[Roadsters] Interesting historical note

[Paul Kort]

  I think the "L" series head design is basically the same as the original
Mercedes 190's.  Rumor has it, Nissan imported a couple of them and reverse
engineered their version.

Paul
Ohio

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Isn't the L16/L24 of PL510, PL521/240Z fame based on, or a licensed
> version of, a Mercedes design?
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
> ’70 2000 SRL311-13921
>
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> *From:* Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters <
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> *Sent:* Friday, May 13, 2016 9:04 AM
> *Subject:* [Roadsters] Interesting historical note
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> 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 Glasgow
> Renton, WA
>
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