S3 Magazine // Issue 34

Hi - my name is Jeremy Gomez. And I’ve honestly never even thought of trying to get my Z
featured in print. But Courtney (the photographer) finally convinced me to do a real shoot
of this thing… making this the first car that I’ve ever had serious pictures of in my life.
I know that seems crazy not to have a million photos of your car, considering how cars
& photos go hand-in-hand these days. But in my 40s… I guess I’m a bit of an old fart
in this scene now. Funny how that happens: You blink your eyes, and all the sudden
you’re one of the ‘older’ guys… and the kids are strangely obsessed with hashtags.
My first car was a ’73 Camaro with a 350 SBC, at a time when I was in high
school in 80s Southern California. Looking back, that’s probably about the worst
1st car you could ever give a 17-year-old in the 80s heyday of Beach Boulevard
street racing. It had no brakes, terrible suspension, terrible tires, and just a lap
belt for safety. It was a different era. I’d never let my kids have one, but damn if
it wasn’t one of the most badass cars I ever had. It got me hooked for life.
I somehow survived that car, survived high school, and ended up doing a few
years in the Navy during the early 90s, an adventure that landed me in Japan.
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