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.
Photography by Tony Geise
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 donations. Most of these cars are barely suitable to be even a parts car, but some of them run, and on rare occasion something nice turns up.” The RX-7 was one of those gems, but Robert and Thomas they didn’t realize it at first.
“After doing the paperwork, we whipped out the cellphone to call for a tow truck,” they continue. “As we did this, the attendant said he thought it might run and tried jump-starting it. It fired right up and we drove it home. On the way I tried all the switches and everything worked, including the a/c.”
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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.
Whoever owned it probably had trouble titling it.
I remember paying $650 for a 1982 GSL in 2001. Those were the days.
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.
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