, Newman’s… ? You’re right about the race book, maybe we could start with a new Historical page on this site, what do you think moderator man ? Anybody up to the task ? Fred

It's nice to have you around, this is very educative! I will talk to the guy and report his word in the most honest way I can. We will find out. He is keeping is car anyway so I don't think that he is after money and want to add value to a fake, at least not deliberately. Still, it’s a nice car and I will have a nice time watching her as see will dance around on Le Vigeant race track. It’s a too rare occasion to see a mean Z around here… Looks like we started a planetary enquire here, let’s find out and register all the Famous Z cars, and maybe you could start to put down a nice listing of the famous Z you know, where they are, who they belong to, history past and so on… …what do you think; I hope it wouldn’t create a speculation war on our beloved cars. Fred

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So you see it as more rubber to the rear, I was thinking of less rubber to the front... My Z never had top fresh bushes, springs and dampers, so that enormous tendency to have this big nose going straight ahead came frome my "loose" setup I think. Your is certainly better, so I take your advice and put it in the dont column! Thanks, Fred hell, do it

A fellow member of my club asked me strange question : What if I put 15x7 wheel in front and 15x8 wheel in the back of a 260z ? What kind of improvement/desagrements would such a setup make? I think that would like to put more rubber in front myself, certainly not less... but lots of racing cars from the 70' had those kind of setup, porsches, lancias... Any ideas... Fred

Well, guus your the sherlock Holmes of the Z comunity. It is the former Sean Dezart car. After years of probation, he finaly agreed to let another honest Z car maniac like me have a dance with his baby. So now it's mine, and beware you can dace with her but I am the one taking it to the floor now ... See you in France ? Fred

I have no reals infos yet, but I ask myself the same question. So keep this tread runing with all the infos you have. What I know is that those company sell kits : MSA, $ ??? Arizona Z car 169$ Restozone 178,50$ Classic Datsun, 195$ (375$ with new foam) Banzaï Motorworks 200$ (200$ for the foam only) Victoria British, +- 230 $ I do not have any feed back on those, I know a few guys on this forum went with the MSA one and where very happy.

No web site for now, but I am working on it... Thank you very much for your support, Fred

Woah, that's a lot of pressure on my litle shoulders. But I am a men of challenge... I think I will print your post and make a check list. I can tell you that the car has not the g-nose anymore... but still the IMSA bodykit. Wait and see... Just to tease you a litle, here a pict of the car when it attended the "Tour de France Auto"... Zincerely yours, Fred

Hello, I'm Fred from the stinky cheese French country. My Z is a 1973 green, green, very green z240. ... I have been maried since 12 years, and have 4 girls (ouch!!!) one 10 years old and three 6 years old, yes triplets. I am far from being the boss in my house, otherwise I would have 3 mikunis and 2 daughters, what women wants... In my spare times, I have founded a french Z club with a bunch of fanatics, 16 members now, still growing. By the way, frenchs can't help it, I took my beast head off... ... but I plan on putting it back.

I will see what is suposed to be THE LE MANS car on saturday 25 may. The owner will bring it to a race track near Poitiers. They have a Le Mans Revival show. I will ask as many questions that I can, take all the shot I can and try like mad to have a run in it... I will check the numbers if I can, so we will know what really is this car! I will keep you informed anayway, Fred

I am rebuilding a L28, I have a brand new timing chain kit for a L24, it seems to me like it could fit, but I dont want any surprises, what do you think? the kit is still in his box

Hey, I have access to the Le Mans car, it's still in France. I plan on doing a litle article on that car later this year, if the owner is Ok