1976 Mazda RX-3 [S124]

1976 Mazda RX-3 [S124] in Classic Bathurst Crashes, Documentary, 2001

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Made for: AUS

00:27:30 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Ingo ◊ 2009-03-01 09:16	Oh, on the left is a 1974+ VW Passat. Quite unusual racing car.
Ingo ◊ 2009-03-01 09:20	The Golf I in front of Passat and Mazda is a very early one, 1974/75 only. It has the old back panel.
BeanBandit ◊ 2009-03-01 11:35	Mazda is RX-3.
Exiv96 ◊ 2009-03-02 20:49	ingo wrote The Golf I in front of Passat and Mazda is a very early one, 1974/75 only. It has the old back panel. The only Bathurst 1000 race with a Golf and a Passat was 1976. The Passat ran in the under 1300cc category, and the Golf in the under 2000cc category.
dsl ◊ 2015-12-20 04:13	Confirmed as 76 race for the Dolomite Sprint - see that page. There were 5 competing RX-3s there. The Capri facing wrong way which has just been kissed by the Mazda is #32 Lawrie Nelson/Nick Louis. Both Mazda and the Capri carried on after this incident.