*****EDIT : PICS ARE NOW UPLOADED ---> LOOK BELOW*******
Alright, this post is a little early, since I haven't uploaded the pics yet, but I got the chance the other week to see a piece of Mazda rotary history. A Mazda Roadpacer. One of the only ones left in the world, its in fantastic condition. The owner is a car collector and has heaps of vintage cars and some rare imports. He has drag raced the roadpacer believe it or not, but not seriously (against his wife of all people). A little info on the car: Tha Mazda roadpacer was a luxury car for the Japanese(for diplomats and company execs), it was a deal brokered with Australia's Holden, in which they provided the body's of our HJ Kingswood and they put a 13B in it. Specs: ENGINE - 13B 39.9CU X 2,654CC X 2 COMP RATIO 9.4:1 MAX HP 135 AT 6,000RPM, MAX TORQUE 138LB PER FT HITACHI DOWNDRAUGHT 4 BARREL CARB ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WATER COOLED 9LT OIL COOLER 6.3LT. TRANSMISSION - DRIVE REAR WHEELS JATCO AUTO TRANSMISSION, 3 RATIOS,1ST:2.458, 2ND:1.458, 3RD:1, FINAL DRIVE 4.444 RIM WIDTH 5" PERFORMANCE MAX SPEED 103MPH/165KPH 11.7KG PER HP CARRYING CAPACITY 480KG FUEL CONSUMPTION: NOT DECLARED (FOR OBVIOUS REASONS). BRAKES - FRONT DISC INTERNAL FINS REAR DRUMS DUAL CIRCUIT SERVO. DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT : WHEEL BASE 283CM, FRONT/REAR TRACK 153CM, WIDTH 188CM, LENGTH 485CM, HEIGHT 146CM, GROUND CLEARANCE 16CM, WEIGHT 1575KG, TURNING CIRCLE 12.6MT FUEL TANK 75LT BODY - 4 DOOR SEDAN, 5-6 SEATS, FRONT BENCH SEAT. OPTIONS - SEPARATE FRONT SEATS. COST - 3,835,000 YEN (EX WORKS) |
Nice one. Was she in good nick?
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really good nick, still nice and stock like it just rolled off the factory floor.
As i said before, this is a little early as I haven't yet uploaded the pics (or vids). I hope to do it tonight and get links up, then you can all witness the beauty. |
Ok Guys, the pics and vids are uploaded.
To save bandwidth and help out those on 56K, i've put links to all pics and vids. VIDS tour1 - 22MB tour2 - 12MB PICS Road Pacer - pic 1 Road Pacer - pic 2 Road Pacer - pic 3 Road Pacer - pic 4 Road Pacer - pic 5 Road Pacer - pic 6 Road Pacer - pic 7 Road Pacer - pic 8 Road Pacer - pic 9 Road Pacer - pic 10 Road Pacer - pic 11 Road Pacer - pic 12 Road Pacer - pic 13 Road Pacer - pic 14 Road Pacer - pic 15 Road Pacer - pic 16 Road Pacer - pic 17 Road Pacer - pic 18 Road Pacer - pic 19 Road Pacer - pic 20 Road Pacer - pic 21 Road Pacer - pic 22 Road Pacer - pic 23 Road Pacer - pic 24 Road Pacer - pic 25 Road Pacer - pic 26 Road Pacer - pic 27 Road Pacer - pic 28 Road Pacer - pic 29 Road Pacer - pic 30 Enjoy https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif |
The specs from the first post were taken from this site ...
http://members2.easyspace.com/hotholdens/m...-roadpacer.html |
You forgot to mention the boot mounted fridge in the options. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png
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Holden's problem was they should of used a lighter car like a gemini.
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Originally Posted by Fool Boost' date='Sep 30 2003, 05:49 PM
You forgot to mention the boot mounted fridge in the options. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png
the fridge had 2 purposes. 1) cool **** inside it. 2) Vent cold air to the back seats for the rear pax. Dual a/c. Now thats pimp! Hows the factory seat lining though..I mean seriously, its crazy. |
that is a PIMP car.... it needs a 20B
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i can hear the porn music coming on while seeing that car
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