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Mazda 929 Hardtop Coupé - elegant, reliable, indestructible

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Created on November 7, 2024

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Bruno von Rotz

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - frameless windows, even the rear ones can be lowered

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - it may not have had the second mirror from the start

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - relatively narrow, especially compared to modern cars

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - also a striking appearance from the rear

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - you will rarely meet a fellow of its kind on the road

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - pleases as a comfortable glider

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - American-inspired design

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - pleasant and relaxed driving

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Lägern Classic 2024

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - curved lines and a relatively large amount of chrome

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - clearly Japanese in design

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - distinctive appearance

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - a real coupé

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - bright cockpit, good all-round visibility

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - extensively equipped cockpit

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Cockpit with five round instruments

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - brightly appointed interior

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - beautifully drawn instruments

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - large rev counter, red area from 6000 rpm

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - speedometer at 200 km/h or a little more, there are still reserves available

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Note above the steering wheel

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - with ampere meter

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - LMUK-Radio

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - easy to operate heating and ventilation system

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - four gears in the classic H

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - classic seat belts with whips

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Mazda-m in the steering wheel

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - enough space in the back seat

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - approved tire pressures

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - good accessibility for maintenance

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - there would also have been room for a V6 here

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - longitudinally mounted four-cylinder engine

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Firing order of the OHC engine

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Nameplate

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - small Mazda sign on the front

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Twin headlights

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Air intakes in front of the windshield

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - no B-pillar, seat belts are suspended at the top

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - elegant door locks

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - unusual air vents in the C-pillar

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Wankel symbolism also in the gasoline engine version

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - for access to the castle ...

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - ... the roll symbol must be turned away

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - the rear looks particularly valuable

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - the Mazda lettering on the boot lid

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - separately installed rear lights

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Mazda 929 Coupé (1975) - Rear lights with additional decorations

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Mazda Luce Custom GR II REmatic AP (1973) - the four-door sedan, sold in Europe as the 929

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Mazda Luce Coupé REmatic AP (1973) - in Japan the 929 was called Luce

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Mazda Luce GR REmatic AP (1973) - automatic version of the Wankelli sedan

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Mazda Luce Coupé (1973) - elegant lines

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Mazda Luce Coupé (1973) - with Wankel engine

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Mazda Luce (1973) - Cockpit of the four-speed Wankel variant

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Mazda Luce (1973) - Cockpit of the automatic version

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Mazda Luce (1973) - View into the interior of the sedan

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Mazda 929 - Premiere in Geneva, with 1.8-liter engine and 110 SAE hp - body shape identical to the RX-4 with Wankel engine - at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show

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Mazda 929 (1975) - with new interior - Geneva Motor Show 1975

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Mazda 929 (1975) - Sedan and Coupé

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Mazda Luce Coupé (1976) - at the 1975 Tokyo Motor Show

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Mazda Luce Gran Turismo (1976) - Coupé presented at the 1975 Tokyo Motor Show

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Mazda 929 (1976) - some detail changes, such as the new front section - Geneva Motor Show 1976

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Mazda Luce AP Gran Turimso (1976) - the coupé after the facelift

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Mazda 929 (1976) - as a station wagon

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Mazda 929 (1976) - after the facelift

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Mazda 929 (1976) - after the facelift

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Mazda 929 (1976) - in a new style

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Summary

The design of the Mazda 929 was based on American taste, while the traditional technology was designed for robustness and reliability. As a coupé, the Japanese car of the early 1970s remained rare in this country, but has rightly matured into a desirable classic. This report tells the story of the elegant coupé and shows it in historical and current pictures as well as in the sales literature.

This article contains the following chapters

Rarities
First for the Japanese
A great car ...
... traditional orientation
Attractive and inexpensive
Lots of competition
Almost like new

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the early 1970s, Japanese cars were still rather exotic on the Swiss vehicle market, and it would be years before advertisements such as "Europeans drive Europeans" appeared. Switzerland was more of a pioneer, and cars that were rarely seen elsewhere were also introduced. As early as 1967, however, the Japanese Toyo Kogyo Group gained an importer for its Mazda brand in Geneva, which was able to officially offer the Mazda 1500 designed by Bertone, for example. Nevertheless, early Mazda passenger cars are quite rare in Europe today. The 929 Hardtop Coupé photographed by Stefan Hintermeister is probably one of very few surviving examples of the first series in this country.

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