[BwanaNdege]

Our first new car as a married couple was a '71 510 sedan. Later I put Corvair rims (1" wider) and Michelin XAS tires on it. In the words of Road & Track, it became "the poor man's BMW".

When it had 96K miles I ran my first & only autocross. The timer asked, "What do you have in that thing?"

"Stock 1600 engine with 96K, why?"

"You are in 3rd place, ahead of the Corvette!"

With 110K on the 510, I traded it for a '66 Alfa Giulia Sprint GT.

[freedomlover]

510 sedans were pretty good handlers. Well balanced and responsive. But they would roll if you weren’t careful.

We took a 210 out to Road Atlanta out in the day, tipped it over square on its top, rolled it back over, and kept going. Top looked like a moonscape after that. LOL

Nice car pics.

BTW I sold my 510 and got a 73 BMW 2002. Now that was a fun car. I can still smell the leather.