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Dec 19, 2018 | 08:00 AM

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Here are the color combinations from the 1993 brochure:

Dec 19, 2018 | 10:13 AM

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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/

here is the same thing from the parts book, 1993

Dec 19, 2018 | 10:28 AM

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Fritz Flynn

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Originally Posted by DaleClark

Number of errors in that article, but it's to be expected.

Wonder where the "you gotta keep up with oil changes to keep a rotary happy" comes from. Yes, they are good, but that's not the real killer of the engines in these cars.

Dale

I think the mechanic quoted is worried about injecting old dirty oil which likely does cause stuck seals etc....

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Originally Posted by gmonsen

One of the better articles on the FD. Thanks.

Seemed more like a cut paste type article or nothing original or out of the ordinary. I expected to read about where to look for rust etc...etc...

Dec 19, 2018 | 03:23 PM

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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/

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Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn

Seemed more like a cut paste type article or nothing original or out of the ordinary. I expected to read about where to look for rust etc...etc...

compared to the usual collector stuff FD's don't rust!

Dec 19, 2018 | 03:54 PM

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compared to the usual collector stuff FD's don't rust!

gotcha

Dec 20, 2018 | 12:02 AM

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They seem to have left out the Brilliant Black color from their short list of 1993 cars?

Dec 26, 2018 | 07:39 PM

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Thank you for the link.

Richard

Dec 29, 2018 | 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by amp

so let me get this right...
in the case of aarkaahs red base fd... original owner had the dealer option to replace door cards..headliners.. pillars.. bins.. carpet.. seats.. divider... etc.. to tan from black?

Yes. Confirmed by fellow member j9fd3s. “so JM1FD........... is a base manual transmission, NU vintage red with E3 Tan leather. original engine was 13BE 107843. car was built 7/24/1992 and sold new 12/01/1993. its fairly late in the model run, which is good.”Leather was an option in Base models.