.....that what we thought in Calgary in the mid 70s when regular gas was
pumping for 69 cents an imperial gallon ! Down south they were almost giving
it away in comparison. Now they are still enjoying low prices compared to
ours .........wimping about $5 a US gallon :-)
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Change of car
> Ah, the nostalgia of those words " the high oil prices of the 70s"!
>
> Thanks for the memories evoked, Jim :-)
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Nichols [mailto:jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 April 2012 01:10
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Change of car
>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> I read recently that Nissan was resurrecting the Datsun name to use on
> less
> expensive vehicles for sale in some export markets. The 1969-70 Datsun
> 510s
> that I owned were fun machines and could be maintained by a home mechanic.
> Also had a 1974 610 wagon. They got me through the high oil prices of the
> 70s.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 6:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Change of car
>
>
>> Yes, I think 'Utility' is the dssemble word.
>> Certain types of pick up are called 'Utes' here - short for utility
>> vehicle.
>> I suspect that the proper 4WD has been replaced by the 4WD pick-up.
>> But even they are getting silly - I heard that Nissan had started making
>> the old DT21 (Hardbody) again because the new ones were too large,
>> expensive, fancy and didn't carry any more. It may be a myth but I hope
>> not.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.soultheft.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/04/2012, at 6:48 AM, John Hudson wrote:
>>
>>> ....and sport has no connection with a Range Rover, Jeep, Yeti, etc, etc
>>> or
>>> any other Chelsea tractor larger or smaller !
>>
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