Mazda and Dodge

[STUNO]

Just seen this for sale at a reasonable 2000 pounds, not restored and one of my real WANTS

1978 Maxda RX5

[retrogeezer]

what a thing of beauty....buy it!

[dollywobbler]

Wow! So, the Avenger did influence car design then?

[michiel]

^ ^ My first thought as well... nice car, great interior.

[STUNO]

Budget = 0available cash = 0death is an option bright side...may have some cash in a few months, i'll ask them to hold it for me

[binhoker668]

Holy. Shit.That's awesome!!You gots to get it mate, if not for you, at least for us!!!

[Mash]

That's awesome! I can't believe what a blatant copy those rear lights are though Interior is 70s-tastic

[pandamonium]

Exactly the same engine as my Mazda!

[Richard]

That's a conventional engine isn't it?

[pandamonium]

yup, 2 ltr

[Richard]

Shouldn't it be a rotary?

[pandamonium]

Both options were available.

My engine bay - not as clean!

[Richard]

I thought the piston engined variants had names like 818 or 616.

[Ratdat]

I thought the piston engined variants had names like 818 or 616.

They were...that's a Mazda 121.

[pogweasel]

sexy car.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

heres one for sale near the Bollox museum, 1000 euros:

 

http://www.leboncoin.fr/vi/37244426.htm?ca=12_s

[STUNO]

Also a 1959 Dodge Kingsway with the original side valve 6 as sold in NZ.

This was originally a taxi. I remember 3 of these lived locally to me, one owned by the Catholic priest and another by my sisters father in law.

Where the V8 should be theres a 1930's six of 4 litres.

[seth]

That Dodge is amazing! Who thought that combo up?! Surely a low spec V8 would have been easier to keep going down under than a vintage sidevalve!

[STUNO]

I did a quick google on the Dodge 6 engine.Produced from 1933 to 1972last used in cars in 1959, then used for other applications eg. generators132 bhp at 3600 rpm218 ft pds torque at 1600 rpmapparently a very reliable and tough engineparts are still available in "off the shelf " in US