There was a 10 minute on a Swedish program about
the 240Z but they kept calling it Z240 all the time.
I think the guy was dyslectic and couldn't read any
of the badges on the car.
Le Mans Corvette team chief (dont remember his name)
said after qualifying for this year's race: Ferrari is on pole
position and they are 10 seconds faster on each lap but
I still havent seen one last 24-hours yet. He was right, it
caught fire after 13 hours
Thomas
PS. The Le Mans Covette's might look like the real thing
but they dont share a single part with the road car.
Paul Bauman wrote:
> But as the show tried to say--without actually saying it--who wants an
> inexpensive sports car that's also reliable?
>
> Automotive passion and art is apparently made up of of high-revving engines
> crapping out in a rainstorm on the way to Florence, or some buzzy right-hand
> drive cowl shaker catching on fire when you try to start it.
>
> Face it, Datsun sports cars are simply not art :)
>
> Paul Bauman
> Westminster, CA
> 67 1600 (that didn't crap out OR catch fire in the rain yesterday!)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Andrew Murphy
> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 11:13 AM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Disrespected Again
>
> Hey All,
>
> Just watched an hour long show on the History Channel about Sports Cars. All
> the way from the Stutz Bearcat to the Miata. As you would expect, the vast
> majority of the cars covered were European. Lot's of coverage on MG,
> Triumph, Jaguar, Porsche, BMW, Ferarri, Alfa-Romeo and even Corvettes,
> Shelby Cobras, and Ford T-birds.
>
> Japanese sports car coverage? 10 seconds on the 240z. That was it.
>
> Oh well, I still think they are the best ports cars ever.
>
> Andrew Murphy
> SoCalROC
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