Mazda Familia / Mazda 323, The History Of

[Revo]

Mazda Familia #16

[Revo]

Mazda Familia #17

[Spastik_Roach]

You missed an entire generation (1989-late 90's) of it there! But otherwise excellent pics.

[clutch-monkey]

i like the GTX ones..pocket rockets

[justukas]

love the '65 coupe

[NSXType-R]

Just letting you guys know, I think the cars in the last picture in post 15, I think all of post 16, and 17 were also called the Mazda Protege.

[Matt]

Just letting you guys know, I think the cars in the last picture in post 15, I think all of post 16, and 17 were also called the Mazda Protege.

In the States, but that doesn't mean it was called the Protege everywhere.

[Gt1Street]

In the States, but that doesn't mean it was called the Protege everywhere.

yup, in europe it was 323 all along

[NSXType-R]

In the States, but that doesn't mean it was called the Protege everywhere.

Yeah, that's why I put "also" in the post, just in case anyone was interested in it.

[digitalcraft]

List of Mazda vehicles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Has all the names. Its amazing how many the Familia has had. According to the wiki:
1000, 1200, 1300, 800, 808, 818, 323, 323 Astina, GLC, Protege, Etude, Familia, Grand Familia, Mizer, MR90, Baby Boomers, Vantrend, Sao Penza, Rustler, Lantis, Allegro, Genki

It also is the base for the Ford Laser and Meteor in Asia/Australia and the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer in north america, S. Africa the Ford Tonic, Ford Bantam(truck), Eunos 100, Philippines as the Ford Lynx, and China the Haima Family.

What a car.

[NSXType-R]

List of Mazda vehicles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Has all the names. Its amazing how many the Familia has had. According to the wiki:
1000, 1200, 1300, 800, 808, 818, 323, 323 Astina, GLC, Protege, Etude, Familia, Grand Familia, Mizer, MR90, Baby Boomers, Vantrend, Sao Penza, Rustler, Lantis, Allegro, Genki

It also is the base for the Ford Laser and Meteor in Asia/Australia and the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer in north america, S. Africa the Ford Tonic, Ford Bantam(truck), Eunos 100, Philippines as the Ford Lynx, and China the Haima Family.

What a car.

More appropriately, what diverse nomenclature.

[Gt1Street]

List of Mazda vehicles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Has all the names. Its amazing how many the Familia has had. According to the wiki:
1000, 1200, 1300, 800, 808, 818, 323, 323 Astina, GLC, Protege, Etude, Familia, Grand Familia, Mizer, MR90, Baby Boomers, Vantrend, Sao Penza, Rustler, Lantis, Allegro, Genki

It also is the base for the Ford Laser and Meteor in Asia/Australia and the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer in north america, S. Africa the Ford Tonic, Ford Bantam(truck), Eunos 100, Philippines as the Ford Lynx, and China the Haima Family.

What a car.

That sounds like a completly retarted name for a car, where was it used ?

[Ferrer]

That sounds like a completly retarted name for a car, where was it used ?

In Japan surely. They like those sort of weird names.

[Gt1Street]

In Japan surely. They like those sort of weird names.

i'm not even going to look for the logic behind that name...

[digitalcraft]

Actually that one was in Indonesia. They had Mazda MR90[hatchback: 1990-1992], Mazda Baby Boomers [Hatchback: 1992-1994], and Vantred [Station Wagon: 1993-1997]