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Re: Datsun Meets

To: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>,
Subject: Re: Datsun Meets
From: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 21:39:17 -0700
Texas Marc Wrote - Doesn't the Europa have a Renault engine?

Brian Wrote - It's a Lotus twin cam.

It's a Lotus modified Renault engine. I never could figure why Lotus when
Renault instead of sticking with the Ford 1600, they had so much success
with. The Ford /is/was/will be/ a good powerplant. Lowest bidder maybe?
Climax Coventry to Ford to Renault??? Although, at the time, Renault was
having a real streak in the Motorsports world. Perhaps that influenced their
choice.

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