This 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport is said to be fully restored and in mint condition, but is also said to have a 12A engine swap that appears less than clean in the photos. The seller doesn’t say much about the car, but does mention that it is Chassis #209 and that it has a FIVA B3 certificate. Some Google work reveals that the car participated in the Acropolis Historic Rally in 2008 and there is much more detailed information from the owner in a post here on the Japanese Nostalgic Car forum, where the eBay seller’s handle matches the claimed owner’s name. Find it here on eBay in Athens, Greece. Special thanks to BaT reader Greg M. for this submission.

We have at least two BaT readers who have owned Mazda Cosmos in Greece, so we hope that they might have some knowledge on this car, which was also spotted here on Flickr at a Greek car show in 2011, and here on a Greek language forum post in 2008. It is odd that such minimal info is given in the listing, especially when the JNC post has some very cool info. The “2003” license tag almost looks decorative or like an event tag, but other Greek cars also seem to have this short format.

The one blurry photo of the interior has it looking reasonably clean, but doesn’t show the seats or upholstery. That looks like either a Brantz or Halda rally meter beneath the dash, which was likely used in the 2008 event.

The engine looks far from mint or restored, but it could be a fine runner. A 10A engine is said to also be available, which is a must-have given the collectibility of the model. In the JNC post it is said to be from a Mazda R400.

This is a very interesting model and worthy of interest in any condition. We don’t mind that it is in driver shape, and think it is very cool that the seller has had it for a while and used it as intended. Most of these cars now sit in collections and hardly see the road.