Help. Trying to identify my dads old car
Help. Trying to identify my dads old car
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Rethw

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25 posts

164 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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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

2,517 posts

218 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Nissan Cherry?

Doofus

32,716 posts

195 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Mazda 323

Hub

6,952 posts

220 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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First gen Mazda 323

ReverendCounter

6,087 posts

198 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Is your dad holding the camera?

speedking31

3,791 posts

158 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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vetrof

2,808 posts

195 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Toyota Starlet.

Dapster

8,639 posts

202 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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3rd Gen FA04 Mazda 323 3 door



cherryowen

12,319 posts

226 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Hub said:
First gen Mazda 323
yes



SydneyBridge

10,829 posts

180 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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In those days that seemed a perfectly normal sized car for a family of 4

Rethw

Original Poster:

25 posts

164 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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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

32,716 posts

195 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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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

1,844 posts

240 months

finlo

4,132 posts

225 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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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

Original Poster:

25 posts

164 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Doofus said:
It's a 323 SP. Fancy seats and side stripe.
Nailed it thank you !!

Dapster

8,639 posts

202 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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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

693 posts

129 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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I learned to drive in one of those, an orange one, in 1981.