any mazda rx2 rx3 rx4's in ireland ?

rotor_dude

hello,

was just wondering if there was any mazda rx2 rx3 rx4 or other mazda rwd classic owners out there ?

or even the piston versions ie 616 808(818) 929 etc

as wouldnt mind a classic rx2 rx3 or rx4 again or seeing one or even a piston version and put the rotary in it

later
glen

Silvera

I saw an '88 C reg Mazda RX7 in a photo 2 days ago....don't recall if it was here or on Octane.ie. It was a recent pic of it on a road run around Ireland (gold coloured car, silver-on-black number plates).

IIRC, rotorary Mazda's are popular cars in NZ....I recall seeing quite a few of them on the roads there when I was living there in 2004.


Interestingly, I also spotted a mid-80's Opel Manta hatch in Kerikeri (North Island) ....I don't suppose there are many Manta's in NZ ??? (me being a Manta fan )

rotor_dude

hello,

hey silvera, to be honest im such a rotorhead im mostly blind

cant remember seeing manta's in nz, but alot of your car's are named totally different to nz, or vice versa

cheers
glen

Silvera

Hey rotordude,

Thats right....Opels are called 'Holden's in NZ and Oz.
I worked with Avis car hire near Christchurch Airport and drove lots of Holdens while there. I was actually surprised to see the Manta...and iirc it did have an 'Opel' badge (I suppose it could have been a personal import).

Did you locate the RX7 pics I mentioned?
Im fairly sure it was in the 'garage/gallery' section over on www.octane.ie

maidhc

Silvera wrote:

I worked with Avis car hire near Christchurch Airport and drove lots of Holdens while there. I was actually surprised to see the Manta...and iirc it did have an 'Opel' badge (I suppose it could have been a personal import).

Did the Manta not have an Opel badge in the UK too?

rotor_dude

howzit

hey silvera, thanks for info bout 88 rx7, but am looking for oldskool rotaries

as i have rx7 series 2, x2 series 3, series 4 13B 6-port, x2 series 5 13B turbo

would like to see some old skool rotors but still like to see the rx7's aswell

thanks
glen

Silvera

maidhc wrote:

Did the Manta not have an Opel badge in the UK too?

Correct, it did. It was the only 'Opel' sold in the UK until 1989 while all other Opels were badged as Vauxhalls in the UK.

(I stand to be corrected, but I think the Monza was initially badged as a Vauxhall Royale Coupe, but also later sold/badged as an Opel Monza)

G Luxel

There was a Holden saloon sold in Japan as a Mazda. It was called the Roadpacer. It is similiar to the Kingswood models.

mxpx6979

It WAS a Holden Kingswood (expect for badges, engine and drivetrain etc). Bit of a flop and now very very rare.

rotor_dude

howzit

yes they done a holden car with the rotary motor in it, there is pictures on the web somewhere

later
glen