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In addition to the standard two-door 'styleside' pickup truck body there were also a double-cab truck, and a similar double-cab version called the 'pickup.' The 'pickup' had a fully integrated coupé utility body rather than the separate bed of the truck version, as it was based on the somewhat passenger-oriented light van. The BUB61 had a new, upside-down, trapezoidal grille instead of the earlier full-width unit, with thirteen bars rather than nine, turn signals on the fenders, and more chrome trim-including a decor strip on the side. The BUB61 was more spacious its cabin was extended by 80 mm (3.1 in) and it had a stretched body and wheelbase. The B1500 was remodeled between late 1962 and September 1963 it received a new chassis code, BUB61. This model also had a torsion bar front/leaf spring rear suspension, which was advanced for its time, giving it a relatively smooth ride. It had a 1,484 cc OHV water-cooled engine with wet sleeve cylinders which produced 44 kW (59 hp 60 PS), and a one-ton payload.

1996 mazda protege curb weight series#

The BUD61 (second generation) that followed was the first model of the long-running 'Proceed' series sold in Japan. This model was the only Japanese market model to be badged under the B-series naming scheme, i.e. The Mazda B-series pickup truck was introduced in Japan in August 1961 as the B1500 (BUA61). The first B1500 model: top left is the original truck, to the right the 'Pickup', bottom left is the double-cab truck and on the bottom right is the 'Light Van'. The D1500 and D2000 remained in production until the June 1965 introduction of the Mazda Kraft. In 1962, passenger car size requirements no longer applied to commercial vehicles and the truck grew longer, with a two-liter D2000 available and the smallest D1100 discontinued. That engine was replaced by a water-cooled unit in 1959 and joined by the larger capacity D1500. One of Mazda's first four-wheeled trucks was the 1958 D1100, briefly called the Mazda Romper, with a 1105 cc air-cooled in-line two cylinder engine installed under the seat. Mazda's first vehicles were three-wheeled trucks, also known as auto rickshaws starting with the Mazda-Go in 1931, followed with the Mazda K360 in 1959, the Mazda T-1500, and the larger Mazda T-2000. In 2006, the Mazda B-Series was replaced by the Mazda BT-50. Conversely, the Ford Ranger was sold in North America as a Mazda B series from 1994 until 2011. Through its association with Ford, Mazda produced the B-Series as the Ford Courier and the Ford Ranger. Thailand used the Mazda Magnum, Thunder, and Fighter names. In Australia and New Zealand, the B-Series was named the Mazda Bravo and Mazda Bounty, respectively South Africa used the Mazda Drifter name. In Japan, the B-series was referred to as the Mazda Proceed for much of its production, with several other names adopted by the model line. Through its production, Mazda used engine displacement to determine model designations a B1500 was fitted with a 1.5 L engine and a B2600, a 2.6 L engine. Produced across five generations from 1961 to 2006, the model line began life primarily as a commercial vehicle, slotted above a kei truck in size. The Mazda B series is a series of pickup trucks that was manufactured by Mazda.