But how many 1979 RX-7s are still wearing their original paint, especially in the unusual shade of “Spark Yellow”? No rust is visible in the pictures and the seller states there are no dents or dings either. Unfortunately, I don’t see any badging labeling the car as a GS model, so it probably has the four-speed rather than five-speed manual transmission. The RX-7 was the mainstream sports car that would finally be a rival to Datsun’s Z-cars.Īs I found out from this informative page, the VIN of this RX-7 places it as the 7,268th car produced, which makes it one of the very first cars imported to the US (the earliest cars were for the Japanese market). Prior to this, the upstart Japanese firm had produced several performance models utilizing rotary “Wankel” engines, but none of them apart from the original Cosmo coupe had the styling to match. When the RX-7 was introduced in March 1978 as a 1979 model, it was somewhat surprising that such a sleek, clean design would come from Mazda. There’s just one catch, (isn’t there always?) and we’ll get to that shortly. This one is listed for sale here on craigslist in the North Bay area (near San Fransisco) and the seller only wants $1,500 for the car. for submitting this great find! As Japanese classics become more and more and more prominent in the collector car world, original, unmodified cars like this early first-generation 1979 Mazda RX-7 are getting hard to come across.
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Update 5/8/20 – Looks like someone picked this one up and is trying to make a quick buck? It’s now listed here on eBay for $5,500 or best offer…įrom 4/10/20 – Let me begin by thanking Ikey H.
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