I feel as though it has been a long time since we first heard from Chopper, of Choppers Auto Body Shop, about the Mazda RX-3 station wagon project the shop is heading. That’s only half of it, though, as the wagon before you has been three and a half years in the making. Well, it has been around since 1973, living out its life in California, but the build under Zane Dykman’s ownership has been three and a half years of testing times, thanks to a certain pandemic.
When we first heard of the build, Chopper’s exact words were, “The owner wants it to be the best RX-3 wagon in the country.”
Our ears were on fire. It turns out we already knew the owner, but we can’t keep up with all his builds — so we’ve been following it ever since with monthly updates and words of encouragement (f#cking finish it already, etc.).
As we already knew Zane, we knew that he was a serious petrolhead, having built and owned countless cars over the years. In recent times, Zane’s flourishing business
