![]() Private car versions received foglights in the grille as well as more chrome trim. The "flat deck" design of the sedan versions was reportedly inspired by the Chevrolet Corvair. The van was joined in April 1964 by a plusher Familia wagon, in October by a four-door sedan, and in November by a two-door sedan. In line with Mazda's policy of only gradually approaching the production of private cars (a luxury in Japan at the time), the first Familia was initially only available as a commercial two-door wagon called the Familia van. The first production Familia, styled by a young Giorgetto Giugiaro while working at Carrozzeria Bertone, appeared in October 1963. Meanwhile, the four door version of the R360 was introduced as the Mazda Carol, which appeared in 1962, and discontinued in 1964. As a preview, testing the waters, a larger "Mazda 700" prototype was shown at the eighth Tokyo Motor Show in 1961, and formed the basis for the upcoming Mazda Familia. To achieve this goal, they began by building an extremely affordable kei car, the R360 in 1960, planning on introducing gradually larger and pricier cars as the Japanese customers became able to afford them. Mazda's automotive plans for the early sixties consisted of growing alongside the Japanese economy. Some of these plants kept manufacturing the Familia long after it was discontinued at home. Mazda Familias were manufactured in the Hiroshima Plant and also assembled from " knock-down kits" in various countries including Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Colombia, and New Zealand. In addition, the Familia name was used as the Mazda Familia Wagon/Van, a badge-engineered version of the Nissan AD wagon (1994–2017) and Toyota Probox (2018–present). The Familia was also rebranded as the Ford Laser and Ford Meteor in Asia, Oceania, Southern Africa, some Latin American countries and, from 1991, as the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer in North America. In Europe, all Familias sold after 1977 were called "323". In North America, the 1200 was replaced by the Mazda GLC, with newer models becoming "323" and "Protegé". For export, earlier models were sold with nameplates including: "800", "1000", "1200", and "1300". It was marketed as the Familia in Japan, which means "family" in Latin. The Familia line was replaced by the Mazda3/Axela for 2004. The Mazda Familia ( Japanese: マツダ ファミリア, Matsuda Famiria), also marketed prominently as the Mazda 323, Mazda Protegé and Mazda Allegro, is a small family car that was manufactured by Mazda between 19. Mazda Familia Wagon (BG generation, station wagon version) In this case, the interior release lever on your 2002 Mazda Protege is probably stuck in the “open” position – push the release lever back and forth several times and then try to close your hood. Sometimes, especially on older Proteges, you may have difficulty getting your hood to latch when you close it. ![]() Opening the hood on your Protege with a broken cable requires you to use a coat hanger to reach through the grille and release the latch on the bottom of the hood latch. ![]() If your hood still won't open, you may have a broken hood release cable. Another option is to pull the interior hood release, then bang on the hood to see if that pops it open. If you need to open the hood with a stuck latch on your Protege, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. Sometimes, the hood on Mazdas gets stuck and won't pop up after the interior latch is released. The video above shows you the location of both hood latches. Popping the hood, or bonnet, on your Protege is a two step process, you need to release the hood latch inside your Protege and then you need to release the safety latch under your hood in the front of your Protege. This video shows you how to open the hood in your 2002 Mazda Protege. ![]()
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