SilverGirl rolled off the lines in the Land of the Rising Sun back in October of 1981 and delivered to her first owner in January of 1983. Spending most of her time in Langley, British Columbia (roughly 45 minutes east of Vancouver), she was bought and sold a couple of times before winding up in the care and attention of her present (and hopefully final) owner in beautiful Victoria – situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island.

Realizing she was now going to be properly looked after, SilverGirl demanded – almost at once – some vital changes she knew would make her look and feel so much better. In short order, the shopping list was made and visits to various specialists took place. Having developed a nasty blister in her left rear tire, she limped (literally!) to a friendly tire shop and ditched her 12-year old Michelin 175’s for some fabulous new shoes – BF Goodrich Radial TA 225’s to be exact. Then it was off to the brake shop for front and rear brakes. Followed by visits to get a new exhaust pipe (the old one was flapping into her rear end – ouch!), she asked for and got a new clutch, air filter, fuel pump, new hoses, shock absorbers, and various other sundries needed to make her look and drive great.

With nearly 23 years and 244,000 kilometres under her belt, she is feeling her age – prone to hot flashes once in a while, she keeps cool with a new water pump and lots of coolant while staying fit with lots of endurance runs. Her arteries are a bit plugged with carbon but with current high speed drives and an engine rebuild in the near future, she will continue to age gracefully in full keeping of the Z legend.

SilverGirl loves her heritage and has made contact with many relatives across the generations. She thinks the newest kid on the block will turn out pretty well….just wishes their owners would wave a little more.