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Author:  johnnyZ [ Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1960 -70s Datsun Dealer
As a kid in high school, my dream was to have a TR4A in British Racing Green with a tan interior. Never got one. I always loved the British line of sports cars as well as a few Italian ones as well. Fast Forward.....It wasn't until two summers ago when I helped my neighbor get his TR6 (see picture) running again after 12 years sitting idle in his garage that I was able to really compare the Triumph with the 240Z. While the TR6 was a blast to drive, it was by no means equal to the performance, comfort, build quality and reliability of the Z. Honestly, the TR6 felt almost truck-like driving it compared to the Z. Still, I love those British cars, but in the long run, I'm glad I bought the Z. :)

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Author:  Frank T [ Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1960 -70s Datsun Dealer
I teethed on Healeys. I could drown in a carwash. The Z was watertight and the heater/defroster actually worked. I could reach everything inside the cabin, regardless where it was. My 100-4s had a pass-thru window behind the seats to the trunk; I couldn't reach half the stuff in the trunk if I was standing outside with the boot open. My AH's banjo steeringwheel could actually flex under pressure. I could have stood on the 3-spoke Z wheel without damaging it.

The Healey single-speed windscreen wipers were jokes. The Z's wipers actually worked at different speeds. The AH electrical system was built by Lucas, the Prince of Darkness. I could hit a bump in the road and find myself flying thru a back-country tree-lined curve with absolutely no lights (actually happened several times). The Z had a handy fusebox under the ashtray in which I could replace fuses which I kept in the glovebox. The Healeys had no glovebox, no ashtray, and the fuses were UNDER the bonnet.

I understand we were talking about 15yrs of automotive development and different countries, but the Z was simply a space ship compared to the other cars available at the time. For $3400 you got a bullet-proof OHC engine which sang like a symphony. Only Alfa Romeo offered OHC engines in that price range (altho at the very TOP of that price range), and they were 4-cyl rev-happy little things which had to stay in the redline to even hope to keep up with the Z. OHC engines in other country's cars (Mercedes, Jaguar) cost twice the price of a Z.
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