On October 22, 1969, the Datsun 240Z was introduced to the Americas. For a mere $3,626 base price (approximately $21,500 today) the average Joe could come home with a state-of-the-art Japanese sports car.

For many people in Irvine, California, October 3rd 2009 was just another sunny day in SoCal but for a few thousand fanatics it was a stroll through Japanese classic car heaven. Although St. Peter wasn’t there to greet the crowd, we did come face-to-face with Joji Luz’s smiley yellow #5 Celica at the front gates.

This commercial for the limited 10th Anniversary “Black Gold” edition Datsun 280zx is “Driven To Be Ultimate.”

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of Soldier Field. The hot sun had baked the tarmac dry and though the weatherman had predicted 85 degree weather, we knew it was going to be much hotter during Hot Import Nights.

Give this David Hasselhoff look-a-like a turbo 200sx, and he’ll come alive! Literally!

Summer is arguably the most anticipated season of the year. The sights and smells of a new summer season is delightful but for us car enthusiasts the true beginning of summer comes with the dropping of the tops. Convertible tops that is.