Sure thats was when "cheap imitations" came from Asia. Then Nissan ate there
lunch with the Z cars!
Tim C.
Dan Zubkoff wrote:
> hmmmm.......
>
> your thoughts!!
>
> Dan Zubkoff
> San MAteo, CA
> 1966 SPL311
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Re: datsun roadster
> Posted by: Lanny Chambers
> Date: 2000/03/19
> Group: rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata
>
> In article <38D43017.445215D8@ior.com>, Michael Heinitz <mph@ior.com>
> wrote:
> >I hear alot about MG, Lotus, Triumph,
> >etc, but the little datsuns seem to be forgotten. I know it's no match >for
> >a Miata, but they sure have style.
> >Your opinions??
>
> Back when they were new, in the '60s, they were considered cheap, crude
> imitations of British sports cars, not stylish in the least. Datsun didn't
> really understand sports cars. The SPs rode very poorly, didn't handle that
> well, were prone to rust, and were rather ugly, especially with the top up
> (Car & Driver nicknamed them "giraffe transporters"). But they were
> inexpensive and had good power, and of course they passed all the MGs
> sitting on the shoulder waiting for replacement Lucas parts.
> :-)
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
> http://homepage.mac.com/lanny/
> '94C
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