Junkyard Find: 1983 Mazda GLC Sedan

After visiting the lowest-mile early Mazda GLC imaginable, I've been looking out for more GLCs in the junkyard. Until the 1981 model year, all the GLCs (known as the Familia or 323 outside of North America) were rear-wheel-drive and had nearly identical chassis to the early RX-7s. Mazda finally got on the front-wheel-drive bandwagon with this version, which I found in a Northern California self-serve yard earlier in the month. These things actually were great little cars, simple, tough, and cheap. I recall most of these being hatchbacks back in the 80s, but I've found exactly two front-wheel-drive GLCs in junkyards recently and both were sedans. The base two-door hatch listed at $5,295, while the base sedan went for $6,245. That explains the popularity of the hatchbacks, though the '83 Civic sedan listed at a princely $6,849. $5,616 was the price for an '83 Chevette four-door hatchback, if you were more concerned about number of doors than things like build quality, comfort, interior space, or performance. Check out this in-dash Clarion AM/FM radio. Can you believe thieves used to steal these things? from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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