Larry,
Good thing you bought the Roadster as the Merc is a slug and handles like
one too! All it has going for it is looks. It's a poseur!
'66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dat2000srl@aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: Top Speed
> I have read that the Solex roadster will do 134mph, and something in the
14
> second 1/4 mile. I have often wondered what people are getting out of
their
> roadsters, and what they did to modify them. I was turned onto the
roadster
> by my sisterd husband of the time. In 1982 she bought a 1972 240Z the her
> fiancee' convinced her to buy. As it turned out it was his toy. After
weber
> carb, and some headers, he had that car roling at 155mph. That was the
> fastest I have ever been in any car. And at 155, a 240Z is not real
stable.
> All that aside, I eventually got my roadster. After over 10 years of
> brousing, I found a 69 2000 in running condition, clean straight and as
far
> as I can tell complete. I knew I was getting it after one look. But what
blew
> me away was the awsome power. I was not prepared for the surge of power
that
> kicked in at 4000 rpm. SOLD!!!! Say no more, no other car packs the punch,
> and is as much a joy to own, and, at such a reasonable cost. MGB'S,
> TR(anything), Austin whoevers, Porches, Beamers, way over priced and no
> ummmmmmmmphhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, like the 2000. The only other foreign car
I
> would have is the 190SL, cause it looks cool... OK, I like them there
> I-talian ferrarriarr whatevers too the Dino, but the Datsun is way more
cool.
> No one expects you to blow there doors off in it. And then after that they
> think you're a V8 or supercharger.
> I know I am getting wordy, but one thing stikes me as strange. With
such
> a fine racing history, and well built (better than most english cars)
these
> Datsuns remain undervalued. Good in a way, but the money and effort to
keep
> them going is not equal to resale. Perhaps it is that you do not have
parts
> available to restore them and that make it an unattractive investment.
> thats all for now
> Larry Coughlin
> Baltimore
> 69 2000- black-original black-all original.
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