[Roadsters] Interesting historical note

[Gary McCormick]

That is what I remember reading about the "L" series motors, that they were a Prince design which had Mercedes roots (at the very least).
Need to dig out and re-read some of my old Datsun books…
Gary McComrickSan Jose, CA


      From: Jerry Krakauer <jsk977 at optonline.net>
 To: 'Gary McCormick' <gkmcc at sbcglobal.net>; 'Gordon Glasgow' <gsglasgow at comcast.net>; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net 
 Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 12:51 PM
 Subject: RE: [Roadsters] Interesting historical note
   
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Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 1:14 PM
To: Gordon Glasgow; Roadster List
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Interesting historical note  Isn't the L16/L24 of PL510, PL521/240Z fame based on, or a licensed version of, a Mercedes design?  Gary McCormickSan Jose, CA’70 2000 SRL311-13921  From: Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
To: Roadster List <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 9:04 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] Interesting historical note  I have sometimes heard Nissan/Datsun criticized by Euro-centric car enthusiasts for simply copying British designs. This was somewhat true after WWII, when Datsun was making Austin clones under license. But I just ran across an interesting note in a Car and Driver Web article about BMW, which began with airplanes prior to WWI, then switched to motorcycles after the war. Here’s the quote: “1928: To enter the car business, BMW bought the Dixi Automobil Werke, which was building Austin Sevens under license.” Gordon GlasgowRenton, WA 
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