Survivor Spec: 1969 Mazda Luce 1500 SS - 1st-Gen (SUA)

[@thayermanns4286]

Had one of these that I purchased from an army nurse for 120.00 when I was in Okinawa 75 . No problems for nearly 2 years.

[@maximuskhan6135]

We had Mazda 1500, For a long time in our family , it had steering gear, it was comfortable car, and its acceleration was not bad too, Back then! Had lot of rides in this car in my Childhood.

[@HobbyTimeSeattle]

The Old School Reunion! Our yearly vintage car show!

[@wasabicars]

Of course! Which month is that usually in?

[@HobbyTimeSeattle]

June 12th, coming rite up! I'll take a ton of pics for ya. :)

[@club1fan552]

Had a 1500 SS for a number of years and sold it when it was 35. Yes, very slow (over 20 seconds for 0 - 400m) but stunning appearance. Am not a mechanic but a huge fan of them so any questions I will do my best to answer...

[@warrencramer4516]

Over here in Australia, my dad had one, but I believe it was just called the 1500 SS (over here didn't carry the name Luce,) and looked identical to the one in the vid. He owned it from about 76 till about 83. His favourite!

[@club1fan552]

@@warrencramer4516 Yes, you're right. It was called the 1500 SS and it had SS badging on both of the outside C pillars. Unsure why this one doesn't...

[@warrencramer4516]

@@club1fan552 my old man was so proud of this car in his line up of his cars.. his only car that he scored speeding fines in!!!

[@club1fan552]

@@warrencramer4516 That's insane as they were super slow. 0 - 400 m in 20.5 seconds. The issue was weight. They weighed about 1060 kg with the SS putting out 86bhp. The Mazda 1300 had 81bhp but weighed over 200 kgs LESS. Zoom Zoom indeed!!!

[@warrencramer4516]

@@club1fan552 yeah he wasn't the speedster in the family!! But he loved this car!! 😎😎

[@19chucki74]

I always look forward to my high school reunion picnic, held near the end of July. I see all my former classmates, eat barbecue and reminisce on the good times we used to have back in the day.

[@wasabicars]

Nice. Geez, I can't even imagine a high school reunion. Distance, but also school reunions aren't so popular in Australia.

[@19chucki74]

Well, my school isn't around anymore, so we cherish every year we get together.

[@62Madison]

Enjoy your videos -you find some wonderful old cars! Would love to have one of these gorgeous Italian designed Mazdas, saw one or two in Seattle during the early ‘90s.

[@GawdOfThunder]

I had a 1970 1500 Luce back in the early 70's, also in white. It was a pretty sweet car.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

G'day Dan'l. Sweet looking car. I've always liked original survivors. It's nice to see one that hasn't been heavily modified or restored.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks Jason. Yes, I really enjoy showing these survivors. ;-)

[@jasoncarpp7742]

+WasabiCars I agree. :)

[@dawge30]

QOTD: On the first weekend of October, there is a great British car show held in Waynesboro, Va. About 200 cars show up every year. Virtually all of the more known (and some of the lesser known) brands are represented there. Great video on the Luce. I normally geek out on Isuzus, but Mazda is up there on my list of favorite car brands. Keep up the great work.

[@wasabicars]

NIce. Thanks Joe.

[@jacobbastian2388]

the event i always look forward to every year. here in Utah i help run our "Tinners Meet" is our Nostalgic Japanese Classic Car Show. its been getting bigger and bigger. love seeing the cars and helping to make the event grow!! awesome video! enjoy following the videos!

[@stiliqn007]

The retro car show in my town is usually something I look forward to every year. I hope I start going to Japfest soon,hopefully this year.

[@wasabicars]

Cool. Thanks

[@trout4x4]

Vicdrift winter matsuri. A great weekend of drifting at Winton in Victoria. Love the show Daniel. Cheers Laurie

[@Zionfarm]

Danny every time I can sense when you up load a Mazda video. God Bless your heart and be safe out there buddy.

[@luckyjohn19]

Thanks. I had one of those back in Melbourne in the early 70s. Beautiful car - everyone who got into it thought it was something Italian. Oh, just before I traded it in on the HQ panel van I found out how the fan operated. I couldn't follow the visual instructions to increase fan speeds #2, 3 & 4. I realised too late, you had to pull the lever *out* 😋 ~

[@wasabicars]

I enjoyed reading your comment, John. Gave me a chuckle ;-) Oh! HQ panel van... you are lucky

[@madpetrolhead]

I really look forward the Taupo Hobby Expo held annually at the Taupo Events Centre. This show covers all hobbies, model railways, boats, aircraft, cars and vintage cars plus heaps of other hobbies to many to list.

