Mazda 1500/1800 picture thread

r0880 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:01 am

The forgotten mazda.

But one of my favourites.

Anyway I'll start with my old yellow one.

My chop based on ol skool.

BTW what happened to this car?

buzzed · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:33 pm

I bought it

Saru · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:21 pm

This is my 1500:

This one has gone where all unloved Mazdas go--Spac's place.

camspeed · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:38 pm

Wanna sell me yours Saru ??

I love these things

Saru · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:12 am

Nah. I'd feel bad asking a bunch more than I paid for it and it's worth way more to me than a sensible asking price.

13 BEEF · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:03 pm

Just a few for now

Saru · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:05 pm

Are the rims on the wagon with hubcaps painted red or is there something else going on there? Coz it looks freakin awesome!

13 BEEF · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:08 pm

Saru wrote:

Are the rims on the wagon with hubcaps painted red or is there something else going on there? Coz it looks freakin awesome!

Yes,the rims are powdercoated red. They are the ones now on my old mans' car. I'm spewing I sold the set of polished hubcaps I had now

camspeed · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:34 pm

Awesome, everytime I see a pic I want one more and more

Going to have to start going to bowls and bingo !

Saru · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:38 pm

(apparently) from the 1966 JDM Brochure:

13 BEEF · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:42 pm

I think I'm definitely going for guard mirrors on the rota wags now

r0880 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:03 pm

About time people started to catch onto these. Seem to be a better quality than the later mazdas, built to last.

buzzed · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:59 pm

I took mine for a drive the other day, can't get enough of it...I love it to bits. Pick my 13bt cosmo motor up for it next weekend too.

Anyone have an opinion on whether 1500's need to be caged to take 450hp? I don't plan to run slicks on it, so that should avoid the issue of cracking paint etc a bit....

Saru · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:29 pm

Seam welding probably wouldn't hurt either. A 1500/1800 was originally intended to have all of about 80hp, so going with about 6 times as much power is going to be doing some bad things.

Less talking more pictures!

This is the car that really got me into Luces:

More here: http://www.geocities.com/mazda1800/arrans.html

If anyone knows this dude, let me know!

13 BEEF · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:32 pm

That bumper is cracked out^^^^

Very nice car apart from that though.

Saru · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:38 pm

What do you mean?

13 BEEF · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:47 pm

This is what i mean

I don't think i've ever seen those bits on a 1500 bumper. Makes me wonder if they are add ons.

Saru · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:03 pm

I've seen the over-riders on some US-spec cars.
http://www.geocities.com/mazda1800/northamerica.html

I'd say that they were part of the changes that the US made to their safety regs in the early 70s.

Archetype · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:34 pm

13 BEEF · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:54 pm

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