Help. Trying to identify my dads old car

[Rethw]

Found an old picture of me in the early 80’s my dads car in the background, anyone know what it is? Was thinking a Talbot Sunbeam but not right ?

[Amused2death]

Nissan Cherry?

[Doofus]

Mazda 323

[Hub]

First gen Mazda 323

[ReverendCounter]

Is your dad holding the camera?

[speedking31]

Datsun Cherry.

[vetrof]

Toyota Starlet.

[Dapster]

3rd Gen FA04 Mazda 323 3 door

[cherryowen]

Hub said:

First gen Mazda 323

[SydneyBridge]

In those days that seemed a perfectly normal sized car for a family of 4

[Rethw]

Thank you everyone!!
What is throwing me are the seats look like a sports model and the aerial looks like one from a Datsun ?

[Doofus]

Rethw said:

Thank you everyone!!
What is throwing me are the seats look like a sports model and the aerial looks like one from a Datsun ?

It's a 323 SP. Fancy seats and side stripe.

[steve2]

See Wikipedia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1979-1980_...

[finlo]

Rethw said:

Thank you everyone!!
What is throwing me are the seats look like a sports model and the aerial looks like one from a Datsun ?

That was standard fit aerial style for Japanese car's back then.

[Rethw]

Doofus said:

It's a 323 SP. Fancy seats and side stripe.

Nailed it thank you !!

[Dapster]

Doofus said:

Rethw said:

Thank you everyone!!
What is throwing me are the seats look like a sports model and the aerial looks like one from a Datsun ?

It's a 323 SP. Fancy seats and side stripe.

Good spot

[66mpg]

I learned to drive in one of those, an orange one, in 1981.