Gary,
I do believe Canadian, Aussie, actually the rest of the world probably, came
factory with Solexes as an option. In the US it was a "dealer installed"
option as a result of emission laws, however I did hear that 67.5s came with
Solexes from the factory.
Leather never!!!!!!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
To: sidney raper <spl310@hotmail.com>
Cc: <datsunroadsters@egroups.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: Roadster in the press (Hello, pmiller!! Actual Roadster content
here!)
> Late getting to this subject, I know, but my company's "stoopid" proxy
servers have been
> hosed on and off for a couple of days and I couldn't follow the link.
>
> Anyway - did anyone else notice some of the inconsistencies in this
article? For example:
>
> " "Only 200 with the Solex option were imported a year and only to Canada
and Australia,"
> reports Mr. Boettcher."
>
> Maybe I'm all wet, but weren't the Solex cars imported into/available in
the good ol' US
> of A, also?
>
> and...
>
> "I'm keeping the interior original," he says with a smile, "I prefer
leather to vinyl,
> even if it's worn."
>
> What, were you Canucks getting an interior option that wasn't available
south of the
> border (or the equator), or was the original owner of my '70 2000 a
cheapskate who didn't
> shell out for the leather interior option?
>
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
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>
> sidney raper wrote:
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > Does anyone know this guy?
> >
> > http://www.ottawacitizen.com/wheels/autobiography/991008/2967296.html
> >
> > Sid
> >
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