Asshat parking

"leicester" (leicester) 06/03/2016 at 00:15 • Filed to: None

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Old Courier level.

Steve in Manhattan > leicester 06/03/2016 at 00:25

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If I remember correctly, that thing was badged as a Ford and was, in fact, a Mazda. Not going to Google, just going to let you all correct me mercilessly.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Steve in Manhattan 06/03/2016 at 00:27

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No you’re right. Mazda/Ford light truck cooperation goes back a ways.

leicester > Steve in Manhattan 06/03/2016 at 00:29

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Probably correct. The B-series and Rangers were also interchangeable, and Ford had a 30% (?) share of Mazda for a while.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/03/2016 at 00:32

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And SUVs/crossovers too! Hmm I wonder what a badge engineered NA miata would look like.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 06/03/2016 at 00:34

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A Miata spinning wildly off into a crowd of people.

Steve in Manhattan > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/03/2016 at 00:37

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Ex had a Ranger badged as a Mazda many moons ago. The 5 speed gearbox was not helpful when you were trying to find 3rd.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/03/2016 at 00:47

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“Miastang”

(I was going to add a picture of a wrecked miata to this comment, but after a quick search, all the pictures seem to be pretty gruesome. Yikes.)

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Steve in Manhattan 06/03/2016 at 02:18

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Yeah, but afaik they nearly all came with a Ford 2.3 petrol engine instead of the Mazda unit.

TheRealBicycleBuck > leicester 06/03/2016 at 06:35

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Yep. That one is pretty close to my first truck. Go back to the moon wheels, remove the bed tie-downs, and add a blue pinstripe and Bingo! It would be mine.