You have to go back to 1974 to see this classic roll of the production line, that’s thirty six years ago and things were certainly much different when it comes to the car. For one thing foreign made and especially Japanese cars were targeted as ruining the US car industry and therefore frowned upon by many people, especially anyone that worked within the industry or in areas where car plants were located.
However, Japanese car makers knew that by offering the buyer what they want for a price that was affordable would be the way to go, it is strange think that carpets, radios and fabric trims were considered as optional extras back then and so came at a premium. This Mazda would have been right in there mixing it up with the best of them.
Of course, the car itself would have looked slightly different to how it does now; in fact, this build has definitely improved the style of the car. you would have to think that despite the age of the car, if the original design team see this, they would think this was how they would have designed the RX 4 if they had a free hand in the process.
You don’t even have to be an enthusiast to enjoy what has been done here, the car has the classic look of the 70’s, but under that there are some additions from the much more recent RX 7. It is amazing to see this modern technology being transplanted into an older body in an almost seamless fashion and yet this is something that works and works well, it is a great car that is a credit to Mazda and the skills of the import builder with vision.
These are the features for the Juni Asuncion’s 1974 RX-4;
Carburetted 13B swap
Bridge-ported rotors
Racing Beat headers
Custom exhaust featuring Magnaflow can
MSD 6-AL box
MSD Blaster-2 coil
MSD wires
5-speed gearbox swap from 1st-gen. RX-7
FC-spec front strut tower bar
1st-gen. RX-7 forward suspension swap
Gabriel Hijacker rear air shocks
1st-gen. RX-7 forward disc brake swap
15” Epsilon mesh, black face w/polished lip
Lamborghini blue colour
Fiberglas lip spoiler
Hella Comet 500 driving lamps
Fender-mounted JDM-style mirrors
Key parts re-chromed
New door panels
High back buckets featuring MAZDASPEED upholstery
Personal steering wheel
Autometer Pro Comp gauges
Source [Mazda USA]
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