Sport Z Issue #1
Features
14 Resurrection!
The new Z will be unveiled January 8... but is it the car you want?
We analyze Nissan’s new Z car... at least figuratively. Automotive writer Terry Parkhurst tells you why the Z has to have a V6, why it will cost about $25,000, and why its performance might leave enthusiasts less than enthused.
21 A Canadian Beauty, Eh
Restored 280Z turns more heads than BMWs, Porches
From time to time you come across a Z car that simply takes your breath away. Writer Michael Sherwood thought little of his experience at a gas station two years ago, but today the 280Z he stumbled upon is just such a jaw-dropping car.
26 A Near Death Experience
Why did sports cars all but disappear? Simple economics: Ca-ching.
Nationally published writer Ed Driscoll takes a closer look as to how the SUV fad of the ‘90s usurped the Z’s domination in the world of sports cars and still sends
shivers down the spines of sports car manufacturers worldwide.
Tech & Racing
30 Under the Hood – Restoration
Joseph Demers, Ph.D., seals up the back of his odoriferous 240Z using MacGyver-like ingenuity, a little common sense and only a small handful of $20 bills.
34 Pylon Alley – Motorsports
Writer and wrencher Tom Phelan takes you behind the scenes to two Carolina motorsports events: the hill climb of Beech Mountain and the Memorial Melee races.
38 Under the Hood – Performance
Andy Woo chronicles his methodical process of transforming a bare-bones, stock 1993 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo into a more aggressive, adrenaline-inducing, mod machine.
Departments
From the Publisher 5
Pedestrian Crossing 6
Guest Editorial 7
Shifting Gears 8
Z Car Centerfold 24
Club Zone 41
Ed’s Garage 44
Last Writes 46
