If you look closer you'll see a set of stock Bridgestone Potenza RE71s!
So I was thinking about getting back into a BMW for a daily driver until this little beauty popped up. It's a '91 RX-7 convertible.
I picked it up from a SCCA club racer in Ohio (the original owner) who was making room in his garage for a new convertible. Let's see, there was the RX-7, a brand new Mini Cooper S convertible, a fully restored 65 vette, and his Z4 race car. This guy really likes his drop tops, and he babied this thing. It is in about as good shape as it could possibly be in for a 15 year old car. Never saw rain or snow, sat in the garage with the top down and the tonneau cover on pretty much its whole life.
So me and a friend flew up to Ohio and drove the car back to Dallas, visiting some old friends along the way. It was a great drive and the car was perfect. It even managed to get around 27 mpg on the way back (all highway). Around town the car is a gas hog, but I'm loving the sound of the rotary.
So here's the details:
-triple black
-leather interior
-pioneer stereo with CD player and headrest speakers
-power everything
-BBS wheels
-I swapped in the Voodoo knob from the Miata to replace the 80s style factory one
Enjoy the pics!
Last edited by Miatamoto; 06-18-2006 at 09:02 PM.
Thomas
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If you look closer you'll see a set of stock Bridgestone Potenza RE71s!
Thomas
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You might ask... Thomas, how can this car still have the original tires???
Check out this pic. This is the mileage as of today! It was just under 26k miles when I picked it up in Ohio.
BTW, this was a TCB deal, but I'm not tellin how much. Let's just say it was cheaper than many Miatas I've see with twice the miles.
Thomas
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Its a good color! Nice car.
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
What a find! I'd love to have that sitting next to my LE in the garage.
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93' LE #1136 - FM II
250k miles
Sweet ride! You don't see many of those in that great of shape.
No more Miata
Bleh... don't remind me of the FC, I've been wanting one for a project car for a few years now (though if I get one, it needs to be a coupe, it has to handle 400+hp ). Very nice find, that's the cleanest one I've seen in a long time. Makes me want to start looking at them again.
'02 Berlina S2k
J's 60RS, K&N FIPK, AUT CF cooling panel,
JDM sidemarkers, S badges, BYS emblems,
Mugen TP, 11.7:1 CR, Comptech Header,
Hello Kitty Mugen badge
Very nice! I learned to drive in an '88 GXL, so I've always been fond of the FC. That's one of the cleanest and lowest mileage examples I've ever seen!
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Nice!
I was looking at one of those locally when I bought the Miata, the one I drove had a lot of power.
99 Miata Black
Congrats, it looks Sweet!
2005 Lava Orange MSM #601/1428
211 rwhp, 195 ft. lbs on 1/6/07
Very nice! Enjoy it!
Absolutely gogerous! Enjoy it!
94 Miata R package RPF1 195 RS-R RB FSB FCM Bilstein Ebay Coilover 550/350
91 Civic Si Daily Beater
"Its more fun to drive a slow car fast, than it is to drive a fast car slowly".
Nice find! I call dibs when you get bored with it!
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
It only goes to show when people can no longer discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, or sexual orientation, they can improvise and still find someone to hate. - Dave Moulton
And you told me not to buy it! I told you it was clean.Originally Posted by altiain
Thomas
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Thanks guys! I'm really enjoying it. I'll probably keep it as stock as possible, it's a good cruising car.
It's too bad they didn't make the vert with the turbo engine. That would be fun.
Thomas
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Originally Posted by Miatamoto
They did in Japan!
Lovely cruisers for sure.. Great find!
1984 GSL-SE - Its ALIVE!
1989 Suburban 4x4 - 4" Pro-Comp Lift 33" BFGs etc... DRUNK TANK!
2002 Protege5 - Lucky the drunk wagon SOLD
'04 MazdaSpeed Mx-5 Wheeee! Turbos are fun
How can I be so thirsty this morning, When I drank so much last night??
That looks clean and pretty! I loved my first year RX.
My old 99' My new 99'
Remember folks, street lights timed for 35 mph are also timed for 70 mph. ~Jim Samuels