Fred,
It may be for taxation reasons in Japan. Their large luxury sedans like the
Cedric came with L20A engines too (not all of them though) and they even
have VG20E engines in later Cedrics rather than VG30E's like we get here. I
know this is due to much higher taxes on engines over 2000cc.
I think if they had a bigger engine than the L24 back then to use in the US
market they would have used it! Your 810 gets an L24 and ours either an L16
or an L18. Your A10 (510) got an L20B and ours had an A14 (yes that's A not
L... a US spec F10 engine!!) and if you wanted the performance version you
could have an L16 (wow!)
Eddie
England
1969 SRL311
eddie@ratdat.com
www.ratdat.com
I'd like a RHD 240Z too. No time, no money and 18 hungry Datsuns to feed,
though :-(
> Hi Terry,
>
> I always thought it'd be great to own a RHD Z. No space or time for one
> right now!
>
> I looked at your pics and I'm curious about the L20 engine. Was it just
> Japanese Z's that had this 2000cc engine, and which years was it produced?
> Why were the 240Z's for the US market supplied with a 2400cc rather than
> the L20?
>
> Fred - So.SF
>
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> Subject: RHD Z-Car
> Author: "Terry and Donna Cost" <tcost@vvm.com>
> Date: 1/25/2001 1:25 AM
>
>
> Fellow Roadsterites,
>
> I have decided to sell my right hand drive Z. I bought it from a friend a
> few years ago with the hope of restoring it. I am 6' 1" and 250 pounds,
and
> I don't fit into it very well and don't feel comfortable driving it. It
> seems smaller inside than the Roadster, for some reason. The car was last
> inspected and tagged in Texas in 1993. I drove it around the neighborhood
> last week. The paint is really bad and the rear suspension needs a bushing
> or two, but the car should be inspectable and driveable as it sits. I
have
> a clear Texas title. I have pictures of it at
> http://www.vvm.com/~tcost/RHD.htm and can send other pictures upon
request.
> I have collected pieces for it over the past few years, and will send them
> along with the car. I am retired and will deliver it to you for expenses
> from Temple, Texas. I posted this to the Z-car list, and I thought some
of
> you might be interested, also. Next week it goes on eBay with no reserve.
I
> am asking $2500 for it as is, where is. I will consider an even trade for
> something bigger than a Z. My email address is tcost@vvm.com for someone
who
> wants to contact me off-list. Thanks for looking.
>
> Terry Cost (Leisure Suit Terry)
> 254-774-1947
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