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$2000 Challenge: When a JDM RX-7 could be bought for just $500

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David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/6/24 4:58 p.m.

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Entrants: Robert Ritchie and Thomas Alexander
Event year: 1999
Budget spent: $1392

Why the fender-mount mirrors on this 1979 Mazda RX-7? Because it’s a legit JDM model, purchased by Robert Ritchie and Thomas Alexander for just $500.

“The scummiest car lot in town is the Salvation Army’s,” they explained, “which has a nice supply of vehicles they took in as …

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David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/6/24 5:04 p.m.

When I saw this on the forum, I was like, I wrote this? And how could this happen?

Oh yeah, I do remember this car.

GCrites Dork
11/6/24 5:34 p.m.

Whoever owned it probably had trouble titling it.

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