This 1986 300ZX 2+2 is all original and totally stock. It has 8,000 documented miles (as-of January 2006). I am its fourth registered owner, but the only one who has really driven the car. The first owner passed away shortly after taking delivery, and his family saved the car for many years before finally selling it. The Z found its way to me 15 years, and 2,000 miles, later.

This Z also captured BEST OF SHOW, and 1st place Stock 300ZX, at the Las Vegas ZCCA Convention in 2000. Winning those two awards, plus the Gold Medallion, was a thrilling experience for my (then 9-year old) son and me. We had driven the car some 500 miles from Reno to show it off. Never in a million years did I expect other Z-lovers to be as impressed with this beautiful car as I was!

When we lived in Reno the personalized plates identified our ride: THE Z. When we moved to California that plate was not available, so we honored the car's Canadian heritage with ZED EX.

I purchased the Z in April 1999 from a car collector in Calgary. He personally towed it down to me in Reno in an enclosed trailer. It had 3800 kilometers (about 2,000 miles) on the odometer. I bought it because it was absolutely identical to an 84 ZX I custom-ordered and sold after 10 years. I considered it my chance to "start all over again" with the best car I ever owned. It has not let me down. The car has been trouble-free and drives as smooth as glass. Everything works and looks like-new. Whenever I drive it into a Nissan dealership it draws a crowd of salesmen and service techs who marvel at its pristine condition.

This Z does not have a rear spoiler as was standard with the 86 model. That's because it's a Canadian Z that now has dual citizenship in the US. The digital dash reads in liters, kilometers and centigrade. The ZED EX is approaching 15,000 KM (about 8,000 miles). I try to drive it several days a month to keep all parts operational, and take it on the occasional road trip. It still has its original tires. I installed a new timing belt last year. The new 350Z is great, but I wouldn't trade it for mine! What's a Z without t-roofs?