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Joel Moore
Tinkerer
SA
91 Soarer TT
Posts: 84
Reg: 10-2006
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my mate and i find it funny to look through the jspec site every now and then to see what weird cars the japs have got for sale
get a load of this. criminal.
http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=5144 |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8
Posts: 6696
Reg: 11-2004
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"Factory fitted 13B rotary in 1976 Holden chassis"
Kidding? |
Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo
Posts: 799
Reg: 03-2006
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Oh my god... thats a ••••••• kingswood ! |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 2319
Reg: 09-2005
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Haha imagine taking that one down to the drags and staging in the sports compact lane! |
Ben Lipman
TryHard
NSW
Soarer TT
Posts: 286
Reg: 04-2006
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I believe you would be talking about a Mazda Roadpacer. Holden and Mazda's half hearted attempt to introduce BIG cars to Japan. Failed dismally due to the 13B's lack of torque and peaky power delivery. Would be quite a collectors item if it is in good original condition though. |
Graham Dollisson
Goo Roo
QLD
GTTL , Morris Marina, P76 V8 Super
Posts: 1069
Reg: 07-2005
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You lot call yourselves car nuts and you have never heard about a Mazda Roadpacer??? I'm disappointed with you all.
They were supposedly found mainly in the Mazda executive car park, as no one else wanted them. |
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 5239
Reg: 05-2005
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There was one of these for sale in Auckland when we lived there some years ago. It even had the dorky Japanese mirrors on the front guards.
As Ben says they were a factory model, albeit a dismal attempt. |
Hugh Jorgan
Tinkerer
Vic
Soarer TT
Posts: 48
Reg: 10-2006
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hahah, crazy stuff.
that said, with a factory 13b, you could do some fun things with it ;). |
Graham Dollisson
Goo Roo
QLD
GTTL , Morris Marina, P76 V8 Super
Posts: 1070
Reg: 07-2005
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My book tells me they were 135hp sae but still 1575kgs. Good for 165kph. 3 speed auto and drum brakes. Disks were an option!! |
Luke Nieuwhof
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1761
Reg: 07-2005
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As featured in the Lemons book by Tony Davis. I have top speed of 157km/h, 98kw of power. It was no quicker than a standard six cylinder Holden Premier but used much more fuel.
It did have luxury features such as central locking (that locked auotmatically over 10km/h, somewhat like a Soarer!), power steering, dual air conditioning and a car fridge (!).
They were released somewhat ironically on April 1 in Japan.
They were also driven out of the market by the "wide car tax" Japan imposed to keep foreign products out of their market. |
Ben Socratous
Goo Roo
SA
I am the fibreglass/kevlar/carbonfibre king!
Posts: 1256
Reg: 07-2005
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Now, a 20B in it would be interesting! |
Ken Cornell
DieHard
Western Australia
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 772
Reg: 01-2006
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Who would pay $17k for a dorked up Kingswood to be shipped to Australia?? |
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 5264
Reg: 05-2005
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A "Dorky Kingswood Shipper" ?
Coulda been worser, it might have been coming over HERE..............that'd put a dent in Trans Tasman relations!  |
Steven Nanevski
DieHard
NSW
HKS 264/264 Cams are in, Cheering....
Posts: 848
Reg: 07-2005
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Hey this is rare as, I think they only made something like 500 of them |
Simon Triantafillou
DieHard
NSW
Soarer Turbo
Posts: 999
Reg: 07-2005
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"Production ceased in 1977 with only 840 units sold." |
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 5286
Reg: 05-2005
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Sadly........ |
Hugh Jorgan
Tinkerer
Vic
Soarer TT
Posts: 52
Reg: 10-2006
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Ben Socratous wrote on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 08:06 am:now, a 20B in it would be interesting!
The 13b still has plenty of potential. |
Mike Beck
DieHard
Ellerslie
Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 778
Reg: 11-2005
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Hmmm, To be honest I couldn't think of anything worse.
An Old gutless rotary pulling a heavy, soft and a lofty chassis around....... 
How revolting!
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Simon Triantafillou
DieHard
NSW
Soarer Turbo
Posts: 1000
Reg: 07-2005
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At 26L per 100km, I've never seen a 1.3L motor get worse fuel consumption. |
Aaron Mead
DieHard
NT
TT
Posts: 958
Reg: 03-2006
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Christ they werent that heavy. Id put money that with a rotary in it, it would be close 1270kg. |
Aaron Mead
DieHard
NT
TT
Posts: 959
Reg: 03-2006
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Not that id be seen dead swing from the mirrors in one. |
Maurice Diggler
DieHard
Victoria
Twin Turbo
Posts: 731
Reg: 06-2006
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Aaron Mead wrote on Sunday, December 31, 2006 - 12:38 am:Christ they werent that heavy. Id put money that with a rotary in it, it would be close 1270kg.
I agree, I can only dream for my Soarer to be THAT heavy one day hehehehe. |
Aaron Mead
DieHard
NT
TT
Posts: 964
Reg: 03-2006
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For that matter my old S class barge weighs (weighed  ) only 1560kg, (HK euro spec). |
Simon Triantafillou
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer Turbo
Posts: 1002
Reg: 07-2005
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Aaron Mead wrote on Sunday, December 31, 2006 - 12:38 am:Christ they werent that heavy. Id put money that with a rotary in it, it would be close 1270kg.
The Roadpacer weighed 3,500 lb (1,575 kg).
I take cheque or direct deposit  |
Richard Johnson
TryHard
Florida, USA
SC300 1JZ-GTE Swap
Posts: 152
Reg: 06-2006
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those prices are way too expensive. 95 GTS-T skylines sell for an average of $6,000 USD at the ASNET car auctions in Japan. |
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