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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 01:13 AM
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Time warp 1974 Mazda Capella カペラ

The history on this car is quite extraordinary; I bought the car from the original owner who had only put a surprising 68,000 miles on it. The car had always been serviced with Mazda throughout its life and had never missed a service (log book is complete and up to date). This sort of attention to detail really shows all over the car. There’s not much I can really put into words, so I’ll let the pictures do the talking…















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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 01:14 AM
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 01:20 AM
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Awesome you shared this here too!!
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by DiegoRx8
Awesome you shared this here too!!
Thanks,
I'm pretty proud of my car.. and wanted to share it with others. Plus, it's good to form a relationship with Mazda enthusiasts around the world. There are alot of parts that were released on US spec cars that didn't come on Australian models. I am chasing a few bits n pieces and hopefully there might be a few people on here who might be able to assist and vice versa (if anyone from the US needs parts from Aus, I'd be happy to help if I can.) I am a firm believer that car communities are exactly that, a place where people share an interest and help eachother keep their pride and joy in primo condition.

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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:10 AM
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well said , I agree
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 08:55 AM
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Welcome aboard!beautiful car you have there!!
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Capella
Thanks,
I'm pretty proud of my car.. and wanted to share it with others. Plus, it's good to form a relationship with Mazda enthusiasts around the world. There are alot of parts that were released on US spec cars that didn't come on Australian models. I am chasing a few bits n pieces and hopefully there might be a few people on here who might be able to assist and vice versa (if anyone from the US needs parts from Aus, I'd be happy to help if I can.) I am a firm believer that car communities are exactly that, a place where people share an interest and help eachother keep their pride and joy in primo condition.


What parts are u looking for... Maybe I can help...
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by surem03
What parts are u looking for... Maybe I can help...
Thanks for the feedback guys! I appreciate it.
I'm chasing a L/H door mirror for an RX3/808 mirror (US drivers side mirror).

and a pair of Mazda 616 emblems

and finally a pair of US/Canadian/South African Capella tail lights

If you could help, that would be great!
Thanks guys.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 07:35 PM
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very clean car and i have never seen that interior color on any rx2 in US
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:54 AM
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A few pics from a cruise that I went on with a bud of mine a few weeks ago:




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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 06:47 AM
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Here is another picture that I haven’t posted yet, which should make the enthusiasts smile.
Complete service history, touch up paint as well as a host of RACV paraphernalia including the original owners membership card (48 years of loyalty).
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Old Jun 1, 2013 | 10:24 PM
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Nice example!
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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 08:50 AM
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Great to see! Love the documentation and paint!
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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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Mazda Capella 1974 Best Example IN Australia ONE Owner 1 Previous Owner | eBay

Its for sale?
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 06:14 PM
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Mazda Capella 1972 sedan B1600

I'm looking for outside mirrors, window mechanism name of the car on boot , side and rear tail lights
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 06:18 PM
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Mazda Capella sedan

Hi I'm looking For door handles , mirror, window mechanism
R/H side front glass, rear tail lights and boot batch, side batch
Ignition, wheel caps
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Old Mar 19, 2016 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Capella
Thanks,
I'm pretty proud of my car.. and wanted to share it with others. Plus, it's good to form a relationship with Mazda enthusiasts around the world. There are alot of parts that were released on US spec cars that didn't come on Australian models. I am chasing a few bits n pieces and hopefully there might be a few people on here who might be able to assist and vice versa (if anyone from the US needs parts from Aus, I'd be happy to help if I can.) I am a firm believer that car communities are exactly that, a place where people share an interest and help eachother keep their pride and joy in primo condition.
Im looking for the rear window shades that you have ....but I need them for an R100....any chance you can let me know where to buy them?
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Love the BBS on the orange car
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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 04:33 PM
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Beautiful car! Do you plan to leave it all-original?
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Old Nov 9, 2020 | 08:36 PM
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i mean its pretty obvious this is joe,

but why are a couple of the cars GTU in the picture? thought this thread was about the gtus only.

or are you showing that there are restamped vins on non gtus models?
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Old Nov 10, 2020 | 12:31 AM
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i think u meant to post this in a thread in the 2nd gen section
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