John,
I read the article. I suspect Mr. Donnelly had never before seen any
roadster, much less an SPL213. Previous articles about roadsters in S&EC
have, to my thinking, shown a naivete about the cars. Not negative -- just
not knowledgeable like they are about British cars. Whatever one wants to
eay about early Nissan efforts, the engines didn't leak, and the electrics
worked. Those distinctions are not often mentioned. This article continues
the tradition.
Before everyone jumps on me, let me note I am a charter subscriber to S&EC,
and I have every issue published.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 5:27 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] spl213 featured in Sports and Exotic Car
> The April 2011 issue of Hemmings' Sport and Exotic Car has a
> four page feature on the '61 SPL213 owned by Walter Miller of
> Syracuse, New York. Article by Jim Donnelly, who doesn't have
> a lot of reverence for the model:
>
> "History would demonstrate that the Japanese got smart... but
> first, they had to stagger past blunders like this one".
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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