Mazda Pathfinder XV-1

The Mazda Pathfinder XV-1, commonly called the Mazda Jeep, is a 4x4 Mazda built from 1970 to 1973 in an assembly plant in Burma strictly for Burmese market.[1] The Pathfinder XV-1's were used mostly by Burmese military, police and government officials. [2]

Mazda Pathfinder XV-1 Mazda Jeep
Mazda Pathfinder XV-1's in Rangoon
Type	4×4 utility truck
Place of origin	Myanmar
Service history
In service	1970s
Used by	Military of Myanmar, Myanmar Police Force, Government of Myanmar
Wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar
Production history
Manufacturer	Mazda, made the knock down kits Myanmar Ministry of Industry's No. 2 Automobile Factory, Htonbo,
Produced	1970–1972, possibly mid-1990s
Variants	soft top and hard top station wagon
Specifications
Engine	Inline 4 Mazda 2 liter, optional diesel 90 hp (67 kW; 91 PS)
Power/weight	49 hp/ST (54.0 hp/t)
Transmission	3 speed x 2 range transfer case
Suspension	Live axles on leaf springs front and rear

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][3] 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). [4]

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  Mazda Pathfinder Station Wagon XV-1 SW 4x4 front left
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  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. "Top 10 Coolest (and Strangest) Cars at Mazda's Museum in Germany » AutoGuide.com News". October 3, 2017.
4. "CC Global: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma's Only Claim To Automotive Fame".

See also