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Re: No More Parts-no comfort in that letter

To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: No More Parts-no comfort in that letter
From: Ronnie Day <ronday@home.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:50:27 -0600
>If anyone looked through that original FWD from Ben T. on the 510 list (nice 
>guy, BTW) the message that got sent to Nissan only mentioned 510 & Z. , but 
>*NOT* the Roadster. I wouldn't take too much solace in the kindly word from 
>Nissan passed on there. Of course they're not gonna leave the Z behind - 
>i'ts 
>what keeps their sporting image up. Our cars, OTOH have already been all but 
>abandoned by Nissan.
>Proof? How many of us have had to explain just *what* a roadster is to 
>anyone 
>at a dealership??, mention the Z, however,.... well, you know how it goes. 
>
>All the more reason to be thankful for this forum, and the Vendors we have 
>here- keeping our Roadsters alive. 

While all of this may be true, I just talked to Jim Grimes (no longer at 
at Courtesy Nissan, BTW) and he said to call Steve Richardson at 
Courtesy. Steve's the Parts Manager and used to have a Roadster. Jim said 
that before he left he ordered as much (Roadster and other) stuff as he 
could get. Unfortunately Trophy Nissan where Jim's at now won't discount 
so Jim said to contact Steve for bits the specialty vendors may not have. 
He mentioned roadster fenders and some 510 body panels, too. Be sure to 
let him know you're on one of the lists if you don't know him already.

FWIW, Ron

Ronnie Day
ronday@home.com
Dallas/Ft. Worth
'71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
'73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)

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