Showing posts with label Shows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shows. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

West Coast Z Nationals

When Spring rolls around, so do the Zs. This past weekend was the annual West Coast Z Nationals, hosted by Motorsport Auto. I don't know which was the hotter, the cars or the weather. It was a great show of all kinds of Zs from very original stock cars, to Japan wannabes to out of the box thinking. I do love this show due to the uniqueness on how each owner represents their vehicle.


Some nice original example

A very unique rear engine rear drive Z. Powered by a Maxima VQ. A work in progress.

Some may see a rust bucket, but I see a survivor. Though I don't know how much longer it'll last.

Toyota 7MGTE powered Z.




Many twins were out were roaming the show.

Tastefully done cars to represent the Japanese market, they just need the steering on the other side to complete the transformation.


The 260Z, a rare but never fully embraced model of the Z. This was the smallest group at the show, but they did have cool a Japan FairladyZ equipped with the G nose option.

Probably the most unique engine i've seen at the whole show. Twin cam twin turbo L series engine. What makes this possible is the use of chopped up KA24DE cylinder heads. An engineering marvel IMO.

Yet another Nissan using Toyota parts. Roof spoiler from an MA60 Supra on a 280Z.

Z owner's rendition of the Mach 5.


Drag race Z31.


I didn't take too many pictures of the Z32 or Z33 models, so I just took group pictures.

Nissan Motorsport brought out their former IMSA race car. Very cool to see.Nissan also brought out their GTR. Soon to be reigning terror on the streets. This was my first time to actually look at this car up close. Very impressive, now if only Nissan will let me have the keys for a day.



There was a plethora of wheels from new school to old school.


Maybe the rarest wheel for a early Z owner. Z432 optional magnesium wheels. Please leave your flares at home. If you still don't know, it's the one in the center.

The Z, a classic that has made it's mark in America. It's good to see examples that have continued to defy the years, except for that orange one. For more pictures of the event click here.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

TAS Booth Babes

What's the TAS without the sexy but oh so cute booth babes. Almost every booth had one. Here's a couple of pictures I took while I was there. Enjoy.







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Park it like it's hot

I have accumulated over a 1000 photos during the trip to TAS. Rather than upload all of them i'll leave the photos of the show to the pros. Let do a walk through the parking lot of TAS to see what the locals drive. I only got pictures on Friday. Saturday was rained out, and that was actually the best day to see all the cars. Enjoy.

The trucks:

I wonder if he suffers from little man syndrome.


Here's something I didn't expect. The front license plate frame is from Cabe Toyota. I wonder if he knows Herb.


The wild ones:What is it?




Z32 trying it's hardest to look like Ferrari

4dr Sedans:



It looks just like Hiro Sumida's car before he painted it Falken colors. Also love the use of R32 and r33 wheels.


The wagons:




Sporting the American Racing Wheels with white walls, my hat off to you sir!


The imports:

Gas mizer vs. gas guzzler

The heart beat of America!


The K cars:


Notice it's size in comparison with the Mazda Atenza (Mazda 6)

The rest of the galler is here.