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1982 Custom Mazda Rx7, 80's Show Car on 2040-cars

Year:1982 Mileage:15416
Location:

Neshanic Station, New Jersey, United States

Neshanic Station, New Jersey, United States
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Up for auction is a 1982 Mazda RX7 GSL.  After 31 years (yes, I’m the original owner ) of taking up space in my garage and hearing my wife complain, it’s time to find the RX7 a new home…  I purchased the car new in 1982, used it sparingly for about three years then decided I wanted to create a show car. After about a years’ time in putting it together, followed by sometime on the local circuit, the car has remained under wraps in my garage. The RX7 has been a garage queen all its life… It’s never seen snow and as of last 5 – 10 years only taken out of the garage every other week to keep the fluids flowing. With a little TLC this vehicle could get back to show quality, turned into a weekend warrior or full blown track car.

I’ll highlight some of things that were done to the car:

·         Purchased 5-1982 and has 15,416 mile on the car. Yes, that’s original miles on the car and the replace motor has just over 14,000 on it. The speedometer was sent out to Rotary Engineering for 130 MPH recalibration.

·         Car is in excellent condition for being 31 years old. No rust on

·         Motor- “Rotary Engineering’s Turbo Alternative” 13B  225HP Twin 36 DCD Carbs

·         High performance clutch and Flywheel

·         Body- Kent Racing Wide Body kit from Creative car products- Installed by Autotrix in NY

·         Rims- Epsilon 15/10’s and 15/8’s

·         Tires- 225-50-15F Dunlop’s Qualifiers (replaced 6 years ago) 265-50-15R BF Goodrich Comp TA’s

·         Custom Stereo System with built in Escort radar detector. Yes, it and 80’s car… Back then it was the best of the best.

·         Koni race strut and sway bars

·         Lamb’s wool seat covers installed when the car was new.

 What the car needs…

·         The combination switch will need to be replaced. No High beams.

·         Rear tires are 28 years old and in need of replacing.

·         Spider crack in paint on rear whale tail. See picture.

·         Interior dome light lens needs replacing

·         Needs a tune up and jets cleaned

·         Rear speakers may need replacing

·         My son’s bike fell over and hit the hood of the car. The small dent was repaired by a local body shop but it might need to be touched up to get back to show quality. The average eye won’t notice it.

·         AC does work, but I took the belt off of the compressor years ago to take advantage of power gains with the motor.

·         Car is in excellent condition for a vehicle 31 years old…

The car is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed written or implied. I have done my best to disclose any known defects associated with the vehicle and will address any potential buyer’s requests prior to the close of this auction.

I will require a $500.00 non-refundable deposit within 24 hours of winning the auction. It will be the responsibility of the buyer to arrange for pick-up/delivery of the vehicle. Inspections can be performed prior to the auction close. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions. I reserve the right to end the auction early due to selling the vehicle locally. Good luck and happy bidding!

 

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