Datsun 280ZX - Mike KissMy car was my uncle's car. The 280zx was always my favourite when I was a kid - probably because he had one and wore a leather jacket. Because of a hip condition, he couldn't work the clutch and put the car on blocks in 1993. When he was dying of cancer in 2001, he happened to tell me that he'd never let me drive it because it was "just too fast." It wasn't. When he died, we brought it down in his garage, tightened the spark plugs, and it turned over and started right away. After ten years. My father and I rebuilt a jammed clutch cylinder and I drove it home, thinking I'd keep it rather than give a collector a break. About five years ago, I found some old maps in a storage compartment - marked with drives he took down to Florida from Ohio. I intend to take those trips one day. Yeah - I love the car.

My car was my uncle's car. The 280zx was always my favourite when I was a kid - probably because he had one and wore a leather jacket. Because of a hip condition, he couldn't work the clutch and put the car on blocks in 1993. When he was dying of cancer in 2001, he happened to tell me that he'd never let me drive it because it was "just too fast." It wasn't. When he died, we brought it down in his garage, tightened the spark plugs, and it turned over and started right away. After ten years. My father and I rebuilt a jammed clutch cylinder and I drove it home, thinking I'd keep it rather than give a collector a break. About five years ago, I found some old maps in a storage compartment - marked with drives he took down to Florida from Ohio. I intend to take those trips one day. Yeah - I love the car.