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| Re: John Wayland, an introduction |
Subject: Re: John Wayland, an introduction
by boltman97220 on 2001/1/21 6:44:00
Hello Dave Lum and fellow 1200 fanatics,
>I'm a 510 guy and stuck an Infiniti DOHC V-6 in
>mine. 13.9@100mph and 27mpg
>highway...
In total, I have owned....get this....77 Datsun 510s! Around here in Portland, it seems I see fewer and fewer NICE 510's as time goes on. However, about a week ago I saw a lowered, clean, and
definitely modified 510 come crusin past our home at 114th & Glisan.....was that you by any chance?
>Enter the 1200. Some like the sedans, I like the
>Coupes. 2/3 scale Z-car, kind of.
Yeah, wasn't it nice of Nissan to have made two different ones to please all of us (bummer that the US never saw the wagon or that awesome truck version!)?
I am in the other camp, in that I much prefer the sedans over the fastback. I like the more upright windshield (less claustrophobic), the extra 2 inches of headroom, and the structurally
stronger body that has a steel bulkhead behind the seat that separates the trunk and ties the rear of the passenger space together...missing this piece, the fastback is a bit boomy and shoe
box like as it rolls down the road....the sedan has a much more solid feel. In the states at least, the plastic formed grill of the fastback, to me, lacks the quality look of the sedan
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