Japan Used Mazda Familia for Sale

The Mazda Familia was a small family car that was manufactured by Mazda between 1963 and 2003. It is also marketed as the Mazda 323 and Mazda Protegé. The Mazda3/Axela replaced the Familia line for 2004. Mazda Familias were manufactured in Hiroshima, Japan and were also assembled in various countries. It was marketed as the Familia in Japan. For export, earlier models were sold with nameplates including: "800", "1000", "1200", and "1300".

The first Familia was initially only available as a commercial two-door wagon called the Familia Van. The van was joined in April 1964 by a plusher Familia Wagon, in October by a 4-door sedan, and in November by a two-door sedan.

In 1980, when the next generation front-wheel-drive Familia/323/GLC models were released, the wagon and van models continued without change, because Mazda not developing newer wagon models. A facelift, however, was given to the wagons in 1981, which gave the models the front clip (albeit with different bumpers) of the front-wheel-drive models. When a new front-wheel-drive model was introduced, production of the wagons continued to 1986. Originally available with the 1.3- TC and 1.4-liter UC engines, in export markets, the larger unit was replaced with the new 1.5-liter E5 engine for the 1983 model year.