1979 Mazda 626 on BAT today

I normally don't post many cars but I know a few folks like these.  
 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mazda-626-2/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2024-05-31

Wow. I knew a dude who drove a white sedan in school. The coupes, though, were super cool. 

I spent a year driving a brown sedan in Australia years ago. It had good tires on the front and not so good tires on the back, I got so I could take it through a roundabout in the rain without really using the steering wheel. I've always had a soft spot for these. A Miata powertrain swap would be a lot of fun without going crazy.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

I feel like I have seen that swap before. (Did I see it here?)

Had a early '80s 4 dr, in the mid '80s. 110k miles. Fwd, but mostly same look.  - bought super cheap, cause it had a blown head gasket. When I pulled the head, was amazed: the cylinder walls still looked brand new! Gorgeous cross hatch pattern. 
'Merican cars of that era, not so much. 

In reply to 03Panther :

The '82 redesign was actually fairly significant, I remember when it came out. It had a real look of the future at the time, lots of smoothing like the Audi 100/5000. Also, that hatch!

Looking at pics now, I can see how the doors and C pillar of the sedan do look similar to this one. The Australian models (that I was more aware of) had flush headlights which separated them further from the previous gen, they looked more similar in the US.

It's odd that a car with an alternator has a generator light on the dash. 

In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :

Iirc my Cadillac is the same. 

Sold for $8,800.

In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :

Wow.