A buddy of mine contacted me with the image pages before it went on the auction block to see if I was interested in bidding, but after looking at the photos, it was in far too good of shape for me to buy for spares. Even as a non-runner, the ODO shows 135k (*unconfirmed), and the car was donated to a charity, likely from a family member of the owner that just decided to get it out of the garage. After some soul searching, I backed away in hopes that someone would buy a great body and mechanical setup that just needed some TLC to get it up and running and back on the road.

I'm half hoping the new owner finds our forum, reads this post and gets the benefit of our knowledge to get this car back up and running! Even at $4,300 - which strikes me as high for a non running car, with a little love, this could be a great runner and a time machine. Part of my connection is the build date just a few months after my 84SE, and that my SE was originally purchased by my Dad in this same color combination, and was how I knew my current car until I bought it and painted it.

Here's the CLOSED auction link for pics and nostalgia: https://sierraauction.auctioneersoftware.com/auctions/6789/lot/468765-1984-mazda-rx7

If the new owner finds us, post over on the main 1st Gen forum and let's get this SE back on the road! Good luck,

 

Looks like it'll clean up nicely and be a good runner!

 

It really does look like a nice car! My 84 GSL-SE is the same color combination! Ive grown fond of the color over the years. I would love to be in a position to buy and restore the car!

LongDuck, I knew your car was purchased new by your father, but I never knew that it was Light Beige originally. Do you have any pictures of the car when it was new or before the repaint?

 

I have very few photos of it in original paint; I repainted it over 20 years ago, and I'd imagine my mom still,has pics of the car when it was newer (*aka 1984-1998). I'll eventually have those photo albums, but nothing digitized. I can still remember the night my Dad drove it home from the stealership, though - and my first ride all crumpled up in the rear hatch area because my older brother was in the passenger,seat with dad driving. Those memories are unforgettable and started a lifelong love of rotary cars for me.

 

Its funny how we build core memories with our family when we don't even know we are building them. The same goes for key moments in our lives that shape our interests and help guide us into the person we are now. When I was about 8 or 9, I remember my mom taking me to Drug Mart, which was a store that had a bit of everything, to include a pharmacy. When we pulled in, I saw a beautiful gold car parked way out in the far front corner of the parking lot. I asked to go see the car amd my mother obliged my request. I remember walking around it and just being enamored with the car. Absolutely in love with it. Looking through the windows at the sheep skin seat covers, the look of the gold painted wheels, the beautifulbody lines and pop up headlights. Everything came together for me in an instant. Every time we went there, I would look for the car. I later learned that it was owned by the pharmacist that worked there. Later in life, about the time that I was getting out of the Army, the car began to run rough and the pharmacist got my number from a friend of a friend and called me, stating he heard I worked on RX-7's, and asked me to come by and service his RX-7. I agreed and met him at his house. When he opened his garage, there sat the RX-7 that I lusted after as a child. I serviced the car for him regularly and kept the car running great. I never charged him in the 13 years that I worked on it. He just paid for the parts. In 2017, he gifted me the 1980 RX-7 Leather Sport that he bought new when he graduated pharmacy school. The car I lusted after as a child now sits in my garage and I am blessed to be able to see the car every day. I still help the pharmacist out with repairing his other vehicles as I am able to and he and I still keep in touch. And I don't charge him for service or repair. He gave me a car and I don't feel right charging him. He's retired now and in his 70's and he and I still talk about the car every time I am over there. I have one picture of him with tje car when it was new. I can't tell the full store behind the picture here, but just know that a woman that he was seeing for certain reasons took the picture before they went and did certain things. Here is a picture of Larry with the Leather Sport when the car was new. He is the original owner of the car:

 

These are such great stories, thanks for sharing them.

Since I first saw an FB in a magazine I was a fan. I got a used 83 GS in 1987. My neighbor saw it and talked about getting one of his own, I told him he should get an 84 or 85 SE - the perfect blend of more power and the best body shape. He ended getting an FC, to my horror! I didn't openly show my disappointment but I did feel like he'd made a serious mistake. I'm biased.

 

On that solar gold Leather Sport, you can tell it's brand new by the gap between the tires and the wheel arch! Didn't take long for the springs to sag a bit and then you got a lower stance. My first car was an 80LS (*black); sold it for $1 to another enthusiast in the RCCAZ club to get it out of my way during a move. Always wondered what happened to it.

In an odd turnabout that I'm certain to this day was destiny, I ended up having to drive my Dad's 84SE for my driving test, instead of my 80LS. Not being used to the extra 35hp and torque down low(er) and the LSD, I left rubber pulling out into traffic for the driving portion of the test. I passed with flying colors, though.

That 84SE is the car I'm driving now, and part of why it's so special to me. My Dad is gone, but the car is still here! Enjoy the ride, guys.