<div dir="ltr"><div><div>  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.<br><br></div>Paul<br></div>Ohio<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:24px"><div>Isn't the L16/L24 of PL510, PL521/240Z fame based on, or a licensed version of, a Mercedes design?</div><div><br></div><div>Gary McCormick</div><div>San Jose, CA</div><div>’70 2000 SRL311-13921<br></div><div><span></span></div><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block">  <div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:24px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Roadster List <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 13, 2016 9:04 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Roadsters] Interesting historical note<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div><div><div>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.</div><div>  </div><div>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:</div><div>  </div><div>“1928: To enter the car business, BMW bought the Dixi Automobil Werke, which was building Austin Sevens under license.”</div><div>  </div><div>Gordon Glasgow</div><div>Renton, WA</div><div>  </div></div></div></div><br>________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gkmcc@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gkmcc@sbcglobal.net</a><br><br><br><br><br></div> </div> </div>  </div></div></div><br>________________________________________<br>
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