How about some pictures of this "vaunted" 1500 dash?? You can talk til
your blue in the email, but how about letting the rest of us educated people
compare and make our own decisions on whether you are exercising personal
bias or telling the truth about the stunning perfection of the 1500 dash in
comparison with our lowly later dashes.. Beauty is in the eye of the
beholder... Please, gentleman, let us behold and judge for ourselves...
Eric
'68 2000
'67, '68, '69 1600s
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> From: Arlo J. Levisen[SMTP:alevisen@gdhscats.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 8:18 AM
> To: Datsun Roadster List
> Subject: Dashes and Consoles
>
> I will also add my comments, as the owner of a pair of 1500s. We
> recently had a chance to see and study our first 1600 (still have never
> seen a 2000) and both the owner of the 1600 and I remarked on how much
> nicer a dash design the 1500 has when compared side by side. Both of my
> dashes are still in perfect condition and the area covered by the
> console in the 1600 is simply bare carpet in the 1500. Very functional
> and still nice looking.
>
> I would also add that when you stand and view the 1500 dash from the
> rear, they built in a "dual-cowl" look that is really neat and they
> should have carried that forward. We also have a nice little
> "hand-grab" on the rider's side.
>
> Further, the dash gauges on the 1500 are simple, stark and say "sports
> car". On the 1600 they say Buick or Cadillac or something like that -
> certainly not "sports car".
>
> I now feel, sorry to say, that in their attempt to upgrade, they lost
> some neat styling cues that were spent on a very low production car.
>
> Later,
>
> Arlo Levisen
> Revillo, South Dakota
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