Classic Car Buyer

IN A NICHE OF ITS OWN

By the early’ 80s, there were still plenty of families and businesses looking for a robust, well-priced workhorse of an estate: if offerings from Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Vauxhall and Volvo didn’t fit the bill, the Mazda 929 was there to take up the slack.

With the small number of examples imported falling foul of rust and abuse decades hence, the chance to sample any 929 (in any condition) is quite an opportunity. Stone Cold Classics’ 1982 example must be one of (if not the best) left in the UK, having covered just over

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