Where did they go?

Dominic · June 09, 2006, 10:21:51 AM

Does anyone know where the majority of old skool Mazda rotary engined cars were sold? I\'m guessing a lot went on export to the USA but did any find their way to the UK or Europe in any decent numbers?

mullins · June 23, 2006, 01:56:56 PM

From what I know they did find their way to the U.K/EUR in decent numbers but....

SALT=DEATH

I expect the majority were crushed once the rot took hold.

Dominic · June 23, 2006, 02:30:14 PM

Nooooooooooooo, thats too bad.

Guess thats why there are lots of them left in Australia..... nice and dry!
Doesn\'t expalin why so many in New Zealand though! :Giggle

mullins · June 23, 2006, 02:45:54 PM

Quote from: DominicDoesn\'t expalin why so many in New Zealand though! :Giggle

The main reason would be that we stopped using salt on our roads

Also the old school cars have a cult following overthere so most have had the rust cut out and been restored. When I brought my first RX-3 there in 1995 it needed x2 new sills, a new boot floor, and a new bootlid! Still, can\'t complain when it cost be $1,000. Did it up and eventually sold it on.
A lot of old school cars are being imported into N.Z. from Oz now. Ones like the Mazda 1300 which we never got in N.Z.
RX-2\'s/616\'s were assembled near Wellington so we have plenty of those!

Would be nice to see some more early cars get put back on the road here!

Dominic · June 23, 2006, 04:15:48 PM

Quote from: mullinsWould be nice to see some more early cars get put back on the road here!

Roger that!

Convinced I\'m gonna find an Rx2 hidden away in a barn someday..........yeah right, I should be so lucky!