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Had my buddy in PA slap a Z32 logo on the back of my arm this past weekend. I realize some might say it’s silly to tattoo a car logo on your body but for me, it has far more meaning than just my (slight) obsession over our beloved Z32. It represents over 30 years of adoration for the entire Z Car line-up, and commemorates the only notable memories I ever had with my father as a kid. (Skip the rest if you don’t care for sappy stories). So my parents divorced when I was a baby and they moronically decided to split up my brother and me between two households. He got to live with my father and his wealthy wife and I lived with my struggling single mother. Every few months or so, I’d get “visitation” with my brother for a weekend. When I was about 7, my father would pick me up in his ’82 Datsun 280ZX. Now keep in mind I was only used to being dragged around in my mother’s pea green Ford Pinto and then a rolling road hazard, the Chevy Chevette, so you can imagine the complete wonder and amazement I felt as a kid being picked up in this amazing sports car. I remember he used to enjoy messing with me as we drove to see my brother, slightly rolling up my window by some strange force of telekinetic wizardry (I had no idea power windows existed, or that he could operate my window from his door). Then he would drive the car without touching the pedals! (Didn’t know about cruise control either). A year later, he upgraded to an ’83 Turbo and completely blew my mind with the whole boost thing. My father instantly became David Hasselhoff, which sounds creepy in present day but was the shit back in the 80’s. Later in life, my first car was some crap Subaru station wagon I used for hauling drums around but in my early 20’s, I found a dirt cheap ’83 280ZX for sale and grabbed that sucker! Since then, I’ve enjoyed owning 5 other Z’s and can’t really imagine myself not driving one. In my mind, the Z32 trumps them all. It’s such a ridiculously beautiful car that can deliver an adrenaline pumping thrill almost effortlessly. It’s become such an important part of my life, and if a car drives me to do stupid shit others might find a little senseless, so be it! Anyways, I’m not usually one to openly share personal stuff but I know there are some really great people on TT.net that might enjoy, and maybe even relate to, my story.
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11:35:04 02/15/13
