this is why it feels great owning a Z. one my way into work i was at a stop light, i hear someone yelling to me i turn and it's the guy next to me asking " what year is that? " i said 78 and he said "i had the same one years ago these cars are so cool" of course my baby had to take off quick from the stop light to "show off" she always does that after hearing a compliment. i just hope it doesn't go to her cylinder head...

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

LOL. I know what you mean I was wondering few days ago that am i coming paranoid or does everyone stare at me? Then i realiZed that i was driving with my 240.

i get that same feeling too.. gotta love it!

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

SometimeZ at the gas pump someone will simply say admiringly "Nice" or "What is that?" I either respond with a Thanks or That's a 17 year old Z.

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Keith Hultmark
2009 370Z Touring - Sold (5 years owned)
1993 300ZX - Sold (5 years owned)
1976 Porsche 912E. #163 of 2200 - SOLD (3 years owned)
2018 BMW 330i GT xdrive daily driver
2004 BMW Z4 3.0i ….it is a Z

I get that stuff every time I take my Z out. Somebody always has a comment or the thumbs-up for the car.

Rick got tired of answering the same questions years ago, so he solved it with a license plate: "ITSAZ".

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1970 240Z

I get the same here. Only there are very few Z's in my area . Only 1 driveable z, three 280zxs, 2 300zxs and a couple 350zs.
I get a real kick out of when I'm working on my zx in the driveway and the neighborhood kids walk by and stop and stare. It usually starts with 2 or 3 and in an hour it's 8 or 10. One of them always gets the courage up to ask what kind of car it is.

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Bill James
Western Nebraska
1979 280zx coupe parts car
1980 280 zx coupe
2005 Pathfinder
1971 240 z
1982 280zx, 1977 &1974 corvettes

once i got "Hey is that a Mazda?"....

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

I usually get, "is that a Porsche' maybe you need some improvements Mike.

Somebody in here last year said when he was driving his 240, and some gal asked what it was, he told her, "it's a Ferrari".

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1970 240Z

i like that one Frank.

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

Well, that could actually be sort of a true statement......years ago you could buy the Ferrari 250gt body kit for your S30.

yep that it true.

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

yeah here some people think the best asset of an old z is that it serves as a base for a ferrari replica. but that's total bsht. there are a lot of people who really admire the z. yestrdy i took mine for a test drive after adjusting the carb and going around this roundabout people smiled and seemed impressed. I got back and suddenly there is this helicopter above me so close to the ground the whole place was shaking. we never have helicopters come that close and they have no reason to, so I like to think the noise of my z got their attention when they were flying and they wanted to see if it's a fellow helicopter.. which is funny because I took a short video a while ago of my z with engine running and everybody who's seen it says it sounds like a helicopter.
I'll try to upload that vid onto youtube for you to see..

helicopter huh? your Z attracts helicopters? now what is cooler than that?

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Mike Tubiak
1978 Datsun 280Z - HLS30-438694

yeah it did seem like that. I'm somewhat flabbergasted about that copter myself. maybe it was a male copter who's been around before. who knows what my Z does in the night. she's quite a package and it wouldn't surprise me if she transformed into some kind of copter - robot hybrid (Zobot ?) by night.. her voice when she speaks definitely has an eery copter like tone to it.