Here’s how the Mazda 323 was more than just a Great Little Car

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In this episode I provide the history of the Mazda 323, which started out in America in 1977 as the GLC ("Great Little Car"), and was based on the Familia that had been sold in Japan since 1963. Ford was part of the development of the 323 by 1980, and by 1985, the GLC name was dropped and used the 323 name as it was in Europe. Ford also used the 323 as the basis of the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer between 1991 and 2003. In 1989, the sedan version of the 323 became the Protege in the U.S. where it remained until its cancellation in 2003, being replaced by the Mazda 3.