James, Here in Europe the first 510's came as either 1300 or 1600, both L series engines. The 1300 was dropped in favour of the 1400, possibly due to rationalisation of the range as the PB110 (the L series powered version of the 1200) was using the L14 as well. Here all the sedans were four door and all wagons were 1600 powered. The SSS four door sedans were sold in some parts of Europe (but not here in the UK unfortunately).
It's interesting to note that out of the few 510 sedans I've heard of here all, except one, have been either 1300 or 1400. It's also strange that nearly ever 510 I see when in Norway is a '68 model with the early tail lights and clap hand wipers and most seem to be 1300 powered. I believe the 510 was sold in south American as a 1500 with an A15 OHV and a non-IRS rear end. I reckon that Nissan might have considered the 1300 and 1400 models might have been a bit to gutless for Australian tastes (especially the 1300...they are pretty slow). In Europe there were, at the time very few large engines or V8 powered cars except for expensive luxury models and 1000cc to 1500cc was the norm for a family car. Did you guys get Escorts and the like with little engines like 1100cc? Eddie Rattley England [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ratdat.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "james wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 2:07 PM Subject: 1300s, 1400s, (1500s?), and 1800s. > I was pondering my bellybutton recently when I began to think about the > rest of the 510 series. It seems that there is a relative abundance of > the 1600cc 510s in Australia when compared to the rest of the models... > I have been watching Ozdat, national tradign posts, and the list for a > whiel now and it seems that not one has even been mentioned (i saw one > on ratdat.com, though). > > So I take it that similar to the 1600SSS, two door, and coupe models, > these other 510s were not sold in Australia? Where were they sold? Any > ides why they weren't sold here. > > Sorry for boring everyone who has no idea, but im sure one or two people > have a vague idea and wouldnt mind sharing their thoughts. > > Yeah once again sorry, i just get interested in historical stuff when i > ponder my bellybutton... back to the bellybutton > > -James > > James Wade / underground electronic magazine > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.ugzine.com > PO BOX 140 > Kensington Park, SA 5068 > t:+61 8 8262 2850 > f:+61 8 8219 1070 > m:+61 (0)421 846 630 > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
