Mazda Pathfinder XV-1

The Mazda Pathfinder XV-1, commonly called the Mazda Jeep (Burmese: မာဇဒါဂျစ်), is a 4x4 Mazda built from 1970 to 1973 in an assembly plant in Myanmar strictly for Myanma market.[1] The Pathfinder XV-1's were used mostly by Military of Myanmar, police and government officials. [2] They were later sold to the public.[3]

Mazda Pathfinder XV-1
Mazda Jeep
Mazda Pathfinder XV-1s in Rangoon
Type4×4 utility truck
Place of originMyanmar
Service history
In service1970s
Used byMilitary of Myanmar, Myanmar Police Force
WarsInternal conflict in Myanmar
Production history
ManufacturerMazda via knock down kits
Myanmar Ministry of Industry's No. 2 Automobile Factory, Htonbo
Produced1970–1972, possibly mid-1990s
Variantssoft top and hard top station wagon
Specifications
EngineInline 4 Mazda 2 liter, optional diesel
90 hp (67 kW; 91 PS)
Power/weight49 hp/ST (54.0 hp/t)
Transmission3 speed x 2 range transfer case
SuspensionLive axles on leaf springs front and rear

The Pathfinder XV-1 was designed in Hiroshima, but the vehicle was exclusively assembled and sold in Myanmar only.[4]

History

The vehicle was manufactured in the 1970s in Myanmar.[5]

Design

The Pathfinder XV-1s were sold in Myanmar in dark green, although models in black and blue have been sold.[6]

Variants

The Pathfinder XV-1 came as either soft-tops or hard-tops, and could seat up to nine people on a pair of large folding benches in the rear.[1][7] The Pathfinder XV-1's came in long or short wheelbase versions with a canvas roof.

Some hardtop SWB versions were also made, as were four-door LWB wagons (the LWB canvas-top cars were always two-door).[8]

  • Mazda Pathfinder Station Wagon XV-1 SW 4x4 front left
  • Mazda Pathfinder Station Wagon XV-1 SW 4x4 right rear

Notes
  1. "Burma's Mazda Pathfinder XV-1 Is The Most Obscure Off-Roader I've Ever Seen". Jalopnik.
  2. ""Mazda Jeep": The 1960s 4x4 Used by the Myanmar Military". May 29, 2013.
  3. "A tour of Mazda's obscure classic car collection". 16 March 2018.
  4. "A Brief History of Mazda's SUVs: From Utilitarian Workhorses to Stylish Everyday Cars".
  5. "Making History". September 2017.
  6. "CC Global: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma's Only Claim to Automotive Fame". 15 June 2017.
  7. "Top 10 Coolest (and Strangest) Cars at Mazda's Museum in Germany » AutoGuide.com News". October 3, 2017.
  8. "CC Global: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma's Only Claim To Automotive Fame". 15 June 2017.
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