So you can see what we're up against...
Gary
Alex Avery wrote:
> You wrote: "I think that Roadster owners in general get tired of their
> cars being mistaken for Triumphs, or even worse, MGs,"
>
> Dennis' license plate is "NOTNMG". Ha ha!
>
> At 11:42 AM 12/13/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >It's all a matter of taste, I guess. I owned a PL521 truck which had the L16
> >engine,
> >basically a 4-cylinder version of the 240 Z's motor (or should I say, since
> >the 4 cylinder
> >L-series motors were around first, the Z motor is a 6-cylinder version of
> >the L16), so I
> >know what a great motor that is. I think that Roadster owners in general get
> >tired of
> >their cars being mistaken for Triumphs, or even worse, MGs, because most
> people
> >(including, evidently, some Nissan employees) think that the Z is the only
> >sports car
> >that Nissan/Datsun ever built; not to mention the fact that the onset of the
> >Z killed
> >Roadster production.
> >
> >If I wanted to go even faster than a Roadster is capable of and have hard
> >roof over my
> >head, I guess a Z would do the job, but a '68 Mustang fastback would do it
> >better,
> >cheaper and faster. It's the fun factor that keeps my '70 2000 in my garage.
> >Nothing beats
> >a ragtop for fun. I live in the San Francisco Bay area, and exotic,
> >expensive cars are
> >daily sights - but nothing turns heads like a Roadster. To most folks the Z
> >is just an old
> >Datsun, but a Datsun Roadster is special ;^ ).
> >
> >No offense intended, and certainly none taken...
> >
> >Gary McCormick
> >San Jose, CA
> >
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> >--------------
> >
> >Alex Avery wrote:
> >
> >> As a Z car guy (whose father has owned two 2000s, currently a nice little
> >> '68), I'll try not to take too much offense. But come on, we are
> >> FAMILY!!!!! Datsuns rule.
> >> Alex
> >>
> >> P.S. While a Z doesn't beat the 2000's overall fun factor (and I may add
> >> one to my own car stable eventually), the L28 is a sweet motor and the Z
> >> I'm currently building is going to be a much more serious road eater than
> >> the roadster ever could be--and more practical.
> >>
> >> At 07:29 AM 12/13/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >> >I'm here with money in my hand for a copy of your book, Phill..., just
>tell
> >> >me where to
> >> >send the check/money order/credit card # or whatever.
> >> >
> >> >The best part of your entire message, IMHO, is that last line:
> >> >
> >> >"BTW There are NO pictures of Z cars in the book."
> >> >
> >> >Gary McCormick
> >> >San Jose, CA
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