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Forgot the camera @ home, these are all from the phone ZMom rocking the Shiner
SactoTodd posing with one of the paintings by 370z designer Randy Rodriguez
RR Z32 Painting
RR 370Z / 240Z painting "Enduring Spirit"
RR 280z / 280zx Painting
RR 350Z Painting
HaloZ & Damon
Damon & Kyle of IPP
Mr K & Wife
As soon as the topless pic of Luis showed up, Mr K called back
Matsuo-san, designer of the 240z
Matsuo-san (seated) as a young designer, going over the various 240z concept drawings
Matsuo-san explained that he saw an airplane cockput using gas struts to open the canopy, and he proposed this as a solution for opening the 240z hatch. He said that this was the first application in an automotive use, and if he had a patent on this idea, he would be very rich today.
240z Race Car concept
240z Clay Model
240z Concept - Matsuo-san explained that the headlight covers were deemed illegal by NHTSA, and the NHTSA also mandated that the headlight height be at least ~30cm (if i recall) above the road surface. This forced the headlights to be higher than he had originally intended.
BLurry 240z convertible concept, with other concepts in the background
240z Targa/convertible concept w/functional roll over protection
Randy Rodriguez (370z designer) gave a great story about his families history with Datsun vehicles, his obsession with the Z dating back to high school, and his frequent portfolio projects in Design School focusing on Z Cars. He originally went to Medical school, but hated it and dropped out (much to the disappointment of his parents) and worked construction & other jobs to save up and also got a scholarship to The Detroit College of Creative Studies. More on him here
 This was an awesome ZCon. The TT.net dinner, trip to the Nissan Test track, and the excellent stories by the two designers were great highlights. For being here a week without my Z, it was well worth the flight.
1993 Ultra Red Z32 TT Convertible
2011 Electric Blue D40
1997 Cobalt Green S14 (project fun 2.0) The Z Car Club of Northern Virginia
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My crappy ZCON pics - 
