Pics Of My 20b Cosmo
08-04-2003, 12:07 PM
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Thought you guys may wanna see the car that gets butchered every time a 20B engine finds its way to you.
Here are some pics of my JC Cosmo.
Its a 95 model series-II with 30,000km on the clock.
Naturally, its 20B powered..............
Here are some pics of my JC Cosmo.
Its a 95 model series-II with 30,000km on the clock.
Naturally, its 20B powered..............
08-04-2003, 12:42 PM
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I was saddened when I learned of the cruel fate of HB Cosmos, because I wanted one a few years back. Now the JC Cosmo is under attack. 
You posted a problem, DMRH. What is a good solution? Japan is a throw-away society. What can we as rotorheads do? The only things I can think of are to support (purchase) the RX-8 and buy 20B parts from Mazdatrix, since they both come form Mazda. What else can we do? Show Mazda that we like the three rotor engine and would like to see it in a new model?
You posted a problem, DMRH. What is a good solution? Japan is a throw-away society. What can we as rotorheads do? The only things I can think of are to support (purchase) the RX-8 and buy 20B parts from Mazdatrix, since they both come form Mazda. What else can we do? Show Mazda that we like the three rotor engine and would like to see it in a new model?
08-05-2003, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B' date='Aug 5 2003, 05:24 AM
Thanks to the internet, a rotary powered luxury car would probably sell really well here. Mazda just has to start puting rotaries in lots of cars again like they did in the '70s. I'd buy one.
Scary part about what you said is that Mazda had fullintentions sending it to the USA under the "AMATAI" sales channel back in 91.
The export Cosmo was to be called the RX-8 from what I heard. I know a guy that actually has a genuine RX-8 badge from back then, they where literally that close to doing it.
08-05-2003, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by DMRH' date='Aug 5 2003, 01:35 AM
What is it man.
Scary part about what you said is that Mazda had fullintentions sending it to the USA under the "AMATAI" sales channel back in 91.
The export Cosmo was to be called the RX-8 from what I heard. I know a guy that actually has a genuine RX-8 badge from back then, they where literally that close to doing it.
Scary part about what you said is that Mazda had fullintentions sending it to the USA under the "AMATAI" sales channel back in 91.
The export Cosmo was to be called the RX-8 from what I heard. I know a guy that actually has a genuine RX-8 badge from back then, they where literally that close to doing it.
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08-05-2003, 12:24 PM
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Wow, that's interesting. Must have been all those extra emissions devices allowing too much heat to accumulate.
I wish Mazda would stop renaming their cars for different markets. The Eunos Roadster/MX-5/Miata for example. What's up with that? I won't even get into all the different names out there for all their rotary powered vehicles.
I wish Mazda would stop renaming their cars for different markets. The Eunos Roadster/MX-5/Miata for example. What's up with that? I won't even get into all the different names out there for all their rotary powered vehicles.