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Check back soon for upcoming events as we put the snow tires on
or park the Z's from the Chicago winter salt and snow!2025 Chicago Auto Show Feb 8th-17th! Check back for Z Club details
Check out our latest Newsletter (click here)
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(https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windy-City-Z-Club/222962014507319)Saturday, Nov 9th, 2024 WCZC 49th Birthday Party at Reserve 22!
What a great time with Z friends everywhere and lots of raffles!
(Click here for a few more pic's of the event)Saturday, Oct 19th 2024 Woodfield Nissan WCZC Display!
(Click here for a few more pic's for the Woodfield display of 25 Z's!)37th ZCON Sept 9th-15th 2024 in TAMPA, FL
(How about a few more pics of a great time! Next year "Nashville")Sept 15th, 2024 Cantigny Car Show
(Stay tune, pics to come)Aug 25th, 2024 Geneva Concours D'Elegance
(Click here for a few more pics from a great show!)Aug 25th 2024 Geneva Concours Pic's from Member Richard Ropp
(Click here for a few more pic's from the winners circle)Great time at the NISSAN CORRALL at Road America on August 17th, 2024!
(Click here for some pic's at Road America)1988 Z31 300ZX Turbo on the Classified Ads page of our web site!
Aug 8th, 2024 Westmont Car Show
July 28th, 2024 WCZC Picnic at Blackwell Forest Preserve
(Click here for more pics from the picnic)2024 Nissan Z Heritage Model Announced!
(Check out the Specs and Reviews here)Check out this link for 90 Years of NISSAN Excitement!
June 22nd, 2024 WCZC Car Display at Calibre Coffee
(Click here for more PIC's)June 15th, 2024 2:00PM WCZC Pizza Party Z Display at Ty's Iron Gate Condo
(Click here for a few more PIC's!)May 25th, 2024 Cobe Cup Cruise
Join the club as we hook up with Indiana Members for a nice CRUISE!
WINDY CITY Z CLUB General Meeting May 5th, 2024
FIELD TRIP TO KLAIRMONT KOLLECTIONS April 29th, 2024
(Click here for more PIC's)WINDY CITY Z CLUB General Meeting April 7th, 2024
WINDY CITY Z CLUB General Meeting March 3rd, 2024
Monday, Feb 12th 2024 Auto show with the Club. Happy Birthday to our Prez!
John Davis from Motorweek Tour at the Chicago Auto Show 2024
WINDY CITY Z CLUB General Meeting Feb 4th, 2024!
Nov 4th, 2023 WCZC 48th Birthday Party
Another great time at Reserve 22!
(Click here for a few more pics of the event)Check out the "Classified Ads" page for new Z's and Parts for Sale
FALL FLING to Lake Geneva Sunday, Oct 8th 2023
Check out a few of the Z's that came out to a BlackHawk Farms last week!
(Please join us next year! Click here to check out TRACKNIGHT!)Sept 17th, 20 23 Cantigny Car Show Rained out!!
Aug 27th, 2023 Geneva Concours Show
Aug 17-19, 2023 Midwest Z Heritage hosted by
ZROC of Columbus Club
(Click here for info and Registration)WCZC PICNIC this July 30th, 2023. Meet at 10:00AM for the cruise!
Please join us for a picnic at Kankakee River State Park, weather permitting.
Bring a chair and your lunch. We will drive along the Kankakee River to our destination.
(E-vite has been sent out)July 16th 2023 Historic's at Road America
Have you seen the new NISMO Z in action?
(Click this link to see the video)Can't wait to place your order?
(Just click here and put one in your garage this fall!)June 25th, 2023 3:00-6:00 PM
WCZC Hang Out at SUPERDAWG in Wheeling
(E-Vite has been sent out! Be sure to respond)May 21st, 2023 Jeff & Allie say goodbye as they move to the East Coast.
They will truly be missed by all the members!
(Click here for a few more photo's from Ty's Condo)Check out our new WCZC Sponsor
Let's all welcome Woodfield Nissan!!!
Sunday, April 30th 2023 Kar Show at Kenosha Nissan
Canceled due to weather!
April 16th, 2023 Windy City Z Club General Meeting at Manny's!
Feb 14th, 2023 Chicago Auto Show
The WCZC with Mary Kay Kleist from Channel 2 at the Nissan Z booth!
