White 1987 Mazda 323 in a California junkyard, front-side view.
While exploring the car graveyards of the world, I encounter many vehicles with incredibly high final odometer readings and even more in incredibly rough condition. Every once in a while, I run across discarded older vehicles in beautiful condition, often with very low miles. Today's Mazda, found in a Northern California boneyard, is one of the latter type.
The original owner wanted reliable basic transportation at a good price, and that's exactly what this is. These pinstripes might have been a factory option, but I can't find them in any price guides or brochures. Perhaps the owner had them applied at a shop after purchase. The shaky handwriting on a recent oil-change label suggests that this car was bought by an older driver who took meticulous care of it for decades and didn't have a long commute.
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