Does anyone have photos of factory "GT" stripes on an RX4 hardtop?
You guys in the States seem to get the stripes more often than over here in Aus

This is like the one in the factory manual I did in MS paint

 

Of the 8 Rx4s i have had I have never seen stripes like this, now we did have one that went down on the rocker. And I will go way out on a limb here and state that I have never seen any official literature or sales flyers or advertisements for the so called GTR. I am by no means perfect but I have an extensive collection of sales lit, owners manuals, press packets w/photos, period advertisements, and factory service manuals etc. I have repeatedly asked for any type of documentation on different Rx4 models. Could it have been a "dealer special" that you are hearing about yes, but the only dealer special that I can confirm is of rotary pickups and that was into 1978 selling the last of the 77s.

If you have a FSM or other book showing some cool stripes please scan the page and post it so we can possibly help you.(being in Iraq right now i can't flip through my collection to try to see which one you mean)

i do know that somewhere i have pics of an Rx4 in a wrecker that had an aftermarket stripe that was very cartoon stylized but specfic to the rx4 and other "dealer" options or dealer installed stuff i have seen include the 70s typical vinyl roofs I have seen several of those.

On a side note I really like the clean look you have given your Rx4 the steel rims painted black with the tirm rings offsets the dark grey of the body, IMHO it is a very classy way to stay true to the old school look of an original, are you going to put the lower rocker trim on it or leave it clean the way it is here.

 

besides the point, that is some ugly *** design. a wannabee RX-2 and RX-3

 

Below:

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog...azda-rx-4-gtr/

 

Here's the page I copied the design off.

 

i too have never seen that type of stripe. might be some sort of dealer add on for u guys down under. now that link to the gtr stripe i have seen. btw, what wheels r those? not the factory wheels that came on them here in the states.

 

That GTR has the same wheels, center caps and wheel trims as the RX4 coupe over in Aus

 

i was refering to the wheels on the silver one in the pic. not the stock wheels i've ever seen.

 

Thanks Mel, you wouldn't happen to have any info on a GTR special afterall the special REPU was from a California Dealer as well......

I saw this link and all I can say again is as the article says... "no documentation" Mazda went to great lengths to advertise the Rx3-SPs....

I can't see the posted pics I will look at them tomorrow when I am not on an Army computer and hopefully they will help shed some light.

Back on topic the rocker panel rally stripe is available from a couple of places I have a NOS original that i loaned to vintage rotary decals to copy and i know he has had some up on ebay lately.

DAVE

 

Ah yes, sorry my bad, thats my silver RX4 and the wheels are 15 inch saab wheels far from stock.

 

My white 74 RX4 GTR
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...4&d=1214840439

 

Other than the picture you have of the car, do you have any documentation showing who sold the car, was it a dealer option, what parts were supposed to be on the GTR? I would really like to know. I have been trying to document the history of all these models, and would welcome the info and documentation. I am not saying that the GTR doesn't exsist I have seen 3 different ones I just would like to know the documented specifics of the model, it will only help to add value to few that remain. Normally Mazda is pretty good about having the specs on specials listed somewhere. For example the spec sheets on the 79 limited edition, 80 LS, 80 Anniversary, and 83 Limited Edition models were published in Mazda Service Bulletins. They also frequently buried the info in the parts manuals or the fast moving parts guides.

Somebody in the rotary community has to have some kind of information, please post it.

 

i got these and im in JP