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Blue Mazda factory gauges on Group B rally car: where are they from?

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Old 04-06-15, 01:49 AM
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Blue Mazda factory gauges on Group B rally car: where are they from?

I have never seen the blue Mazda gauges found in this Group B rally 1st gen anywhere. Anyone have any idea where these came from? I'd love to have a set of these for my project.

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You can buy custom gauges at speedhut:

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Those gauges are awesome!
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Blue Mazda factory gauges on Group B rally car: where are they from?

Aren't they? I still want to know where they came from.

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RX-7 Boutique has Mazdaspeed '99 Spec RX-7 ones. Pretty similar.
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I've seen those in JDM magazines. This is similar, but not the same. The ones I refer to have the Mazda logo (not Mazdaspeed). I've scoured my Japanese sources and have come up with nothing. I'm thinking that they are some old-school MFR option in Europe...the car was originally built there.

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maybe VDO?
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Originally Posted by diabolical1
maybe VDO?
thats what i thought too
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So made by VDO for MFR? Or a custom thing?

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Originally Posted by Fungus Mungus
So made by VDO for MFR?
well, i can't say for sure, but that would be my guess. i know VDO had it hands in with several manufacturers back in those days. it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine Mazda would have used them for race cars - particularly such a large venture as Group B.

it might be a good idea to maybe poke around on one of the Aussie rotary sites and see if any historians there can give you the answers you seek.
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