I saw this in a Japanese used car site. Though it has Mitsubishi logo in the front, it has the old Mazda logo on its steering wheel and rims.
This Mazda minibus dates back to 1970, has a 2.5L diesel engine and was used as company transport.
The descriptions doesn't seem to have its real name...
Just stumbled into a forum called Japanese Nostalgic Car, as its name says its about old Japanese cars. This thread mentioned Walter Frey, the King Mazda enthusiast from Germany. It is reported that he owns over 100 Mazdas, and 2 classic Cosmos(boom06).
Inside this thread there are a few awesome...
No, Haima is just around for a couple of years, selling 'affordable' Mazda3s and 6s in China. And Cosmo is a JDM car just as the Japanese keep the best stuff for themselves only.
I speak Chinese, so for Japanese, its like German or Spanish to an English speaker(jerkit)
The words at the back of your car is Chinese though
which reads Hainan Mazda a.k.a. Haima, a joint car maker in China between a Chinese maker and Mazda, making Mazda models only for the Chinese market
You...
After seeing the photos you guys posted,most of them unseen before
I could just say to myself
Gosh,do I relly know how to use google and
how much do I know about Cosmo?(attn)
When it comes to inspiration...how about some paintings?(cheers)
So grand and so classy that its comparable with the painting of a yacht on the sea(yippy)
Actually I got a few more, sadly I lost them after changing my laptop
These nice paintings seemed to be from a special journal 'I Love...
The anniversary meeting comes as a surprise(cool), just look forward to see the goodies out there(birthday),keep us posted Antoine!
不法改造車---illegally modified vehicles, what is it about?
Layout looks a little familiar.....
nonetheless it's got some scans I have never come across(yippy)
and don 't miss the high-res vids!
just wonder how many EC are there in Continential Europe
thx for posting this site Antoine!
Bad sellers from Japan......something really rare(boom06)The Japanese have been reputed for being reliable traders, nonetheless things happen.
Would reporting it to the Japanese Embrassy help?
Oh my goodness I have never seen the in car cam video, even its in youtube! All its tag words are in Japanese and did not mention its a Cosmo, thats why.
Thanks a lot by the way!
I would love to. Though Japanese is quite similar to my mother language, like an English speaker could guess the meaning of other European languages, things may not get all correct!
Maybe guys can list the parts you are interested and we can try out on them.
While I was doing my routine surfing about our favourite car, I stumbled into the blog of Kama. Kama san lives in Japan, thats the home of Mazda and Cosmo. The first entry I found was a diy guide to turn the headlight covers from the old school one to the better looking 'crystal' headlamps...
Oh what a f%^kin great video taken in the VHS era. I used to think I would never be able to watch it unless I bid it from an auction site and convert it into digital(thumb) The engine sound at the beginning is as sexy as fighter jet!
Hi Danny.Great to see the oldest Cosmo in this forum!(cool) Along with Toyota 's 2000GT that appeared in 007 film, your Cosmo is also a legendary vintage car of Japan. It featured in one of the Ultraman series, being the transport of the special units
Japanese car makers don 't seem to have a...