Sad car is sad
 

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Supposedly in the NYC area, owned by a guy that refuses to part with it. Note the steering wheel.

Yikes!

Omfg...i'm depressed now...:(

sonofabitch, someone needs to resuce that little guy.

shame to treat a classic that way.

Probably his first car. If I had that for a first ride I would have a very difficult time letting go.

One of the FB comments: "that's in NY.. I think it's my ex bosses car. he was a mazda service manager in the 70s and always told me about this cosmo he had sitting. he wouldn't sell me the car, but showed me pics and it was in that same yard. it didn't have all that rust then, but this was back when I was in high school.. I'm gonna go by his gas station today and investigate further.."


The FB discussion is also getting people commenting that this may be several years old, and it may have already been recovered and under restoration in AZ...

This old guy I work with (he's from South Africa) still tells me stories about the two cosmos he owned as a young(er

...man. He really loved them so much he can still remember what it was like driving them.

(Sorry posting from phone...no edit button)

I just have a hard time understanding the "I wont part with it but I'm going to let it sit there like it's a piece of crap" concept. I can't see how someone cares about it enough to refuse to let it go to a reasonable offer but wont keep up with it.

Is it too much to put a vapor barrier car cover on it, that would also keep the chemicals in rain and corrosive road and parking lot salt from being sprayed all over the exterior by snow plows?

That's the saddest sight I've seen in a LONG time....
WTH is wrong with people !!

There are two FD's by me, that just sit under a car tarp.

Both are in perfect condition, one the guy that own's is a total douche and only says "The car is puuuurfect, I will let it rot."

The second FD sits abandoned, it hasn't run in 9+ years and the paint is faded, but the interior is in amazing shape. Both cars have less than 20k miles.

If only I had a way to transport the second. Where I live, no one understands the value of that TT FD.

Atleast sentimental value to me..

Sad is not the word, its a shame someone that is selfish enough to keep something like this just to see it rot.....

Looks like a 'before' photo on "Chasing Classic Cars". :(

What a waste. Somebody needs to get this Cosmo away from Mr. Scrooge.

I wouldn't be surprised to see it in NYC

many car owners here are complete douchebag, they don't give a shit, they look at u like so what? I have this Classic and it's my car I can do whatever the f I want with it. I Can make it look great, I can also let it rot till it turns into a complete piece of shit. WHAT YOU GONNA DO ?

Yea, seen so many of those a-holes in NYC.

where in nj? i have a way to transport an fd to pa. info please

What happened Pearl?

Very sad to see a Mazda go like that for 40 years...WHAT A DISGRACE!..:)

That ass needs to be neutered!

No idea. Not even sure how old the pic is. There is some small reason to believe that the pic is a couple years old and has since been recovered for restoration in AZ.

what page is this on Pearl? did i comment on it? i feel like i commented on a thread about a cosmo recently telling them to get in contact with Glenn or to hit up Easy to get in touch with Glenn. i thought it was here??..?

nm answered my own question. the one i was thinking of turns out to be in france https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=cosmo

re-post from other thread

that info is out of date AND incorrect. Jay Leno owns one but its not the only one. There are 5 accounted for in the US. Jay's, Mazda NAO, Glenn's, The guy from Oregon who showed up at seven stock two years ago and .... MazMart... no I think they HAD one. SpeedSource has one. Mazda Canada has one as well.

AND.... Glenn may have another one in AZ for restoration and that is possibly the one that Mazda Mexico had .

Thanks Zoom :)

Oh cool, at least we know a classic is not getting rape by some assholes