These cars are slightly more reliable than their MG/Triumph/Sunbeam/Fiat/Alfa competition of the era, but not enough to have made them the Miata of their time. … Ah yes, the U-series engines featured in that line were an odd beast, being OHV designs converted to OHC via the use of redesigned heads and an idler shaft in place of the original camshaft. When I lived on … Weird, I just saw one of these this morning, thought it was an MGB until I saw the Datsun badge. … …

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