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Old 07-12-12, 12:41 AM
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Value of a Targa top?

I found a 1980 SA on Craigslist today(in very rough shape), and the owner said he would part it out. There's not much there to work with, but it has a targa top and a single piece rubber spoiler. How much would the targa top be worth? If it's worth a few bucks, I may pick it up. The spoiler as well.
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Rx-7's had sun roofs but not t-tops or a targa. The OEM factory metal sun roofs are not in great demand and can be found fairly easily for around $35-50. Moon roof's or smoked glass replacements were still an aftermarket accessary in 80 from either Pacific T-tops or Rotary Enginering. These do sell fairly regularlly for between $100-200 depending on condition.
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Are you referring to the Targa band?

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Oats, would the car happen to still have the rear spoiler on it? If so, and you go to pick up the other parts, I would be interested in the the rear spoiler....
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Originally Posted by lx_machado
Are you referring to the Targa band?

Yes, the Targa band.

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Oats, would the car happen to still have the rear spoiler on it? If so, and you go to pick up the other parts, I would be interested in the the rear spoiler....
It does have a single piece rubber spoiler, as well as a moonroof.

How much would the Targa band sell for, and how much would you be willing to pay for the spoiler? I can put pics up in a day or two.
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Oats, was hoping it would be a true IMSA rear spoiler if you get the chance throw up a pic. Been thinking about finishing the IMSA package on my SE and pulling off the wing that's on it now
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I'm back! It's taken a few days, but here are the pics I took. Sorry I didn't get a complete picture of the Targa band Apparently he also has a piece for the front end, but it wasn't with the car.


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So what would one of these sell for?
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Originally Posted by Oats
So what would one of these sell for?
The wheels or the whole car? Those are the basic steel wheels. A lot less common than the factory aluminum ones and often replaced. It would take a VERY specific enthusist to even want those. You can find them on eBay or rotary speciality yards. Someone is more likely to be looking for the center caps than the wheels themselves. To me, they would not be worth bringing home to resell.

The car itself is pretty rough. There might be some salvagable plastic parts. The rubber bumper end caps are somewhat salvageable. Those can get gouged or damaged and have gotton harder to find in good shape. Maybe the housings (if they are in decent shape) which are NLA. You wouldn't know that however untill you invested the time to tear it apart. I would not even bother with that unless it was a low miler, which is doubtful looking at her disfigured corpse.
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I'm mostly asking about the Targa kit and the spoiler.
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would you be able to get the wheels? if so pm me a price.
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