Bring a Trailer sells 240Z at 100,000th auction for $124,240!
(Click on the link to see the story!)ZCON 2023 July 31-Aug 5th now live. Get registered today!
Jan 29th, 2023 WCZC General Meeting at Manny's Ale House!
Nov 12th, 2022 WCZC 47th Birthday Party at Reserve 22
SUNDAY, OCT 2nd 2022 Another excellent event and the sun did come out!
Trip thru the backroads to Lake Geneva. Thank-you Bob and Marleen!!
Click here for a few pictures of the event!SUNDAY SEPT 18TH 2022 Glendale Heights Octoberfest Car show
WCZC wins 1st place trophy for best car club at show!!!
Check out a few pictures from Glenn and Jim (Click here)Check out all the photos of the MIDWEST Z HERITAGE below!
What a great event put on by so many WCZC volunteers!
Check out a few pictures from our newsletter editor Jim (Click this line)
How about a few pictures from our newsletter editor Jim (Click this line)
Check out a few pictures from our webmaster Glenn (Click this line)
Nissan/NISMO reveals Nissan Z GT4, ready for 2023
(Click here for link to Nissan's press release)Have you seen the 2023 Nissan Z Press Kit?
Click here to check out all the Specs!!!
Crossing Lake Michigan on the SS Badger, August 12th, 2022
Check out the photos from Glenn crossing Lake Michigan! (Click here!)ZCON 2022 in BIRMINGHAM, AL
35th Annual International Z Car Convention
JULY 25-30, 2022 Hosted by the Iron City Z Club & ZCCA
Check out a few pictures from Glenn (Click here)June 22nd 2022 Hemmings Great Race
Click here to check out some great photos of cars driven the way they should!2022 SPRING FLING Pictures!
Great event and weather for a drive in your Z!!!
Thank-you Bob and Marleen
(Click here for some nice pics of the cruise)June 5th, 2022
Another GREAT General Meeting at Manny's Ale HouseAPRIL 24th, 2022
What a GREAT General Meeting at Manny's Ale House
Did you make it to the Chicago Auto show for 2022?
What do you think about the new Fairlady Z!
Chicago Auto Show mentions only 240 available !
Nissan Unveils Z GT500 as GT-R Replacement
Hoping to find one of these under the Xmas tree???
Read all about it in this link to "SportsCar365"2021 WINDY CITY Z CLUB BIRTHDAY DINNER
What a great time for all that made the event!
(Click here for a few photos from the Party!)OCT 3rd, 2021 Urban Road Trip
(Click here for a few more pics)HAPPY 2021 HALLOWEEN FROM THE WCZC
2021-09-19 CANTIGNY CAR SHOW
(Click here for a few Pic's from Jim K)Nissan revealed The new "NISSAN Z" to the public in New York on August 17 and then had is transported to ZCON 2021 for it's first track day with all the members of the Z community on the following Friday. The new Z does have the twin-turbo V-6 power plant as well as a manual transmission which sends power to the rear wheels. Be sure the check out what Nissan scribed into the bottom of the rear window and all in attendance had the chance to sit in it!!!
Click here for the full story from R&TSt. Charles Paddlewheel Riverboat Cruise 09/11/2021
Great time and Great weather. Hope to repeat for MZH2022Finally some Pics from the Aug 2021 ZCON Convention in Colorado
Carl collects a Gold Medalion Award. Does it fit in the 350 Ragtop?
Click here for some pictures from Carl
Click here for some pictures from GlennSaturday, July 24th 2021 Road Trip to La Porte, IN
What a great scenic drive to the museum, lunch in La Porte followed by a drive to International Friendship Gardens in Michigan City. Thank-You Carl and Judy for hosting breakfest and putting it all together!!!
(Click here for more pictures from Carl)
(Click here for a few more shots from Glenn)BRE’s Baja Datsun 240Z Kisses the Asphalt Goodbye
Check out the story of this 240Z Datsun Click here for the link!Membership update!
