Car & Driver article on cross-country race of 1980s dies

General information about the first-generation Nissan Maxima in the US. What was the Datsun 810 became the luxury leader Maxima in the US in 1981.

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Car & Driver article on cross-country race of 1980s dies

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http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10 ... aters.html

This is a great story--includes a Maxima diesel sedan. :D
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I have that article @ home.

If im correct MBtech is the owner of that maxima from the article (correct me if im wrong)
'83 maxima sedan, l24e, a/t, black

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You're not wrong. mbtech208 (Dave) bought it from C&D off eBay. I sent him a glovebox to replace the missing one, but I haven't been able to find him a shifter console yet.
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