hi i recently bought this mazda ute from a mate. it says its a mazda 800 but i cant find a single thing about it on the net, only info about familia's and stuff. help me!

Yeap, on the money a Mazda 800 ute, I'd say around the 1965 era. Looks to be fairly complete.

Send a pm to member japaneserestorer on here. A good friend of mine and a expert on all things Mazda and small in the 1960's!

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Too many Mazda's in the collection. 4 Mitsubishi's, 6 Toyota's and now 3 Datsun's as well.
Putting together a Mazda/Japanese motor museum. New bigger venue for the museum has been bought, watch this space!

ok mate will do thanks for the help. any idea if its worth doing up or just sell it as is.? wat do u rekon id get for it roughly?

Certainly is an 800 utility, also known as a Familia in Japan which is why you cannot find out much about it. The 800 model designation refers to the 800cc engine. These are getting quite hard to find now and this one appears to be in quite reasonable condition considering it is probably 45 years old.

That is, apart from the bent front bumper (wrong anyway as the ute version was never chrome) and the dodgy bonnet mascot which is not Mazda.

These were sold in Australia from 1965 until May 1967 when the 1000cc engined version (of this shape) was sold. As you are in Brisbane as well if you need any advice or bits feel free to PM me. I have both an 800cc and 1000cc version of this shape ute myself under restoration.

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Mazda T600, Carol 600, Familia 800 & 1000, Bongo 1000.
1960s Mazda Piston Power!
HBES 929 Turbo coupe
HC10E 929 Hardtop
LA4MV 929 Wagon

what u chasing for it would u swap for a b1600 ute

forgot to ask for some pics inside the tray and rear. cheers

Neat machine!



This one dates from Showa 45 (1965). 780cc, four-speed manual, no ABS. Pity that, otherwise, I might have bought it. Neko.

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The Black Cat - S800M Coupe.

Looks to be in decent condition.....would make a cool mini-rat ute. Straighten out the front panel, get a new bumper, do something with the wheels, whitewalls and lower it, that's about all I'd do to it.

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1978 808 Wagon
1970 1200 Wagon
1969 1200 Coupe - SOLD
1971 RX2 Coupe

thats wat im thinkn just lowered and sanded back possibly satin black with white walls and baby moon discs. will eventually happen after i finish build my landcruiser. will post more photos up of it soon.

I would leave the paint exactly as is....shows age and character.

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1978 808 Wagon
1970 1200 Wagon
1969 1200 Coupe - SOLD
1971 RX2 Coupe

decided to sell this. im after $1500 pm me for more details.

wow this might be rare but be prepared to wait for money like that i had my last b1600 given to me. good luck with sale still a very cool rare ute.

oh well if i cant get around that ill just lift it ontop of our shipping container and leave it there for years.