[Roadsters] 1600 v 2000?

[BARTERDUDE at aol.com]

Hey kiddies - apparently you are a novice when it comes to the entire  series 
of roadsters.  My best example is a gymkhana back in 1972, when I  ran my 
dad's '70 240 Z in E production, my friend's '68 2000 in D production and  my '64 
1500 in E Production.  Best time in all three went to the 1500 by a  good two 
seconds.  The 1500 has better bottom end torque and gets off  the line and 
through the course faster.  Yes the 240 and 2000 has higher  top end, but ask 
the guys in WYCROC about the little red single carb 1500 out on  rides as the 
car passes up the 1600's with ease.  
 
Also, I wouldn't turn my 17 year old loose with a 2000, so he is driving  the 
1600, and loving it.  If the 2000 was so great, why was there only  15,000 
compared to 20,000 1600 sold originally?  Give me a good running  1500 and  some 
good gymkhana courses and I'll blow your doors off.  Or  better yet, just 
give me a good running roadster compared to the other junk on  the road anyday.
 
ENJOY THE ROADSTER RIDE.
 
 
Gary Lasater  - Parker CO
founding member _www.WyCROC.org_ (http://www.wycroc.org/) 
1963 SPL310-00161C (Single  Carb)
1963 SPL310-00289B (Single Carb)
1964 SPL310-01289
1969  SRL311-12536 (licensed as '70)
1970 SPL311-28169 

 
 
 
In a message dated 3/20/2008 2:54:46 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
matt at vander-bend.com writes:

OMG  you're are so right!! I didn't realize it till this fantastic  posting..
1600? what was I thinking? Further more what about those hideous  1500, who
in there right mind would be caught dead, backing up the slow  lane of
course, in one of those? Single carb, drum brakes Huh! Off to the  crusher
with all of them!!

Give me Solex and a 5 speed or give me  death!!!

Just kidding (kind of)
Matt Jacquet
68  SPL311-18900



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Behalf  Of Gregory S. Morrison
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:19 PM
To:  datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: [Roadsters] 1600 v  2000?


I've seen several ground up restorations of 1600s and 2000s.  All things
being equal, the cost is very similar. So, other than "because  it's been in
my family for years", or "because I like 1600s better than  2000s", why are
some people pouring a ton of money into restoring a stock  1600? Why not go
with a 2000? Same car, but with more gears and more  power.

Just curious.

Greg
SRL31100494
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