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Old 12-09-05, 11:26 PM
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did this ever come to america?

http://www.mazda.com/history/rotary/g2-5.html
saw this and thought it was kinda cool, and i wondered if this was ever availible in america or not.
Old 12-10-05, 01:59 AM
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Pretty sure we didn't...looks like one of those cool aussie deals....I don't think we got the Bongo van either.
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dang.. that thang's bangin off the hook!
Old 12-10-05, 11:18 AM
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those were quite the thing back in the day. I havent seen many pics of the bongo van though.
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Never came to the US.
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They only made a handful of rotary powered Parkways (less than 50 I understand) and they were never exported out of Japan. There are rumours that couple of private imports that made it outside of Japan??? There are a few piston powered Parkways around NZ and some in Aussie - but have different trim, badging and other stuff.

There is one for sale at the moment, Okura Racing are selling a restored one that they have owned for many years - 5million yen to a Japanese domestic buyer, or 10million to export - that is BIG money!!!!!!
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they should put a 4 rotor in it to get people to thier destinations quicker.

I like the smoothness comment at the bottom. my engine is solid mounted and you can't even tell the motor is running its so smooth. well except for the exhaust noise.
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That would make a really cool motorhome.
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There is one for sale at the moment, Okura Racing are selling a restored one that they have owned for many years - 5million yen to a Japanese domestic buyer, or 10million to export - that is BIG money!!!!!!


HOW MUCH $US IS THAT???
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Originally Posted by ORANGESP
There is one for sale at the moment, Okura Racing are selling a restored one that they have owned for many years - 5million yen to a Japanese domestic buyer, or 10million to export - that is BIG money!!!!!!


HOW MUCH $US IS THAT???

10,000,000.00 JPY = 82,821.420 USD
Japan Yen United States Dollars
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