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Does anyone remember a black S1 rx2 coupe which was listed on Trademe within the past few months? It was around $95k from memory. Wondering if it sold?

That JDM display is there until April 2021

How long did it take to get your mate to give up that half cut?

Surprised to see this for sale so soon after completion. Great buy for someone though, lots of good bits on it and the hard part done

Just now, oldrx7 said:

Do dislike when people claim 'all photos are my own' when I know for sure some of their account is not their own pics.

I agree. Except in this case they are all original.

On 04/02/2020 at 11:46, oldrx7 said:

painted black @kiwi808

Any more pictures or info on this?

Very surprised anyone willingly paid money for that widebody rx7 in the video above. I had a good look over this when judging a show when it was first unveiled and the build quality was appalling. Apparently the original owner spent big $$ but the workmanship certainly did not reflect it. From memory he walked away with no awards at all

Yes they sold numbers but I was referring more to their popularity compared to their domestic competition. I think Mazda was a drop in the bucket compared to American muscle of the same era.

Considering the US population, I will still class old Mazda's as unpopular there, but with over 300 million people, there will always be interest @re10

Kiwi Shipping is another. They have a storage yard in California and can arrange inspections and domestic transport. Cars get shipped with Mainfreight. Easy as

Rotaries were never really popular in the US market, hence the huge variation of pricing seen online. Generally, Craigslist listings are people who don't really know the demand overseas and sell them cheap because in their eyes they are an old, unpopular, oddball car (in the US market anyway) and often in poor condition. You will find a higher price bracket on eBay or social media marketplaces

15 hours ago, Regan said:

Legend for keeping it 808 nosecone even after that smash. 

Pointy nose 808 front ends are seriously underrated

Is that the old DSTRYR green 808 above?

Does anyone know if a NZ new S2 RX2 coupe was offered in yellow brand new?

Great job all around, love the paint and wheel choice.

Did you put a heater unit back in the car?

On 09/04/2019 at 18:58, rotor_dude said:

mate mike knew a farmer down hamilton ways,

think his name was jeff/geoff

built x2 badass rx3 coupes, sold the first, then built another badass purple rx3 coupe

memory it had "Mean3" plates ?

 

who know about this ?

who knows if its still about ?

pictures ?

 

This was featured in an old NZPC mag - maybe the April 1999 issue below?

I remember it was up for sale around the rotahavik forum days and people online were having a major argument weather it was an rx3 or 808. Even to the extent of asking the guy to strip the firewall paint back to show the steel around the chassis number

Do you remember which model the rear seat belts came from?

Interior is looking great

On 6/12/2018 at 04:21, oldrx7 said:

some more old pics

Is ZEROIN still out there? I havnt seen it out in the wild for years

On 5/30/2018 at 05:07, rotor_dude said:

is it really worth 95k ? would it sell for that ? or is that to get the ball rolling etc

i was thinking like 20-30k,

im way outta touch with nz, when i left nz 15 years ago, rx's were 5k for a good one, 10-15k for a good modified one or stockish minter

probably more like 30-40k now ? realistic ?

I put this car at $40k max realistically in the NZ market. Yes it is in excellent condition, but an rx2 sedan is the most readily available 70's factory produced rotary in NZ. LHD do not have the appeal for most and I cant see anyone spending 95k and then going to the effort of converting it to RHD. Even if this was a NZ new car I still only place it at around $50-$60k

The owner would have better luck in the US market with growing interest in old Mazda's and being RHD

How is progress going on your coupe?

Engine bay looks like it came out well. I guess the front end is going in next?

The pedal box came up mint with a clean up. Which rubbers did you replace?

Fun cars the old Mitsys, yours looks like a good example.

I'm not much help to you now but I have some GSR badges tucked away in storage if you struggle to find some for yours. I cant get them anytime soon but keep me in mind if you are still looking down the track

Great wheel choice. Cool to see someone modding a rx4 wagon, dont see many around now