 the mazda bongo, also known as mazda e-series and mazda access, is a van manufactured by the japanese manufacturer mazda since 1966. it has been built with rear-, middle-, as well as front-mounted engines. it also formed the basis for the long running kia bongo range. __toc__  ==first generation (1966â1975)== thumb|first generation mazda bongo mazda introduced its small van, the bongo, in may 1966. it featured a rear-mounted 782&nbsp;cc water-cooled ohv sa 4-stroke engine driving the rear wheels. the rear-engined bongo was produced in two versions from 1968, as the f800 was joined by the bigger-engined f1000. this has a 987&nbsp;cc pb overhead valve inline-four engine with  at 5500&nbsp;rpm. the chassis code for the 1-litre model is fpa. mazda also showed an electrically powered version of the van, which could reach  and with a  range. this remained a prototype. the engines were shared with mazda's familia small car range. production ended in 1975, due to mazda suffering serious economic troubles and upcoming stricter emissions regulations for 1976. this model retained the same body shape for its 10 year production life, the later models fitted with inertia-reel seat belts, and separate front parking indicator lights. the rear-engined bongos had a full chassis (using the same mazda 1000 engine as other variants mounted to a four-speed transaxle at the rear) and were very strong and due to the low gearing, able to carry half a ton. due to rust and poor maintenance, these bongos are now rare. the 1000 pickup and bongo chassis are different, with common front suspension and brake components.  ==second generation (1977â1983)== thumb|second generation mazda bongo the next bongo van appeared in september 1977. it was a [
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