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Today, something pretty special. I saw this example of the original 1967-1972 Mazda Cosmo at the recent Practical Classics restoration show at the NEC. Only about 1,200 of these were built and apparently there are only two in the UK. Alongside the NSU Ro80, this was the first car to have a twin-rotor Wankel engine. This car is in the middle of a restoration project by Yorkshire Car Restoration. (1/2)

🧵 Warm enough today, that I woke Baby Blue from her long, dark, Winter slumber. I left her outside this (cold) Winter, and didn't hook her up to the trickle charger. So I had to use my jump pack to get her started: she fired right up, once connected.

Took her out for a romp, battery recharging, and a good wash-n-wax. She's very happy to be awake and useful again.

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“A #Japanese transport ministry raid found #Toyota – along with #Mazda, #Honda and #Suzuki – submitted inaccurate #SafetyData and used specifically modified vehicles to #manipulate crash-test results.

Production resumed in September 2024 after the vehicles were retested and Toyota apologised – but this may have been the catalyst for the car maker dropping them from their range, the ageing models to be effectively replaced by the new-generation #Corolla that launched in 2018.”

#Australia / #cars <drive.com.au/news/toyota-corol>

DriveToyota Corolla Axio and Fielder models dropped in JapanToyota will stop making the Toyota Corolla Axio and Fielder later this year, following suspended sales in 2024.

Wusstet Ihr, dass der #Tesla-Designer Franz von Holzhausen früher bei #Mazda gearbeitet hat? Eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit im Design einiger Modelle kann man da sicherlich nicht leugnen.
Jedenfalls gab und gibt es in den letzten Jahren viele Tesla Fahrer, die sich schämen oder Angst um ihr Auto haben und deshalb das Telsa-Logo durch ein Mazda-Logo ersetzen. Ich finde das eine akzeptable Abgrenzung von Musk und wesenlich stylischer als ein Aufkleber mit einem Anti-Musk-Spruch.