[@wasabicars]

Sounds great. :)

[@ahmed197467]

I want to thank you so much Mr. o'grady for this awesome useful video keep on posting videos like this we will support you.

[@wasabicars]

Thank you very much, Ahmed. :)

[@pepo67]

Always looking forward to the annual Super Bowl game.And again a very nice video,thanks Dan !!

[@wasabicars]

Hey, thanks for watching. :)

[@warpedwheel1635]

What a Gem! Thank you for sharing Daniel.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks Stu. :)

[@kevinclark2856]

i learned to drive in same white car when was 17 ah the good old days all so had 6 them at time wish had them now pluss they were the 1800cc models

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Man, I do a lot of yearly things, mostly car shows and a couple of model railroad shows.

[@wasabicars]

Nice. Thanks John.

[@DerSpiess11]

Dad bought one of these from new, it was seriously fast, it outran an ACT Police Cooper S, but he did eventually stop when they brought out their Falcon 351 V8.

[@NipponNostalgicTV]

As far as differences between the SS and the Deluxe, the SS also has a Tacho dash, spot lights, high compression head, different cam and the SS and the 1800 had an optional CR 4 speed. I think the SS might have different springs too. A real sports version, not just badging and trim.

[@wasabicars]

Awesome. Thank you for the info. I now wish I could go back in time to add it.

[@LucasMusser]

I look forward to the Chinese New Year/Spring festival.. it's the longest vacation of the year for me

[@kevinclark2856]

dan I owend a 1800 deluxe 1971 lerned to drve in it when I was 17 wish had one now miss good times had driving her

[@RobertOlddude]

I look forward to engaging with new people. While this may not be an annual event it could be a daily event.

[@wasabicars]

I think I'm generally frightened of having to engage with new people. Suffice to say it has lead me to my current predicament.

[@Hike_Bike_Explore]

I look forward to the end of baseball season and the start of hockey season. :D

[@laytonsri150]

Great video as always Dan. That'e the first time i've seen one of these cars, so thank you for that :) QOTD- I always look forward to the Daytona 500 in February, it's the superbowl of NASCAR, i also look forward to the Japanese car show in August, i get to show off the funbus :)

[@TheTorkerman]

Q.O.T.D Classic Japan, Melbourne Australia. Car show

[@realstreetninja]

I remember mum having one of these when i was a kid, not the SS obviously being in oz but yer very interesting car

[@wasabicars]

Cool. I recall some family friends have a wagon. Pretty cool.

[@blueycarlton]

I had a 1969 SS 1500. It was not called a luce, or it did not have a luce badge. It had 2 red SS badges on the rear sides, SS on the grill, twin carbs, fog lights, taco, wood grain dash, and a wooden steering wheel.

[@wasabicars]

I honestly don't know specifics, but likely same car had different names depending on them being sold in Japan or outside. It's a constant source of dilemma for me. Your car sounds pretty cool though. Nice

[@blueycarlton]

@@wasabicars It didn't go too great, even with the new engine I put in. A nice looking "sporty" car for that era.

[@dishonmaharaj7798]

Great channel although I am more into modified later model JDM cars I like to see the earlier models in there stock vintage forms; I find this channel very informative as well I hope one day you see or get footage of some later model Nissan Laurels like the C32 and C33 sedans!! Great cars!!

[@mikkosha]

That's how I got my motorbike :D A guy had it and need to sell it for some time but back in the years 2000 to 2003 no one wanted a BMW R50/2 not even for 150€ (about 18.000 Yen) so he disassembled it to sell its parts. Again no success :D Then he told me I could have it if I can put it back together :D Took me 5 years, money and frustration but it was worth everything (^-^) I look forward to christmas every year because it is nice to celebrate it with my parents and relatives :)

[@BrentWoodward]

Annual event I look forward to is World Time Attack! Keichi Tsuchiya is apparently coming this year which is cool.

[@wasabicars]

Cool. Thx

[@jackfrazer576]

yes

[@club1fan552]

I had one of these from 1996 to 2003. The halcyon days of Mazda were in the 1960's, 70's and 80's in my view. Feel free to ask any questions.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks. I appreciate the offer. :)

[@InspectorExacto]

I had no idea about these cars so thank you for the feature! qotd: my birthday! lame answer, I know lol

[@Skili19]

QOTD: Masters Of Rock festival and Pohofest, škoda fans car show that my buddy organizes.