All current WCZC members as of January 1st will be given a 1-Year extension to thier membership due to the COVID-19 pandemic which had such an adverse effect on so many events for the club during the 2020 yearMay 22nd, 2021 Spring Shine at Countryside Nissan
May 16th, 2021 WCZC Wine and Countryside Tour
March 21st, 2021 WCZC Outdoor Social Event
FUEL, Crème and A Moveable Feast Food Truck
(Click here for a few more pic's of the nice day we all enjoyed)Mr. GT-R Hiroshi Tamura Says He Wants The Next Z Sports Coupe To Be The Perfect Dance Partner
(Thanks Sue! Click the link for the full story!)October 11th Road Trip to Dixon
Click here for a few Pic's of the Trip!Check out the 2020 Z Proto Unveil
Click here for the FIRST set of Pic's From ZCON 2020How about another set of Pic's from ZCON 2020
Don't Miss the Nissan Z Unveil, Click link below TODAY!
*MIDWEST Z HERITAGE EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE?, 2022?*
We are happy to info the Z community we have hopes to rescheduled the MZH for sometime this year. Please be safe and enjoy your ride when you can as we hope to see everyone at the national convention in August, 2021.
Sunday, Aug 16th 2020! What a great day for a Show and Cruise
Let's all thank Bob and Marleen for putting this together!
(Click here for more Pics from the event)HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW Z TEASER VIDEO FROM NISSAN?
Looks like we are getting a new "Z" next year!!!!
(Click here for link to video)The Second WCZC Virtual Meeting was held on June 7th at 6:00PM
A few members in attandance on Zoom!
Check back for updates on future meetings as well as!Lisle Cars and Coffee Sunday, June 7th
WCZC members with masks as needed but nice to get out with the Z!Saturday, July 25th 8:00AM
Road trip to Road America for the
Brian Redman Historic Races
This event has been canceled due to COVID-19
Sunday, July 19th at 6:30PM
Fox River Paddlewheeler Boat Trip
Join the club for a relaxing cruise down the Fox RiverTHE MARCH WCZC MEETING BELOW HAS BEEN CANCELED!!
March 22th, 2020
WCZC GENERAL MEETING
IKE & OAK BREWING COMPANY
Z or no Z, that is the question. Sun or Snow? It's Chicago!!!
Time to get out and hear what the club has been planning all winter long.THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19!
Saturday, May 16th, 2020 at 9:00AM
Spring Fling with the SCCA
**The Shullsburg Tour**
Cruise 115 miles of backroads in Wisconsin
(Watch for E-Vite on how to register)Check out our new WCZC Shirts!
Check out the new Series JDM LEGENDS on the Velocity Channel
How about we start the new year of with a little
Z history! Click on the images below:
(Click here for information on placing an order)
Interested in what the WCZC has been doing
the past 11 years?
Check out our "Past Activities" here!
Let's welcome our newest sponsor "Hagerty Insurance!"
What's that Z really worth? Click below
Order your Z accessories today: email Ty at "tmo212@aol.com"
Patches, Stickers, License Plate Frames $3.00 or 2 for $5.00
Mr. K, (Yutaka Katayama) Datsun pioneer and father
of the Z car, dies at 105 years of age!
(Autonews link to Mr K here)
(Racer.com link to Mr K here)
(Wall Street Journal link to Mr K here)
2015 Nissan 370Z Nismo!
Would you like a brochure on the new 370Z (click below)
http://www.nissanusa.com/370z/?dcp=ppn.31370929.&dcc=0.209485097#/brochure/
Like to read a few articals about the new 370Z?
Overview.pdf or Shift.pdf or Specs.pdf
The new 2009 370Z
Plan to attend the next monthly meeting of the club
at Fuddruckers May 3rd at 6pm
Check out the Video of Peter Brock of BRE testing the new 370Z
Getting tired of seeing the same Z Photo all the
time.
Web Site Images Needed
Want to put your Z on the Web Site. Yes that's right, your car
can be featured in the "Members Z's" section or one of the photos on the home page. Just send your
Pictures and a brief description of your Z to:
All Datsun and Nissan photos invited
General Information
The Windy City Z Club is a group of Z Car enthusiasts drawn mainly from the
Chicago land Area, but includes active members from the surrounding states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana , and a few from farther states as well. Membership is open to anyone owning or interested in the Datsun/Nissan Z Car.
So feel free to explore the rest of the site for articles and photos of past events, a calendar of future events, club members cars and a new members manual of typical events and the advantages of Windy City Z Club (WCZC) membership.
Updated Nov 19th, 2024
If you have problems with any of these web pages, please contact the WCZC Webmaster, Glenn Johnson at:
Webmaster@WindyCityZClub.com