Mazda MX5, Mazda Miata, Eunos Roadster

[Roger Dowding]

No, used to be,is now more like the green in the side flash but now has white flash & roof , old rusty & bent bumpers have now been incoorporated into body contours

Will be easy to find then Kev.!!.
John Vevers from the Austin 3 Litre Club will/should be there, he will be very interested.
Back in the mid 70's a few of us in the Austin Healey Club knew a guy with the pre-Farina A95 but a wagon - we contemplated buying it in shares to use to tow a trailer with our Sprites on -
The ultimate for a BMC Team to have.
- Usual story though Good Ideas and very little money .. 50 years on life is a bit like that again ..
Tatty MX5 will be pleased to see the car too and as ERC says lots of camera with photos to be taken as a paucity of events at the moment !!
Cheers Guys.

[Roger Dowding]

Kev, not an MX5, but this is for you . to go with Milan's pic of the green one ..

" Austin A95 Bathurst 1966 as driven by Graham Tribe and me (John Bruce Moxon) " John Moxon archives.

Great shot, Memories of days gone

An Austin Healey in Saloon form - same engine different chassis/body = almost the same !!

[John H]

Kev, not an MX5, but this is for you . to go with Milan's pic of the green one ..

" Austin A95 Bathurst 1966 as driven by Graham Tribe and me (John Bruce Moxon) " John Moxon archives.

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Great shot, Memories of days gone

thanks did that have a dry sump?

[Roger Dowding]

thanks did that have a dry sump?

John H, do not know but that little oil cooler - is a clue. Can ask a question on the Fb group I belong to that I got it from - would like to see more photos too !!
Cheers

Roger

[Roger Dowding]

thanks did that have a dry sump?

Further reply -just found this out.
The picture " Lance Rutting pic now owned by Auto Pics. "

This about the engine from John Moxon.

" Motor was 2.6ltr with a Waggot modified head and cam (40/80) and 3 x 2 in SUs.
Clocked 120mph that year but had almost no brakes after one lap. A true beast. "

[Kevin Hirst]

Further reply -just found this out.
The picture " Lance Rutting pic now owned by Auto Pics. "

This about the engine from John Moxon.

" Motor was 2.6ltr with a Waggot modified head and cam (40/80) and 3 x 2 in SUs.
Clocked 120mph that year but had almost no brakes after one lap. A true beast. "

Sounds like simmilar head job to what I did with my A90 back in the sixtie's, I used 3 of the original A90 zenith carbs, a racer brown american cam grind by those famous NZ camgrinders Mundell & slaughter but block bored out to 2912cc, went pretty well

[Roger Dowding]

Kevin,

Re " also Roger put some meths in tank as it absorbs water which then mixes in with petrol "
Was told that, by the Mechanic they drained the old fuel but didn't remove and flush the tank [ too long a job ] it is running better and I have some Meths in Auckland where the car is so will do so
See you there will be great to see the A95 - will have camera in hand
Cheers
Roger

So You, me, Ray Green, Graeme Banks should all be there !!

Re the meths, am taking a new bottle from home as the stuff in Auckland, my late Uncles would be many years old.

Will chat on the Sunday 28th -
but quick question ? " put some meths in tank " - approximately how much ?? 250 ml or more ???

Cheers Guys
Roger

[Kevin Hirst]

Re the meths, am taking a new bottle from home as the stuff in Auckland, my late Uncles would be many years old.

Will chat on the Sunday 28th -
but quick question ? " put some meths in tank " - approximately how much ?? 250 ml or more ???

Cheers Guys
Roger

Kinda depends on how much water, I would go for 500ml, you need plenty of petrol in tank to soak up meths though.

[Roger Dowding]

Kinda depends on how much water, I would go for 500ml, you need plenty of petrol in tank to soak up meths though.

Great, Kevin, a job for tomorrow buy some Meths and a few more litres of fuel..
Cheers

[Allan]

If you filter the left overs through a loaf of bread it's apparently quite drinkable.

[Roger Dowding]

If you filter the left overs through a loaf of bread it's apparently quite drinkable.

The " Meths " yes Allan, never tried it though...

[Roger Dowding]

At C and C, and with me was Kevin Hirst and Ray Green .. I left my lights on for a while and Ray ERC noticed, I did a bit later.
Before I get my pics done here is Ray's photo - with the lights on.
Cheers Guys - great to see you and Jayne was with Kevin too.
There were three MX5's a Red a Blue and this one .. Neo [ BRG ] Green - well was in 1991 - a poor repaint in 1999 - minor damage by a tree caused a partial respray - using a BW pic so you can't see the poor paint

[Roger Dowding]

Red Blue and Green were represented for the MX5's

Red

Blue

and my Green [faded Neo - BR green] machine

[Roger Dowding]

There was another Red MX5 at " Caffeine and Classics " and I found another one just around the corner in Chatswood, on the road part between where I was staying and where ERC lives.
an early NA a 1990 model
Chassis number " NA6CE-113286 " Ex Japan Eunos Roadster

In the 'hOOD, a 1996 1839 cc late model NA. an NZ New car.

with a Mate .. a 1991 1598 cc early NA
Chassis number " NA6CE-148784 "

Main difference is the the rear valance around the number plate.

