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03-21-2017, 11:00 PM
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I was President of the Datsun Sports Roadster Club Of Victoria for a few years. It was a 1969 model, 150h.p. 5 speed. All Australian spec cars were the full 150h.p. versions (like Japan) The US had a slightly tamer 135h.p. version - but you could buy all the parts to upgrade it from your Datsun dealer! I also sold an unrestored 1968 version. The 5 speed gear box was also used in early right-hand drive 240Z's where the hugely popular USA version 240Z's were 4-speed.
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03-21-2017, 11:05 PM
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Haven't seen a Datsun sports car like that since my teens. I wanted one at one stage, mate had a 1600, the one after the Fairlady, and it was a lot of fun. Good one Bubs.
You posted as I was posting, I thought the 1500 was the only Fairlady even though the body styles were identical.
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03-21-2017, 11:31 PM
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My brother-in-law drives that way...the pulsing drives me insane. He refuses to use cruise control. OTOH, I am a firm believer in using cruise control to keep your speed steady, your gas mileage up, and your right food rested. The cruise controls on my Camry SE hybrid and my wife's Lexus RX350 are spot on. I also have a good one on my motorcycle and I use it whenever I'm on an open highway.
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03-22-2017, 12:11 AM
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Only the original 1500's were actually called Fairlady here in Australia. The following 1600 and 2000 didn't use that name here. Halfway through 1967 a taller windscreen was fitted along with a more 'crash-friendly' dash. The very early 1500 Fairlady's had a section of the soft-top frame where it attaches to the top of the windscreen ... made of wood. Story goes a lady turned up at a Nissan dealer in Melbourne asking for the 'wooden bit' for her Fairlady soft top. Spare Parts guys laughed at her but looked it up anyway ... heck they had one in stock! Dragged it out and unwrapped it, jaws dropped, it was indeed made of wood!
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Any speed related traffic infringements incurred in council vehicles were frowned upon most strongly. We quickly adopted the practice of using the cruise control as much as was possible - now I wouldn't be without it.
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It's funny, neither my wife or I ever use cruz control and we've had it on our cars for decades. It might be because we only recently stopped driving stick shift cars. I don't find cruise helps me. However, I do occasionally get behind drivers I wish I wasn't behind.
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03-22-2017, 07:14 AM
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One way I use cruise control is in work zones where the speed limit is lowered. It helps me be sure I am not at risk for double fines. I also find that the limits posted make sense for safely navigating the narrow cattle chutes thru the work zone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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