Having owned my Z for over decade now, I've noticed a number of things which has made me think that the Z32 has now 'become of age'. This isn't a thread about market values (we all know they're slowly rising), but more about what has become of the cars and what many owners are now doing to them.

 

Of course, performance upgrades have always been something that people have been keen to do (I include myself in that statement), but visuals etc (despite being highly subjective) have completely moved away from the great big ugly bodykits as displayed in the 90's to mid 2000s.

 

Long gone are rag rolled paint jobs, acres of fibreglass, lurid colours, graphics, neons and other such nastiness.

 

Over the past year or two, I've noticed more and more people going down the restoration route to bring their cars back to their former glories and more! There are less people looking to buy junk on a budget and fit cheap rubbish to it. The Z32 has come of age! I notice cars like JoelyP's, AndrewG's, Dougal2000's, Jaikai's and RichieK's becoming cars that people are spending a lot of time either making their already tidy car even better or restoring back to former glories and further!

 

It really is nice to see, not just because of my own admiration for the way the car looks as intended, but for preservation as they are becoming increasingly rarer.

 

In summary and closing, the Z32 really has become a true enthusiast car that is starting to get noticed more and more. We as owners are doing a good job of that I think and the club's presence at various events across the UK is reinforcing that.

This is also something I noticed at Beaulieu, a lot more attention is now focused on mint condition originals with choice modifications rather than multi-coloured bodykitted wonders from days of old.

 

Owners and enthusiasts have moved away (thankfully) from aspiring to have a Z like this:

 

 

....to owning a Z like this:

 

 

Sure, tastes change, but it seems that more people are wanting to restore or see quality original vehicles. I've thoroughly enjoyed seeing these projects and have become more proud for seeing the Z32 as the car that it really is and as a result, people are increasingly taking notice of the Z32.

Edited August 6, 201510 yr by Funkysi

Judging by some of the attrocities on eBay at the moment, the 90's max power still haunts us. However i do feel that more and more people are seeing the true beauty of the zed and just how nice it can look with only a few subtle touches, this however could be due to the market rising i first bought my tt manual for £1800 for a bit of track fun around 3 years ago be that it was tatty i dread to think what else i could buy on the market at the time for that sort of money, after playing around with my car for a long time i thought my new engine deserved a nice home so i set about looking for another tt manual in good shape, i was shocked by the fact you couldn't get a nice one under £3,500 and ended up paying £3800 for my current car (still not perfect) i look forward to more and more people bringing forward their tasteful cars and setting the standard for the 300zx in the uk