1st Gen RX-7 and Rx-3 makes Grassroots Motorsport: Ten future Japanese collector cars
09-30-09, 02:07 PM
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1st Gen RX-7 and Rx-3 makes Grassroots Motorsport: Ten future Japanese collector cars
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/30/t...ollecter-cars/
I love grassroots motorsports...but i'm REALLY starting hate AutoBlogs "two cents" on things...read autoblogs comments at the bottom of the excerpts
I love grassroots motorsports...but i'm REALLY starting hate AutoBlogs "two cents" on things...read autoblogs comments at the bottom of the excerpts
09-30-09, 03:22 PM
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wackyracer, you suck! 
yeah, i hated reading their sideshow comments, but all in all, i think it was a pretty good list. it's tough to choose just 10 cars for that list, but i think GRM did alright. i've been looking at SA and FB prices lately and they certainly have jumped up in price. i'll have to go out and get this issue.
yeah, i hated reading their sideshow comments, but all in all, i think it was a pretty good list. it's tough to choose just 10 cars for that list, but i think GRM did alright. i've been looking at SA and FB prices lately and they certainly have jumped up in price. i'll have to go out and get this issue.
09-30-09, 04:51 PM
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Jalopnik is becoming what Autoblog used to be, and Autoblog is a joke now. At least from a commenting standpoint.
I'm glad I picked up an FB in good shape, I have no intention of ever selling this car. ****, in December it's going to be a classic car according to Texas.
I'm glad I picked up an FB in good shape, I have no intention of ever selling this car. ****, in December it's going to be a classic car according to Texas.
09-30-09, 08:03 PM
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The Toyota 2000 GT is the MOST collectable Japanese car... in fact examples of the 2000GT were the first Japanese classics to break $100,000 sales prices on Barrett Jackson and Mecum auctions...
and for your viewing pleasure.... two pictures I took in Houston at a car show of THE "creme de la creme" of ALL Japanese cars...
09-30-09, 08:14 PM
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Autoblog says: We think Tim may have missed the mark on this one, as the 2nd (FC) and especially 3rd (FD) generation RX-7s are the ones we'd want
80s old school- the owner of the toyota dealer i am a tech for owned 2 2000GTs. he said it was the worst mistake he made selling them
09-30-09, 08:17 PM
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You know...the more I think about it, the article might be right not having the 2000GT....the article is "future" collector cars... The 2000GT is already a collector car...
My pick of top ten would be....
1. SA22 RX-7's
2. RX-100
3. RX-3
4. Nissan Skyline
5. Toyota Supra
6. Acura NSX
7. Honda S-600
8. Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster
9. Datsun Fairlady 240Z
10. Datsun 510
Reason original Cosmo did not make my list....I think like the 2000 GT...it already is a classic....
Front wheel drive imports just don't make my "favorites" list....
Not that it matters...just my opinion...
My pick of top ten would be....
1. SA22 RX-7's
2. RX-100
3. RX-3
4. Nissan Skyline
5. Toyota Supra
6. Acura NSX
7. Honda S-600
8. Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster
9. Datsun Fairlady 240Z
10. Datsun 510
Reason original Cosmo did not make my list....I think like the 2000 GT...it already is a classic....
Front wheel drive imports just don't make my "favorites" list....
Not that it matters...just my opinion...
09-30-09, 08:23 PM
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09-30-09, 08:28 PM
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the only classic toyota we have is the owners FJ40. we have pictures in storage of the dealers Celica race car and others we used to have. i havent dug up any of the GT if i do ill see i the can get scanned on.
09-30-09, 11:48 PM
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I will stick with my FB thank you. If my Idle isn't right, it is most likely the carb. If a FC's idle isn't right, it could be 18356318 different things.
09-30-09, 11:55 PM
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My pick of top ten would be....
1. SA22 RX-7's
2. RX-100
3. RX-3
4. Nissan Skyline
5. Toyota Supra
6. Acura NSX
7. Honda S-600
8. Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster
9. Datsun Fairlady 240Z
10. Datsun 510
Reason original Cosmo did not make my list....I think like the 2000 GT...it already is a classic....
Front wheel drive imports just don't make my "favorites" list....
Not that it matters...just my opinion...
1. SA22 RX-7's
2. RX-100
3. RX-3
4. Nissan Skyline
5. Toyota Supra
6. Acura NSX
7. Honda S-600
8. Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster
9. Datsun Fairlady 240Z
10. Datsun 510
Reason original Cosmo did not make my list....I think like the 2000 GT...it already is a classic....
Front wheel drive imports just don't make my "favorites" list....
Not that it matters...just my opinion...
1. SA/FB
2. REPU (Only in America)
3. R100
4. RX3
5. Toyota Celica 2000GT
6. Datsun 2000
7. Datsun 510
8. Datsun 240
9. Honda T500F (Only Honda I would ever own... and keep)
10. Toyota Crown Coupe
Yes. I am a Mazda fan.
10-01-09, 12:40 PM
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i had the pleasure of seeing one of those when i lived in Tallahassee. i used to drive by it everyday. to be honest, it looked neglected (parked at a gas station), but i never stopped to ask about it because i couldn't have made a move at the time anyway. that sucked! anyway, i think they are gorgeous cars though.
... by the way, in all honesty though, if i had not got bitten by the rotary-bug so many years ago, i'd probably heavily be into Nissans/Datsuns, particularly the Z-cars.
... by the way, in all honesty though, if i had not got bitten by the rotary-bug so many years ago, i'd probably heavily be into Nissans/Datsuns, particularly the Z-cars.
10-01-09, 12:55 PM
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i had the pleasure of seeing one of those when i lived in Tallahassee. i used to drive by it everyday. to be honest, it looked neglected (parked at a gas station), but i never stopped to ask about it because i couldn't have made a move at the time anyway. that sucked! anyway, i think they are gorgeous cars though.
... by the way, in all honesty though, if i had not got bitten by the rotary-bug so many years ago, i'd probably heavily be into Nissans/Datsuns, particularly the Z-cars.
... by the way, in all honesty though, if i had not got bitten by the rotary-bug so many years ago, i'd probably heavily be into Nissans/Datsuns, particularly the Z-cars.
IMHO...ZX cars sucked.... Z cars are cool...
10-01-09, 02:43 PM
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well, i'll venture off topic one more time, but this is it ... i promise! 
it's kinda funny that it was the 280ZX that started my love affair with Z-cars, but after growing up, they are now towards the bottom of my list. i don't care for the 300ZX (Z31) much either. however, the Z32 re-ignited my love and it hasn't really waned since then. i went to a dealer with the intentions to buy a 350Z February 2007. i drove it and somehow came home with an Rx-8. much as i love the Z33, to me it seemed to lack the soul of the Rx-8 and even the Z32. my love for rotaries began in 1987, so it pre-empted the Z32 by 3 years.
it's kinda funny that it was the 280ZX that started my love affair with Z-cars, but after growing up, they are now towards the bottom of my list. i don't care for the 300ZX (Z31) much either. however, the Z32 re-ignited my love and it hasn't really waned since then. i went to a dealer with the intentions to buy a 350Z February 2007. i drove it and somehow came home with an Rx-8. much as i love the Z33, to me it seemed to lack the soul of the Rx-8 and even the Z32. my love for rotaries began in 1987, so it pre-empted the Z32 by 3 years.