Some happy news from our esteemed Germany member Thorsten Link, who bought his 240Z from an American seller here a few years ago, and restored it completely there in Germany;
He entered it into one of Germany's toughest Concourse d Elegance competitions and won Best of Show in his class!
He says:
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"Datsun 240 z Best of Show class F (1961-1970) at the Concours d'elegance Schwetzingen, one of the most high quality classic car shows in Germany. Unbelievable! Look at that ranking:
1. Datsun 240 Z
2. Aston Martin DB6
3. Iso Grifo 7 ltr.
There were more than 30 competitors in that category: Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes Pagoda etc.
Isn't that great?"
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YES, Thor ! That's wonderful!! Your beautiful 240Z deserves such honors. We are all proud that your car took our CTZCC decal into Germanys highest Concours circles, too!
For those of you unfamiliar with Thor's epic experience with the 240Z, here's his New Member Intro thread. Achtung! It's had more than 34,000 views and nearly 400 replies! It is our website's largest thread to-date: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4419
The 240Z was ultra-rare in Germany, and no matter how many might have been brought there by US servicemen when they were new, there are very very few of them left today. Whole generations of Germans say they've never seen a real one. So this immaculate Z is a real rarity there, and well-received at any car show Thor takes it to. His restoration efforts have really paid off, making his Dec/70 240Z perhaps the best in all of Germany.
And he shows our window decal on the car.
Congratulations to Our Man in Germany! Thanks for flying the CTZCC colors internationally!
Frank T
