Keith Edwards wrote:
>.....newsletter of the Austin-Healey Club of America, had a detailed
>article on the installation of a Z engine in a Healey. I was _very
>surprised_ to learn that the Datsun engine and tranny bolts right into
a
>Healey with no cutting or drilling. It seems to be no coincidence
that the
>motormount is in the identical location on both engines.
>
>Datsun was known for "copying" designs from British car manufacturers.
Hello? The "myth" that I read recently in an 1970's Road & Track was
that the Z-motor is so similar, internally & externally, to the late
1960's Mercedes-Benz 6's that M-B did contemplate taking Datsun to
court for copying the design so faithfully.
So who did M-B copy? Anyone care to further the mythology of motor design?
Shane Ingate in San Diego
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