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<div><font size="3">He didn't mention that the Datsun I-6 was a near exact copy of the Mercedes-Benz six cylinder engine.</font></div>

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<div><font size="3">But the real unmentioned advantage Japan had was the exchange rate.  North sea oil made the British Pound quite strong making exporting to the US difficult indeed.<br>
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From: dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com><br>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
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Subject: [TR] TR6 vs 240 Z<br>
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<div class="yiv9699482108MsoNormal">Or, as they would say in England, TR6 vs 240 Zed</div>
 

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