Mazda Familia

The Mazda Familia is Mazda's compact car family. The first Familias were styled by Italy's Giugiaro, and shown in 1963 as the Mazda 1000 Berlina. The next generation (joined by the Wankel-powered R100 version) were among the first Mazda cars sold in the United States. 10,589,052 examples of this car were sold worldwide since introduction.

Later Familias appeared with a succession of names around the world, including 1000, 1200, and 1300, 800, 808, and 818, Mizer, GLC, 323, Protegé (sic) and Astina.

1964

The first production Familia appeared in October, 1963, and was a commercial two-door wagon called the Familia Van. It was joined in 1964 with a sedan, and was later sold in other markets as the 800. Both were powered by a 782 cc aluminum inline 4 engine.

The familia received a larger 985 cc engine for 1965, and a coupe variant was introduced as well.

See also:

• A-Spec '64 Familia
• A-Spec '65 Familia

1967

The new Familia appeared in 1967 with a 987 cc engine. It was sold as the Mazda 1000 in some markets. It also formed the basis for the Mazda R100 rotary car. A larger 1169 cc I4 engine came along soon, becoming the Mazda 1200 for export.

The 1970 Familia featured a 1.3L TC engine and new styling. It was exported as the Mazda 1300 and Mazda 818.

• Wheelbase: 2286mm
• Length: 3962mm
• Width: 1600mm
• Weight: 810kg

Engines:

• 1968-1973 - 987cc I4, 50hp (37kW)/56ft·lbf (77N·m)
• 1968-1970 - 1.2L (1169cc) I4, 58hp (43kW)/69ft·lbf (94N·m)
• 1970-1973 - 1.3L (1272cc) TC I4, 2 barrel, 69hp (51kW)/67ft·lbf (92N·m)

See also:

• A-Spec '67 Familia
• A-Spec '70 Familia

1200 (USA)

The "1200" was offered on and off in the United States: On sale in 1971 and again in 1973. The 1971 version was the first piston-powered Familia sold in the United States and arrived alongside its rotary R100 in 2- and 4-door forms. It was replaced by the 808 the next year. The name returned for 1973 as the base-model economy Mazda. The company focused on performance for two more years, dropping the economy car, then returned with the Mizer in 1976. Engines: