"Dollar for dollar, the 300ZX is the best damn sports car in the world."

Motor Trend, USA

That's what they said when awarding the 300ZX the significant accolade of "Import Car of the Year". It's still true. If you can come up with another sports car with the same quality of handling, performance, driveability, comfort, seats and loadspace with a real-world price tag (and you can take the top off), I'll eat my copy of 300ZX - The Enthusiast's Companion (by Ray Hutton).

Please read the disclaimer. Thank you, and now on with the motley...

Only a few weeks later (Aug 07) and there's been yet more updates. Spurred on by the Car of the Month poll, the ZClub's record-breaking parade lap at Silverstone and the acquisition of LEO (an Auto NA). With, sadly, the consequent need to find a good home for the Silver Machine as soon as the DVLA let me retain my numberplate.

For 2 years, very little happened (on the site, at least): a new page on Tyre Pressures, one on HICAS and a new graphic on the page layout to reflect the proper paintwork design on the front of the Z.

Prior to the 2005 update, my Zed was featured in the ZClub Magazine, Evo, a Jeremy Clarkson DVD and Practical Classics.

She's been written off, repaired, resprayed and ripped off by a git. These stories will be uploaded (eventually) but until then, if a Merc van and trailer driven by Laurie Trevor Wynne Jones of Wraysbury drives into you, write it all down, take photos and get witnesses in case he lies to you.

Many "to-dos" have been solved and many new ones have been discovered. One day I'll get a chance to write them up!