[@wasabicars]

Nice :)

[@AfferbeckBeats]

I love these model Mazdas. I like all the Luces/929s, and someone in my street recently bought a HC 929 hardtop which is one of my favourite cars. QOTD, I look forward to the World Weightlifting Championships. 2015 was in Houston which I probably should have tried to travel to, 2016 is the Rio Olympics, 2017 will be Penang, Malaysia.

[@wasabicars]

Wow. I cannot imagine travelling the world to see a sporting event.

[@kanggoo57]

i just got a luce for free man :) same car as this, not a SS though, a single carb etc. still a dope car and it runs all fine :)

[@DunksWorld]

H2Oi, which started as a VW / Audi event but has since blown up into an all car, small city take over. i drive 20 hrs to meet internet friends

[@andrewburston9125]

i love you're vids man keep it up

[@wasabicars]

Thanks :)

[@rover213]

there is 2 events i always wait for the expo-classico exponor and comic-con oporto,and thats it

[@wasabicars]

NIce. Thank you. :)

[@LA86MM]

Thank u very much for this videos appreciated a lot

[@wasabicars]

My pleasure. :)

[@Icelandichiker]

Not so much a event more a season. I wait for summer to go backpacking/hiking.

[@wasabicars]

Sounds good. :)

[@SPEEDTRIBESAKURA]

Beautiful car, old Japanese cars have always been very pretty. I also never knew that there was a Luce sedan, and looking further, I guess it has a sedan in every generation, heh. I guess that's what happens when you thought the only Luce there was was the Rotary Coupe. QotD: Living close to California, there are plenty of great shows I look forward to. Some include ToyotaFest, which just recently happened, the Japanese Classic Car Show, Wekfest, Nissan Jam, etc. Sadly missed Wekfest today, but I am looking forward to Nissan Jam in a couple of weeks!

[@wasabicars]

Ah, that's right, the Rotary Coupe. Interesting beast. Way cooler than this sedan.

[@CKUSER]

DANNY. HI MATE THE MAZDA 1500 SS WILL GET VERY VERY EXPENSIVE . AMAZING MAZDA /ALFA

[@wasabicars]

I think you're right :)

[@MiikeyLawless]

i look forward to new car parts. not much to look forward too, just hard work for now. also, in America we called those tops "landau tops". they are masters at hiding rust lol

[@wasabicars]

Thanks

[@f95x5mc]

Hi from 🇨🇦

[@MANSIKKARAHKA-jx5cm]

NICE

[@wasabicars]

Thanks :)

[@LegionOfWeirdos]

I LOVE that green RX7 The 1600GT is pretty cool too. Annual event? Pfft. Dunno. April Fool's Day?

[@daewoo4664]

Next year, made it.

[@SLR-hn5yy]

Pininfarina design

[@wasabicars]

Bellissimo

[@canadiancatgreen]

cool car If you do not mind me asking do you have many fans from Canada? I shown your channel to a few people that liked it

[@wasabicars]

HI. Definitely there are viewers in Canada. I don't have any information on who they are though. Thanks for sharing the message though. :)

[@canadiancatgreen]

Annual event hmm gee not sure maybe the Langley Car Show it is quite big too. I was hoping that a Japanese car show was going to still happen in the Vancouver area but I have found little info about it I still have not been to it with lack of info. Might also be a trip to the Seattle area for a model train show go to. went to one in Portland in January. I also like to got to a auto wreckers on the trip if possible more than one I can even do research to find interesting cars so it was neat

[@f95x5mc]

T-short looks like - GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

[@wasabicars]

T-shirt? Hahaha, that had me stumped for quite a few minutes. ;-)

[@ianparking]

the Isle of Man TT always the first week in june

[@DanTheMan93UK]

This looks (well the front at least) very similar to the British Triumph 2000..check it out see what you think, i doubt there are any in Japan though

[@gerijokub7737]

Well, in all fairness, both Triumph 2000 and Mazda Luce were designed by the italians (Michelotti and Giugiaro respectively), so they both have those typically proportioned italian lines, which were pretty much on every mid-late 1960s italian sedan.

[@realstreetninja]

I look forward to the start of the AFL season, to see if the team has improved...it never does :(

[@taunusv4power]

Where there luces in the US? Wow!. I love the design of that car. It would be better with his rust magnet on the top though. About the toyota, i've seen a couple of coronas with those vinyl roofs. Pretty rare for a country that respray their cars every 3 years isn't it?Question of they day: nothing really. :S

[@wasabicars]

I read a few thousand were shipped over. Half sedans and half wagons.

