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Mazda Archive
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![Mazda has always been one of those smaller car companies who, despite the fact they are selling mostly mainstream cars, strives to appeal to a specialized audience. In 2015 Toyota was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/0-Mazda-Protege5.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Mazda Protegé5 – Small Wagon Zoom-Zoom")
COAL: 2002 Mazda Protegé5 – Small Wagon Zoom-Zoom
Posted on March 19, 2016 | 30 CommentsMazda has always been one of those smaller car companies who, despite the fact they are selling mostly mainstream cars, strives to appeal to a specialized audience. In 2015 Toyota was […] -
![SOME SAY that in the next 1,000 years homo sapiens will split in two camps: homo pauperis, poor ordinary folk with bad teeth (a little like today’s English); and wealthy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2016-Mazda-MX-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – A Tea-Cup Sized Tempest")
Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – A Tea-Cup Sized Tempest
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 37 CommentsSOME SAY that in the next 1,000 years homo sapiens will split in two camps: homo pauperis, poor ordinary folk with bad teeth (a little like today’s English); and wealthy […] -
eBay Find: 1974 Mazda Rotary Pickup – For Charity
Posted on February 5, 2015 | 61 CommentsSome people will give the weirdest things to charity. -
![When I began writing for CC, I was the almost perfect Yin to Paul Niedermeyer’s Yang. He hails originally from Europe, I am a native-born American. He has mostly lived on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1997Miata01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Niedermeyerization of JPC is Complete")
My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Niedermeyerization of JPC is Complete
Posted on January 6, 2015 | 93 CommentsWhen I began writing for CC, I was the almost perfect Yin to Paul Niedermeyer’s Yang. He hails originally from Europe, I am a native-born American. He has mostly lived on the […] -
![With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 CEOs and their families, the days where you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-202-099-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street")
Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street
Posted on December 26, 2014 | 52 CommentsWith depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 CEOs and their families, the days where you […] -
COAL: 1985 Mazda RX-7 – Reality Steps In
Posted on November 22, 2014 | 20 CommentsThis was the shortest term of ownership I ever had a car for, about a year and a half but this brief flame burns bright in my memory. -
![(Photo: AGuyInVancouver) A quick glance at this rather anonymous early-1990s Mazda sedan may have you thinking 626, but a keener look will make you want to flip your sixes around – this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/929r.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1992 Mazda 929 – The Ur-Millenia")
Cohort Capsule: 1992 Mazda 929 – The Ur-Millenia
Posted on October 9, 2014 | 68 Comments(Photo: AGuyInVancouver) A quick glance at this rather anonymous early-1990s Mazda sedan may have you thinking 626, but a keener look will make you want to flip your sixes around – this […] -
![In an attempt to lessen the sting of disappointment over selling my long term Seven roadster project, I was on the lookout for an interesting replacement. It would need to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1973-Mazda-808-Coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1973 Mazda 808 Coupe – Piston Powered and Groovy")
COAL: 1973 Mazda 808 Coupe – Piston Powered and Groovy
Posted on July 20, 2014 | 41 CommentsIn an attempt to lessen the sting of disappointment over selling my long term Seven roadster project, I was on the lookout for an interesting replacement. It would need to […] -
![After giving up (probably too soon) on my commuter Ford Escort, I was on the hunt for a reasonable and reliable commuter car to get me back and forth from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1985-Mazda-Rx7-GSL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1985 Mazda Rx-7 GSL – Trying, and Failing, To Relive The Past")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1985 Mazda Rx-7 GSL – Trying, and Failing, To Relive The Past
Posted on May 25, 2014 | 23 CommentsAfter giving up (probably too soon) on my commuter Ford Escort, I was on the hunt for a reasonable and reliable commuter car to get me back and forth from […] -
![As was the case with my Hyundai Stellar, my ownership of this 1986 Mazda B2000 can be tied to my Locost Seven project. Luckily, the Mazda met a happier fate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1986-Mazda-B2000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: 1986 Mazda B2000 Pickup – Short Timer Hauler")
Cars of a Lifetime: 1986 Mazda B2000 Pickup – Short Timer Hauler
Posted on May 11, 2014 | 30 CommentsAs was the case with my Hyundai Stellar, my ownership of this 1986 Mazda B2000 can be tied to my Locost Seven project. Luckily, the Mazda met a happier fate […] -
Cohort Outtake: Mazda 323 Neo Coupe
Posted on May 8, 2014 | 38 CommentsThis 323 was spotted by AGuyinVancouver and posted to the Cohort. This member of the seventh generation (mid-nineties) Familia probably won’t look familiar to our readers in the USA. -
![My favorite cars to behold, if not to drive, are the more obscure Japanese models of the 1980s which were generally uncommon throughout my younger years and are truly rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-27-18.09.34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Mazda 626 – My Kinda CC")
CC Capsule: 1987 Mazda 626 – My Kinda CC
Posted on April 28, 2014 | 41 CommentsMy favorite cars to behold, if not to drive, are the more obscure Japanese models of the 1980s which were generally uncommon throughout my younger years and are truly rare […] -
![In a temporary fit of practicality, I’d sold my Triumph Spitfire and found myself regretting the decision almost immediately. I was a car guy without an interesting car and as usual, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1981-Mazda-RX-7-S-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Mazda RX-7 S – Almost Perfect")
COAL: 1981 Mazda RX-7 S – Almost Perfect
Posted on April 27, 2014 | 28 CommentsIn a temporary fit of practicality, I’d sold my Triumph Spitfire and found myself regretting the decision almost immediately. I was a car guy without an interesting car and as usual, […] -
![Welcome to this week’s installment of Future Curbside Classics, where we take a critical look at cars from the past decade that will be rare or intriguing sightings by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Envoy-XUV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 5")
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 5
Posted on January 14, 2014 | 48 CommentsWelcome to this week’s installment of Future Curbside Classics, where we take a critical look at cars from the past decade that will be rare or intriguing sightings by the […] -
![Mention Mazda GLC to the average auto enthusiast and it’s likely they’ll think of the rear-wheel-drive GLC of the late 1970s. Mention GLC to the average Joe on the street […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Mazda-GLC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mazda GLC, Gen Two: The First Really Modern Mazda")
Curbside Classic: Mazda GLC, Gen Two: The First Really Modern Mazda
Posted on July 24, 2012 | 36 CommentsMention Mazda GLC to the average auto enthusiast and it’s likely they’ll think of the rear-wheel-drive GLC of the late 1970s. Mention GLC to the average Joe on the street […]
