I've always heard the connection was through Prince Motors. Supposedly
they were a licensee of Mercedes after the war. Nissan was licensee of
Austin, Hino of Renault and there were a few others.
Nissan obtained Prince in the 60's. Some see the Prince influence in
the U-20 and especially in the L-series.
Leigh Brooks
Seattle
On May 12, 2006, at 5:42 PM, Gordon Glasgow wrote:
> People have observed a similarity between the general design of the
> U20 and
> the design of some of the Mercedes engines of that era. Whether it was
> an
> intentional copy or not, I don't know.
>
> I tend to view such claims with a great deal of skepticism, like the
> claim
> that the roadster is a copy of the MGB (the roadster came out first).
> Anytime I hear someone claim that X is just a copy of a European
> design, I
> assume it's probably a case of Eurocentrist bias.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
> www.gordon-glasgow.org
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