Anyone own or know anyone who has a Sao Penza or any other Mazda 323 Rebadges

[Sao Man]

Hello and I know the Sao Penza hasnt been seen on UK roads since 2014 but I wonder if any one here has one in there Garage or back garden or know anyone who has a Penza,323 or Ford Tracer.

[D Spares & Tyres]

No, but there is a Ford Escort Bantam for sale in Classic Car Buyer. No pics but I`m pretty sure they were the same front end? 

[Alexg]

This all seems rather familiar.

[Split_Pin]

Several 323s of the type you speak of very near me and needing a new home.

 

And welcome.

[Dave_Q]

If they were all correctly registered, and government databases are accurate (lol) then there is 1 Sao Penza left on SORN.

 

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/sao_penza

 

Last one taxed was in 2013.

[nisfan]

IainL not the same guy with a collection of 626s?

[Split_Pin]

Yeah, one more 626 has been added to the collection as well. They all look like the need rescuing asap.

[DodgyBastard]

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[Dick Cheeseburger]

FOAD, wherezat then? Two of them have Devon/Cornwall registrations. Bet it's not on my doorstep though...

What's the story with them?

[Richard]

It's somewhere in Scotland, I can't remember exactly where. I need to get along there and look for H898OMS so I can give it a boot in the baws.

[Lacquer Peel]

Is this another Watanabe sock puppet account?

[Alfamale]

I can put you in touch with a rather nice chap in Cape Town who will be happy to bung you one in a container and ship it to the UK if you cross his palm with silver

[Split_Pin]

The Mazda collection is indeed in Scotland. If the op is genuinely interested I am sure one of us Scots who know where the cars are van signpost him or her.

[alcyonecorporation]

Is this another Watanabe sock puppet account?

Yeah*, a bit like marcellogandini was for you.

[Lacquer Peel]

I blanked that out. Well remembered.

[alcyonecorporation]

I blanked that out. Well remembered.

Us insomniacs can has recall.

 

But you gave me a braw idea for an avatar, so no bother.

[nisfan]

Me and FOAD went a few years ago to see the Mazda collection with the guy who owns them, wasn't for selling much apart from the green 626 twr coupe or the silver 323 "rally car"

[Lacquer Peel]

For way above their actual (scrap) value I imagine.

[nisfan]

£700 for the coupe (around 170k miles I think) and the same for the 323

[AlabamaShrimp]

And one day there will be just a collection of snapped and falling apart cars in a field that some poor sod from the council has to come and drag away....

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Holy thread revival. Just spotted this gem on facebook. 22k from new and found in the garage of a property the fella bought. Looks like there’s already lots of interest, even though it’s not actually for sale at the moment. Last remaining Sao Penza anyone?

What a find!

 

 

 

[martc]

^^^ I wonder if there's a Lonsdale up on bricks in the back garden?

[MorrisItalSLX]

If it's Re-Badged Mazda 323s you want, then the Ford Laser may be of interest

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Laser

[phil_lihp]

Trigger just put that up in the News24 thread, why isn't this headline news in all the papers?  It's the find of the decade!  

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Trigger just put that up in the News24 thread, why isn't this headline news in all the papers? It's the find of the decade!

 

Ah, hadn’t seen that. Jude Currie, reveal yourself!

 

Looks like it’s been stored for the majority of its life - no MOT history online...

 

 

[barrett]

The Rosetta Stone of shite cars. Now this has been found, all truth and knowledge will follow. We are humbled.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 8/30/2018 at 12:25 PM, Dick Longbridge said:

Holy thread revival. Just spotted this gem on facebook. 22k from new and found in the garage of a property the fella bought. Looks like there’s already lots of interest, even though it’s not actually for sale at the moment. Last remaining Sao Penza anyone?

What a find!

 

 

 

Three years later...

Shame, as it looked mint in 2018. 

Some creativity going on with the plate too, as spotted by @egg

It's been 'saved' previously. Looks like it needs saving properly now.

Is Nigel on the other place? Anyone on good terms with him? Interesting to know what's going on with it. 

[captain_70s]

Nigel is on the other place, he has loads of cars though, probably not on the priority list atm.

Plate swappage potentially in order to avoid attracting attention given the car is sort of on the road.