Mazda Roadpacer

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09-28-2003, 07:57 PM

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*****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)

09-28-2003, 08:31 PM

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Nice one. Was she in good nick?

09-29-2003, 01:49 AM

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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.

09-30-2003, 04:02 AM

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09-30-2003, 04:07 AM

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The specs from the first post were taken from this site ...

http://members2.easyspace.com/hotholdens/m...-roadpacer.html

09-30-2003, 04:49 AM

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You forgot to mention the boot mounted fridge in the options.

09-30-2003, 05:57 AM

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Holden's problem was they should of used a lighter car like a gemini.

09-30-2003, 07:59 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Fool Boost' date='Sep 30 2003, 05:49 PM

You forgot to mention the boot mounted fridge in the options.

Oh yeah...

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.