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      • Grilled Rubber
        30/09/07
        Another week of varied activities, firstly many thanks to Tone for the NOS grille. We gave it a good refurbishment including new blackout and detailing. The results were good!



        New distributor cap is on... wasnt that fun to find so for reference this was the one to look out fo

      • Bits and Pieces
        28/09/07
        Gosh its fun finding basic parts for these... anyway old cracked fanbelt is off and replacement installed. Waiting for new distrubutor cap and rotor on order. Back seat has been pulled out and about a tonne of sand / gravel cleaned out of the interior from under the seats. Only one 10c found under r

      • A little bit more
        23/09/07
        As per usual things take much longer than they are supposed too!
        Anyway, the temporary clear indicators are on (temporary until a new original one can be discovered at least), and a new panel has been cleaned up.

        Thank you Tone from ausrotary for supplying new grill, garnish and also

      • Making Progress...
        20/09/07
        Jonathan of Japanese Restorer magazine http://hometown.aol.com/japaneserestorer/index.html has been a wonderful help!

        Little by little things are making progress. A new choke cable now makes her startable on the cold mornings, air cleaner assembly has been cleaned up, and new front clear

      • Pics from last weekend - Front off
        12/09/07
        Time for some pics from last weekend!

        It will be a while before the weather is good enough for spraying acrylic so tried a small section of paintwork with a good cut and polish... hoping to help make her respectable enough to visit a mechanic for a good check up later on, and alas, under

      • 1964 Familia 800 Brochure
        11/09/07
        Found this at: http://usapapa.cool.ne.jp/catalog/catalog_top.html













      • Japan Mazda site has these great wallpapers!
        10/09/07
        Hi resolution versions available from: http://www.mazda.co.jp/philosophy/histo




      • There goes the weekend...
        10/09/07
        Body ache... the bane of the unfit home mechanic. By the end of the weekend it was like a full body work out had ravished the arms and legs for hours! Not bad progress though, the front indicators are off and disassembled ready for clean up, front grill, garnish and bumper are off too, with many a r

      • 1966 Sedan in Japan Toyota Museum
        10/09/07
        Article is at: http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/a03_09_3.html

        Having consolidated its foothold in the minivehicle market with the R360 Coupe and the Carol, the Toyo Kogyo Company (today's Mazda) unveiled the Mazda Familia 800 in October 1964, marking the company's entry int

      • Japanese Brochure
        10/09/07
        These images are from http://my.reset.jp/~inu/ProductsDataBas

        Many thanks to the guys at ausrotary.com for directing me to these.













      • We need these parts please!
        10/09/07
        Contact us if you can assist with any of the following:

        * Front bonnet Mazda cursive badge
        * One 1000 badge (found the other one on ebay, along with rear boot badge which should be arriving soon).
        * New tailight lenses
        * Front indicator lens
        * Front bench seat

      • The Beginning!
        05/09/07
        On a dark evening in the Melbourne AU suburb of sunshine we went to investigate the car, which was purchased for a very modest sum. This site is an act of record keeping and hopefully a resource for those lucky enough to enjoy these historic vehicles.

        The owner started her up, and a thro