Marc,
You could always buy a Miata and put Nissan badges on it ;-)
BTW, my Miata is w/i 60lbs of the Roadster and its length is the same AND it
has the same size engine!!!!!!!!!!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "snyler" <marc@animalfirm.com>
Cc: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: New Roadster from Nissan
> The Dread Pirate Robertswrote
>
> >Just curious, but how is a new Z w/a convertible top not a roadster - or
> >are you looking
> >for an updated version of our Roadster?
> That's two questions ;-)
>
> > Chassis reinforcement is
> >necessary in a unibody
> >convertible because of the loss of the stiffening you get with a roof
> >(twist a shoe box
> >about its long axis, with out the top - then put the top on the box and
> >try it. Feel the
> >difference?).
> Cut a hole in the box-top without disturbing the side rails of the top
> and you have a roadtser-box, Pretty rigid, but still open ;-)
> >
>
> A roadster is a 2 seat, open-topped car designed as an open-topped car.
> Not a coupe with the top cut of and *retrofitted* with extra stiffening.
> The Miata is a roadster, a convertible Z is a convertible. The Miata
> is a unibody car designed to be open, so no *extra* stiffening is used
> (i.e. put in after initial manufacture). The difference, admittedly, is
> mainly semantic, but there you go.
>
> And to the second question, yes. I'd prefer a small, 2 seat, 4 cyl
> purpose built roadster, taking design cues from our beloved little cars (
> Without botching it, preferably) It should have the spirit of the
> roadster, Not a prop from "Logan's Run"
>
> -marc.
>
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