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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Question What year/ month was your FD made?

Its been a LONG time from my last post but this has always bugged me.

I have been wondering how close my FD is to being the first out of the factory. Mine was made in Feb/ 92 and is CYM. I really wish I knew what # my CYM was out of the 350. Maybe if I call mazda they they can help me.
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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Mine was made Jan 1992 it is a vr base model. I also was thinking about that and when looking at my vin number the serial number is in the 1 thousands I dont mean to thread jack but does anybody know if they started from 1 or a 1000?


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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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3/94 is the build date on mine.
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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04/92 SSM base model

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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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4/94 on mine.
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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sometime in 92, my month is scraped off... is there any other way to find out other then the door jam?
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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01/92 vr touring
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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12/95 pep vr
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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2/94 pep cw
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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12/93. According to Mazda, 12/24/93.
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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My sticker says... 01/92. With a body color code of J9 (cym). I would imagine i have one of the early ones.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 04:43 AM
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The white sticker inside the door says something like 8 or 10/1993 but the registration papers say 1994. I bought the car thinking it was a 1994.

Since I'm not familiar with RX7s or US market I don't know which model it is either (r1, r2, touring, base etc.). No bose, no sunroof, no rear wiper, fabric/suedish seats????
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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^ sounds fine to me, cars with 92 build dates are 93s
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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March 92, Black R1

Yes the 91 and 92 made FDs are 93 models, but you go by manufacture date for emissions testing and age.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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mine says 04/92 color code px..
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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3/94 US spec, paint code: PZ
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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3/1993 started off as a SSM
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 01:33 AM
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3/92 BB r1
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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3/92 VR and our FC Vert is 4/91 (not that it matters)
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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im still trying to figure out mine. i have a j-spec and yeah i dont know if it even says. some one should help me figure mine out. haha. and i want to find wat version mine is. it has alot of r1 pieces on it. but some dont match up!
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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12/95 SSM R2 i always wanted to know which # i was too. i think there was only 16 ssm's in 95
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 10:06 PM
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Bringing this back up to see if there is anybody who has a car that is built before 01/92 and/or has a serial number lower than 1000


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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
jeff is correct, first FD was built 12/24/91

mazda usa used to have #16 (jmifD331?po2000016) sitting at the design center.

i understand peter farrell got 5 early preproduction cars too
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 93vrfd_houston
12/95 SSM R2 i always wanted to know which # i was too. i think there was only 16 ssm's in 95
so you and I have one of the only 16 ssm in 95 r2 where did u see the year/month at? btw, i might be wrong but i thought only 15 was sold.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Andross
im still trying to figure out mine. i have a j-spec and yeah i dont know if it even says. some one should help me figure mine out. haha. and i want to find wat version mine is. it has alot of r1 pieces on it. but some dont match up!

It's a version 2 FD, built on 23 August 1993.

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