This rare and classic 1968 Mazda Cosmo Sports L10A coupe was inspected for a client at HAA Kobe auction on 9 June 2016. It is the type of collector car we specialise in.
Full production of the Cosmo sports 2-door coupe began in May 1967 and lasted through 1972. Cosmos were built by hand at a rate of only about one per day, for a total of 1,519 (343 Series I cars and 1,176 Series II cars). See Mazda Cosmo Wiki for more details.
Faults included rust and other issues as pictured in close up photos, but overall in good condition for being nearly 50 years old. It had 33,610 km on the odometer.
This vehicle had a start price of 4 million Yen but was cancelled from auction (reason unknown). May be back for re-auction on Saturday 16 June 2016.
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We only source the best vehicles with clean and tidy interiors, and only vehicles we would be pleased to own ourselves. This is why we are constantly told by clients that the vehicles we source are well above the condition of most others on the local market.
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Geoff,
My Caldina has arrived in great condition with no transport damage so good job by all involved. I spent most of yesterday afternoon looking over and playing with everything in the car. It’s a great car and has lots of high end after market goodies. Thanks for the assistance in buying this car it has been a good experience so far and should be for the rest of the time I own it. I will send thru some updated pics when I’ve given it a bath.
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