WDILL

I'll be there but my 70 240Z will not be ready. I'm looking forward to seeing some great cars and talk with some great people!

Do you mean 4/70 build? My '70 Z Vin 3435 with eng 6302 had a build date of 4/70.

3 years come April but comma for 4 weeks and 6 months recovery included in that. Individual doing the work had a bad accident.

Last 2 pics referred to in post # 10

More pics referred to in post #10

Here are the pics.

I'll have to resubmit pictures. Wally

I bought my 1970 Vin 3435 from Jack Ingram Motors, Montgomery, Al 15 Aug 1970. I had followed a fellow AF Flight School class mate from Craig AFB, Selma, AL to Montgomery to leave his car for some work over the weekend. While waiting for him I toured the showroom and noticed a car I had not een before. i asked a salesman what it was . He explained that the 240Z had just came to the states that year rom Japan. The price tag was about $3000 and since I didn't see any on the lot, I asked if it was available. He said it was special ordered by a dentist but had been on th floor for over 2 weeks. He went to check on the car and came back to say it was available, the dentist did not like the white exteriorwith blue interior and had ordered another. I traded my Ford Fairlain on the spot and drove back to Selma with my new 240Z. (See first photo) After getting married and having our first child we decided we needed more room and traded the Z for a station wagon. Scott Gregory, a lieutenant going through flight school, bought the Z and on graduation he stayed at Selma as a Flight Instructor and happened to move next door to me on base. I saw "my Z' everyday until leaving in July 1975. In August 1989 I was stationed at Shreveport, LA and received a letter from Scott who was an airline pilot. He used the AF personnel system to forward the letter to me. He stated he was selling the car which was still his dailey driver and wanted me to have first choice on buying it. My wife said lets go get it! I made a deal with Scott to buy it for $3000 the same as I paid when it was new. We went to Dallas and picked up the car and all the parts Scott had saved. He still had all the original paperwork, keys, warrenty book in my name, plastic warrenty card in my name, showroom brochure that I had left with the car, maintenance receipts and log that he had kept up to date for 27 years. My wife followed the Z which I was driving and said when we got home that if she could have caught me in Dallaswe would have given the car back to Scott since tears were rolling down his cheeks as we drove away. Eighteen years later (see second picture), I decided I needed to do some serious work on the car or find someone to do it for me). I started sanding and priming (see third picture). I found Garvin Hershey at Rod Shop of Memphis who agreed to do the restoration (of course for a good price). The car went to the shop April 2007. (picture four). Hopefully the car will be ready in the spring so I can make to Nashville for the convention. (see picture five and six). More pictures at www.rodshopofmemphis.com. Wally

Vin 3435, 2/70 build tool kit and jack decal.