[@ilikegooses4107]

previous owner didn't want to have it? what?? are you planning on making a video on any type of silvia in the future by the way? for the QOTD: I love going to Japfest

[@wasabicars]

The only plan I have to is to show variety. As for Silvias, I have several 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th generation Silvia videos I could make. Not sure when they'll go up though.

[@ilikegooses4107]

+WasabiCars aha great! i look forward to see them :)

[@banpeinet]

That's a smart looking Luce SS! Really awesome car that took on the BMW neue klasse back in the late 60s. Probably not a coincidence that it features the hoffmeister kink. I ran into an Hungarian ad two years ago selling another Mazda (Luce) 1500 SS: www.banpei.net/2014/10/05/ebay-treasures-1969-mazda-luce-1500ss QOTD: I already had my event this year. I always look forward to the MySQL conference I attend in Santa Clara!

[@wasabicars]

Damn. At next year's could you tell everyone to remove the pmahomme theme? I *always* change it back to original, but it just keeps coming back. ;-)

[@banpeinet]

+WasabiCars you mean tell the makers of phpmyadmin?

[@banpeinet]

+WasabiCars yes I would have loved to "save" it!

[@SkippyTheRedKangaroo]

Le Tour De France.

[@brendonwise7460]

G'day Daniel, did you take any video of the blue LUCE in the background?

[@wasabicars]

The blue one, no. I did make a video of a green one a few years back... kzbin.info/www/bejne/faCUqoSNfMeWjJY

[@Suppboio]

why did you censor that 8? in one picture it is clearly see able

[@wasabicars]

I didn't censor the 8. I censored another symbol which you didn't see. I wish I'd done a better job but my video editing software isn't so great. wasabicars.com/license_plate_maker.html

[@jamshedtahir8479]

How I can buy Mazda Luce 1500 ss. And how the mony this car in dollars.

[@wasabicars]

I do not know.

[@steefs6418]

I have a question what car do you have?

[@wasabicars]

It's a 2011 or 2012 Suzuki Wagon R. NOthing special. :/

[@kanggoo57]

just got one for free today lol ^^

[@GVK94]

qotd: Tokyo Auto Salon

[@wasabicars]

Nice

[@elijahinky]

i look forward to the hotrod reunion in my home state. its a hige event. awesome old American gassers race and there are show cars there as well. here is a link www.museum.nhra.com/apcm/templates/general.asp?articleid=676&zoneid=41&navsource=reunions

[@wasabicars]

Nice! THat would be awesome.

[@glennp9904]

By coincidence, I saw the standard version of this car here in Australia last weekend. All original. See it here:- www.bellett.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3291&p=33937#p33937 A friend bought a new SS at the the time of release of these cars but it's now rare to see a 1500 let alone an SS.

[@hillbillygarage286]

qotd gumball3000 :D

[@wasabicars]

Thanks man.

[@yukikoraley6587]

I look forward to our annual Toyota MR2 Spyder meet at Tail of the Dragon in the mountains of North Carolina. img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/NormConley/map_640.jpg [URL=s1091.photobucket.com/user/richardraley/media/DSC00741_zps4bhyqltf.jpg.html][IMG]i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i390/richardraley/DSC00741_zps4bhyqltf.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[@wasabicars]

Nice. Thanks for the pics. :)

[@AbdulGhaffar-wn8gu]

Mercedes d220e 2018

[@khanyasir2072]

Father have purchased a mazda 1969 model and (__________)

[@Hai_Joimai_Desu]

toyotafest 2016 at nsw

[@wasabicars]

Thx

[@CraigOverend]

Not my favourite Mazdas, more of a Carol, Cosmo, 1300 and RX fan. My event would be Spring planting in the garden... or the Aus F1GP! Go Dan #monaco

[@wasabicars]

Poll position?! He has done well. :)

[@frankycornejo2047]

Let there be no more nuclear wars as we can learn from the bombing in Hiroshima that the casualties are catastrophic

[@wasabicars]

I sincerely hope there aren't.

[@adamlemus7585]

If you think gas in the us was bad then you should see the shit we have in California now. Its chock full of ethanol. The government says it's perfectly safe for your car but I have a 5gallon bucket full of gelled fuel lines that say otherwise

[@wasabicars]

Oh :/

[@wasabicars]

Clogged arteries :(

[@adamlemus7585]

+WasabiCars Pretty much. The ethanol degrades the file lines and turns to a strange jello like consistency. It gets real fun when the residue gets in the carbs jest