Prince (PMC) got some of their OHC technology from Mercedes Benz. The mid
1960's B200 Prince Gloria (great name!) had an OHC six that is basically the
Merc engine. It's so similar that parts are interchangeable I've been told.
The L series is derived from this engine, I believe. Alan Bent might know
for sure.
I honestly think that aquiring PMC was the best thing Nissan ever did...
their technology was miles ahead of Nissan's. For example, apparently the
C30 Laurel was a PMC design. A lot of it's features are found in other later
Nissan models, like the strut front suspension with rearward T/C rod and R+P
steering (same as a 240Z), semi-trailing IRS (same as 510, 610 C110 etc etc)
even the OHC 1800 (G18) engine was rated at a healthy 108hp... pretty good
for the late '60's.
Eddie
England
1969 SRL311-08567
eddie@ratdat.com
www.ratdat.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Laury, Victor <LauryV@MTA.NET>
To: 'shifty' <shifty@best.com>; roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: RE: A Brief History of Nissan Motor Company
> Leigh (Shifty) Brooks Wrote - I ran across this today - some interesting
> pictures:
> http://global.nissan.co.jp/Japan/History/index-e.html
>
> Nice pages! I learned a few things I didn't know - the Sunny B10 came out
in
> 1966 with the A-10 engine. I had no idea that the "A" motor has been
> production for THAT long! Hey, not as long as the Chevy Small block but
not
> too shabby!
>
> And did you see that pict of the Prince straight 6 with the triple Webers?
I
> guess it's not not hard to see that Nissan got it's OHC technology from
the
> Prince merger. The "U" motor and then the "L" right off the drawing boards
> of the Prince Engineers.
>
> Victor
> 70 SRL 31113136
> Los Angeles
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=123073
> SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
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