My Mazdas a.k.a the mess in the yard.

In 2007 at the age of 17 I got my driving licence, it was a big a day as any for a year twelve. That next day on my first trip to school, red P's blazing I rear ended a trailer. While at 17 I could put every excuse on paper for my bonnet-trailer panel beating my parents maintained that I drove to fast - hey the were probably right. Anyway, a friends mini cooper got me onto the car genre. I was after a Datto 1600 first, the engine was in pieces, but it was licensed and ready to go according to the bloke, then came a Ford Escort mk1 which only had 1 elderly driver apparently, who managed to get a bit of panel damage on a pole. Eventually my old man got me away from those two. I have never been into Holdens or Fords in general though was keeping my eye out for a classic. The 1969 Mazda 1500 was pointed out to me as a classic by my old man - ill bet he never thought I would get it.

In 2010 I came home with the 1969 Mazda 1500 for $2700 apparently registered - blowing a bit of smoke, which we were assured was a worn ring. Anyway - turned out the car was only club registered and that the worn ring was the third cylinder which looked like it had been aspirated with nuts rather than air and fuel. So became a restoration project - not quite expected but a challenge non the less.