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Originally Posted by GTRMagic
A standard 1200cc Datsun 120Y would have gotten to about 130 km/h flat strap down Conrod... heaven help you going thru Caltex Chase though, as that amazing steering coupled with Mr Uniroyal's fabulous cross ply tyres and a leaf sprung rear end that sometimes had a mind of its own, combine to make the journey a "dry cleaner" moment... 
Bulletproof reliable however... my parents owned one from new and it lasted for over 330,000km and 28 years until the body finally died... |
Err, GTR you know they built the Chase in 1987...................
My folks also bought a new 120Y, a wagon and used it as a courier van around the airport in Sydney. It did many hard miles, had several decent shunts and never looked like quitting.