The Early Days - 1982 and 83

Mazda Special Limited Edition Savanna RX-7, E-SA22C-200951 was built in Hiroshima in 1982 by the Toyo Kogyo Co Ltd.

It was purchased early in August 1982 before being privately shipped to the United Kingdom on or about August 10th aboard the M.S."Ocean Passat" (27,087 gross tonnage).

The handling agent was D S Shoji Co Ltd of Hiroshima City and it was insured for the voyage at a value of J.¥1,500,000 by The Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance Company Ltd, Tokyo.

Customs clearance was arranged by Naigai Unyu Co Ltd.

The gross weight of the vehicle was 980 kgs.

The vehicle was discharged at Sheerness, UK around Sept 9th 1982