Year: 1970
Make: Mazda
Model: R100
Engine Type: Rotary
Transmission: Manual
Odometer Reading: 14233 Miles Showing
Body Type: Coupe
VIN / Chassis: M10A31337
Engine Number: 10AN21310
Exterior Colour: White
Interior Colour: Black
Immaculate throughout. Attention to detail is first class. Condition has to be seen to be believed.
No expense spared 10 year restoration completed approx 3 years ago with the car travelling less than 1000 Miles since.
Turn key car. All the work is done.
Significant landmark car. Almost impossible to find. Will prove to be a great investment.
Mazda’s first rotary-powered production car, the Cosmo 110S of 1964, was joined by a smaller, less expensive two-door coupé in 1968, based on the RX-85 show car. Sold in Japan as the Familia Rotary Coupe but known as the R100 in export markets, the Mazda coupe had excellent performance thanks to its light (913 kg) weight and free-revving 10A twin-rotor Wankel motor developing 100bhp, which powered it to 100 km/h in just 10.8 seconds and to a top speed of around 177 km/h. Whereas the Cosmo was aimed at a more exclusive market, the new R100 was intended by Mazda to bring rotary power to the masses and thus the body was largely unchanged from the conventional-engined 1200 it was based on, other than a few discrete changes like the round tail lights, blacked out grille and raised bonnet. The suspension was also stiffened and the R100 used larger 14-inch wheels and bigger brakes to cope with the extra power. Like the Cosmo before it, the R100 has quite a competition heritage, finishing fifth and sixth behind Porsche 911s in the Spa 24-Hours in 1969 and placing fifth outright in the 1969 Marathon de la Route held on the tough Nürburgring circuit. The R100 remained in production until 1973 and like all early rotary Mazdas, enjoys a cult following in Australia which has seen values skyrocket in recent years.
This vehicle is located in our facility in Melbourne, for further information please contact Dave Hosking 0474 182 002 or Mason Hibbert 0455 191 035.
To protect your investment vehicle bidders should consider at a minimum replacement of fuel, oil, fluids, filters and thorough brake inspection as vehicles may have been stationary for some time. Vehicles are sold as is off the floor – unregistered. Please check photos carefully for vehicle condition. No warranty expressed or implied, sold with all or any faults, and where applicable sold with Australian Government Import Approval. MC23
