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Tenth Anniversary of the First Crusade
The first crusade to Mazda HQ in California, that is. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Seven Stock event, wherein rotary fans from all around the US make an annual pilgrimage to California to stand around in the … Continue reading
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EVENTS: SevenStock X
More rotaries than you can shake a disembodied connecting rod at. [LINK]
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Mazda MX…what?
Following on from Van’s article on the MX5-based 2000GT conversion, it reminded me of all the other MX5 retro conversions that have been available in Japan over the years. The MX5 (or Roadster as it is known in JDMland) is … Continue reading
On The Road
We’re on the road like Jack Kerouac again, but instead of heading to Woodstock in a clapped-out VW Bus, we’re going to Seven Stock X in a slapped-out Cressida Wagon. The annual celebration of all things Mazda will be held … Continue reading
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So That’d Make it a… MX2000GT?
Well, this might be the weirdest thing I wasn’t expecting to see this week. Japanese outfit Roadster Garage are now offering a conversion package that transforms your MX-5 into a mutant Toyota 2000GT convertible. This is the sort of thing … Continue reading
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Budget Nostalgia
For those of us who’ve always wanted a 2000GT convertible, but are not lucky enough to have $250,000, a sawzall, and the cajones to take said sawzall to the roof of extremely rare classic supercars, all is not lost. Thanks … Continue reading
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Who cares? Mazda does!
Generally speaking, it’s very rare to find a car manufacturer that devotes some serious time to sharing the intimate details of its history with us. And early Mazda racing history in Japan is not an area that’s well known, so … Continue reading
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CLASSIC CM: Mazda RX-3 Wagon goes Hmmm
Ah, the 70s. Pogo sticks, fashionable men’s sweaters, and the Waylan Jennings-esque twang of country music synonymous with all that is automotive. For this Tuesday TV throwback from the height of Mazda’s rotary push, the crew from Hiroshima is touting … Continue reading
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Cosmo Crammer
As part of Mazda’s 40th anniversary tribute to the rotary engine, the Zoom-Zoomers invited a group of renowned journalists to stuff the very cars the company would display at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca up the California coast, just in time … Continue reading
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Mazda Releases 40th Anniv RX-8 for the US
A couple of weeks ago, Mazda released a special edition RX-8 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the rotary engine. The only hitch was, the car had to be purchased in Japan. Well, now we Americans can get our hands … Continue reading
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Mazda Releases 40th Anniv RX-8
If you live in Japan, you can go down to your local Mazda or Mazda Anfini dealer today and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the rotary engine with the newly released Rotary Engine 40th Anniversary limited edition version of their … Continue reading
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Truck Everlasting
The popularity of old school Japanese vehicles just keeps on growing, pervading every band of the automotive spectrum. Mini Truckin’ magazine just put this seriously slammed Datsun NL320 on their September cover as part of a retrospective on the pint-sized … Continue reading
Not Something You See Everyday
From 1972 to 1977, Mazda’s entry into the Japanese Kei Car market was the Chantez. Unlike the kei-cars of the 80s onwards, the 70s Keis were nothing special technologically, and the Chantez was no different. Whereas 80s Keis had 4 … Continue reading
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Racing the Rotary (Part 2)
From 1969 to 1970, Mazda had a successful foray into European touring car racing, where their Euro counterparts had been caught off guard. The screaming little Familia Coupes were not short of power and if it weren’t for a lack … Continue reading
Racing the Rotary (Part 1)
Mazda was one of the many car companies that paid Dr Felix Wankel and the NSU car company to buy a license to produce the rotary engine. And while many other licensees (including Citroen and GM…and eventually NSU itself) struggled … Continue reading
Featured Car: Jerry’s Mazda RX-3
There are few classic Japanese cars that are instantly recognisable to anyone in the Western world without an intimate knowledge of the genre, but the RX-3 is most surely among them. Experiencing massive sales success all throughout the 70s, it … Continue reading
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Brap Magazine
Brap (derived from the sound of the cars in question) is a magazine devoted to the Rotary scene in Australia – specifically in Mazdas, in case you were thinking of old folks sitting around tables in car parks on cold … Continue reading
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One Kidney is Enough: 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport
Robert Frost was right. Take the road less traveled, as the Autoblog reader/E-Type owner who submitted this story to them did, and you just might stumble upon a 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport for $36,000. No location is given. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
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Lesser-known birds of the rotary feather
When one thinks of the Mazda Rotary, its hard not to immediately associate it with immortal modern classics like the FD and FC RX-7s. Think back even further, and the racing heritage of cars like the Savanna RX3 and the … Continue reading
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