Miata Mailing List: October 1999, Message #114

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In the newest issue of SCC they said that no Japanese automobiles made the
cut for " Car of the Century ". ?
Steven Gamble
Santa Barbara,CA
----- Original Message -----
From: Fletcher Blades <fletch@powerlink.co.nz>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@list.miata.net>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: Eunos 30X, MX-3, etc.


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> >Darryl, the Eunos 30X was called MX3 in some other markets.
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> >Jeff Gehrig
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> I know Jeff knows this, but I'll just spell it out for others.... Thats
> Mazda MX-3 (not Eunos).
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> The same car was also the Eunos Presso, and AutoZam AZ3  (both in Japan).
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> Most of us know about the Eunos brand, being another arm of Mazda.  Less
of
> you may know they have/had a third arm called AutoZam.  I havent been able
> to find out much more about it than what I've told you here...
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> Four names for the same car seems like a modern marvel of badge
> engineering....  Except that the British were doing it years ago.
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> I'm thinking of a small, slightly rounded,  two-box shaped sedan with FWD.
> Its one of the popular runners for Car of the Century.
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> It was sold here as....
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> Austin 7.
> Riley Elf
> Wolsley Hornet
> MG something (sorry, I forget)
> Austin Mini
> Morris Mini
> Leyland Mini
> possibly others I'm not aware of/cant remember....
> And thats ignoring the Cooper variants!
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> Although admitedly, the Riley/Wolsley variants did have little "fins" at
the
> back with the lights, that stuck out 3 or 4 inches more than the other
> normal Mini body style... And the Leyland brand was a product of time and
> amalgamation in the British auto industry, but most of them were available
> at the same time....
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> Can any of the Ford/Mercury/Lincoln or GM cross breeding variants beat
that
> many names for the same piece of metal?
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> Fletch.
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