Mazda, 1968-2010
Part of collection: Z. Taylor Vinson collection of transportation ephemera (20100108-ZTV)
Dates
- Creation: 1968-2010
Scope and Content
This subseries documents Mazda vehicles in North America, which were built by Toyo Kogo Company, Limited of Hiroshima, Japan (1960-1984) and Mazda Motor Corporation of Hiroshima, Japan (1984-Present).
Mazda started selling cars in Canada in 1968 and in the United States in 1970. In 1971, the firm established the subsidiary Mazda North America, Incorporated, which was located in Compton, California (1971-1987) and Irvine, California (1988-Present). Mazda North America, Incorporated also manufactures vehicles in the United States, which it started doing at an assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan in 1987.
General Physical Description note
5 boxes; 1 folder oversize; 1 folder
Extent
From the Series: 625 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
Vinson’s manuscript A Collector’s Life: An Autobiography, included in Series XIII, is closed to researchers until 2035.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Published Collections Repository
