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

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

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 …

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.

Driving4fun New Reader
11/6/24 10:59 p.m.

I remember paying $650 for a 1982 GSL in 2001. Those were the days.

David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/7/24 9:01 a.m.

GCrites said:
Whoever owned it probably had trouble titling it.

Yeah, I don’t remember that part of the story. But seeing a JDM RX-7 stateside in 1999 was pretty rare.

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