[Roger Dowding]

Will be there, hopefully in UN7284 - Hasn't moved since mid-July but heading to Auckland tomorrow for the week, gives me a couple of days to make sure it is running OK.
Have my " Mazda " shirt and " MX5 Club " hat too !!

Ray Green pic from the June event. in colour as taken.

See in the latest NZ Classic Car - out last week, an article on MX5's especially the NA first series.
They are holding their value now and as stated no longer considered a " hairdressers car " to quote Guy Pickering - whose Red car has featured on this thread - photos by John MacDonald who is also quoted in the article
The first couple of years qualify as a " Vintage Car " now and this one will in 2021.

[Kevin Hirst]

Will be there, hopefully in UN7284 - Hasn't moved since mid-July but heading to Auckland tomorrow for the week, gives me a couple of days to make sure it is running OK.
Have my " Mazda " shirt and " MX5 Club " hat too !!

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Ray Green pic from the June event. in colour as taken.

See in the latest NZ Classic Car - out last week, an article on MX5's especially the NA first series.
They are holding their value now and as stated no longer considered a " hairdressers car " to quote Guy Pickering - whose Red car has featured on this thread - photos by John MacDonald who is also quoted in the article
The first couple of years qualify as a " Vintage Car " now and this one will in 2021.

Will power down in austin

[Roger Dowding]

Will power down in austin

And you did. Kevin H,

ERC was there and Geebeez too - with what is thought to be the oldest MX5 in New Zealand, number 107 a 1989 model that has chassis # 100107.
His Rego is UN9667 so its registration in NZ was the same time as mine UN7284. September 1996
" Year: 1989
Make: MAZDA
Model: EUNOS
Colour: BLUE
Submodel: ROADSTER
Body Style: Convertible
VIN: 7A8C11D0796100107
Plate: UN9667
Engine No: UNKNOWN
Chassis: NA6CE-100107
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 2
CC rating: 1,590cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
Assembly Type: Imported Built-Up
Country of Origin: Japan
Gross Vehicle Mass: 1,060kg
Vehicle Equipment Class: XMA
Industry Class: PRIVATE
Industry Model Code: E-NA6CE "
" Plates History

Plate Effective Date
UN9667 20-Sep-1996
Registration

Registration Status: Get CarJam Report
Plate: UN9667
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: Import from Japan
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: Used
NZ First Registration: 20-Sep-1996
NZ Last Registration: Get CarJam Report
Was Registered Overseas? Yes
Registered previously in: Japan
First Overseas Registration: 1989 "

They started the numbers at 100013 #100,000 to #100,012 were prototypes according to what Graeme " Geebeez " told me.
Graeme mentioned that he got the actual production date for the car through Mazda New Zealand - a very helpful guy gave him the details.
Must follow that up myself as the other methods of finding out using information from the NZ MX5 Club doesn't seem to work for second hand imports - the VIN does not equate to the NA6CE sequences. Others may know more.
There were about 8 or 9 MX5's mainly NA's two in BRG, two in Blue including #100107, some red and an NB in bronze..
Mine at Chassis #148784 is well down the list as a 1991 model.

Photo of Graeme's car to follow when I download my photos -

John B, was there too with his Mercedes 280SL - had a good catch up with him as well !!

No internet this time in Auckland, hence no posts -my phone is too hard to read on the TRS website.

[Roger Dowding]

Photos by Stuart Battersby - from the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand - he owns the Red MGB that is just past the Racing Sprite of Allan Horner from AHCCNZ in photo #3.

My own photos still to come.

SD8636 was at the June event too - photo in a previous post

The MGB Sprite Midget BMC group

Stuart had put a post on the VCC's facebook page asking who would be there.
The Facebook page allows non members to participate - there is also a Members only FB page as well which is mainly for event notification.

[Roger Dowding]

Caffeine and Classics October 2020 - some photos

Geebeez MX5 the really early one No 107..from 1989 - Is it the oldest in New Zealand ? - was imported in September 1996. reg UN9667. Is badged at the rear Mazda MX5 but has the same tail panel [ number plate surround plastic panel as my Eunos Roadster from 1991 ]

A Tiger and UN7284

Kevin Hirst the A95 wrong way around with a couple of Americans ..

John B's [ SPR Man ] brought the Mercedes 350SL..

John B with Hat talking to Kim who owns the WRC Lancia - road version

Ray Green ERC was there too - has his Mini Cooper for sale .. was it amongst the Mini's Ray ?? or did you bring something else [ The MG Magnette was not there ! ]

Took around 60 -70 photos many more to come - but not sure which thread ??

[Roger Dowding]

Some cars seen before - the AC but others new to the events that I have been to in the last 3 and half years !