Even worse, the first DATSUN ROADSTERS (211, 212, 213)
used the MG engine. Varations of that engine were used in the
MGA, Mini Cooper, Morris Minor, and Nash Metropolitan.
Now the traditional London Taxi has a Nissan Diesel under
its bonnet and Nissan builds cars in England.
Kurt Weisner
61 SPL212
65 SP310
68 SR311
69 SR311
Gary McCormick wrote:
>
> Yes, I understand that the first Datsun trucks used (gasp!) MG engines -
> bought or license-built, I don't know. I have seen early trucks with a
> "1300" badge - anyone know if that was an L-series engine or the MG
> otor?
>
> Gary McCormick
> '70 2000
> San Jose, CA
> **********************************************
>
> Toby B wrote:
> >
> > Nope,
> > The only other (stock) car that got the R-series engine was the 411.
> > They seem to be a lot harder to find than the roadsters now, altho I
> > have no idea how many were imported. The little 1200's from earlier
> > cars and trucks were of different origin- legal British copies
> > originally, it's reputed.
> > Toby
> >
> > Ronnie Day wrote:
> > > The 520 series and later trucks did for sure, but what about the earlier
> > > models? There's an absolutely beautiful pale green (I think) 1200 or 1300
> > > pickup running around in Mt. Shasta. I'm fairly certain it uses a pushrod
> > > motor, but I don't know if it's an R-series.
> > >
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