FA3s prod. date 10/78....is this rare????
#1
FA3s prod. date 10/78....is this rare????
hey evryone.... im not used to being in the first gen thread..... i have a 91 t2, anyways,....... i just picked up a 1979 rx-7 for $100 w/ no motor...... car is in perfect condition, the interior is in really good shape, no dings, no dents.... needs paint..... anyways the production date is 10/78..... is this rare???? is this one of the very first rx7s???? im asking because i bought it to turn it into a drag car...which means the car is getting gutted and cut up in the name of lightness.... but if this car has any rareness or "historic" value, then i will choose another car to "drag"... please help me
#5
love the braaaap
They started production in fall of 78 I believe. But either way, 79's are VERY rare. I have never seen one in person, and I have only seen a few online. Don't, I repeat, DON'T turn that car into a drag car if the body and interior are in perfect condition. I would rather see you go out and buy an 84 or 85. They are more popular and IMO are a better platform for drag racing.
#7
Burning Oil-Grinding 3rd
10/78 is an Early Year car and will most likely have the hood prop on the passenger side. My 79 is an 11/78 and has the odd hood. It is a bit rare even for a 79. Please do not distroy it. Took me a 1 1/2 to find a 79 to buy.
Trending Topics
#9
RX for fun
iTrader: (13)
Originally Posted by vipers
yeah, redlands california...... well, im in san bernardino now.... but it is only like 5 minutes away
I live in Echo Parque near East Los. The SA's is a very good candidate for a drag car but they are very rare which makes it worth keeping (as long as it is in good shape and orig condition as you mentioned. Get a FB instead-too many in www.recycler.com.
#10
Bimmer *****
my buddy got his 79 from the origional owner bout a year ago for 700 bux, in immaculate shape, it had a mazda rebuilt engine in it, and runs great... i've seen quite a few 79's, i wouldn't call them rare...
#12
Burning Oil-Grinding 3rd
Originally Posted by Elysian
my buddy got his 79 from the origional owner bout a year ago for 700 bux, in immaculate shape, it had a mazda rebuilt engine in it, and runs great... i've seen quite a few 79's, i wouldn't call them rare...
#13
love the braaaap
Well, I'm most likely biased because, in my area, any RX is rare. You see more Porsche 944's and muscle cars in my area than any kinda RX. But when you do see an RX-7 in my area, they are normally in immaculate condition (with the exception of mine). I've only seen mabey one 79 for sale in my area. So really any rx is rare to me.
#14
so from what im gathering, the car isnt really "rare"..... its more rare in certain locations, but not others....1st gen rx's are everywhere down here (if you go to pick a part where i live, there are usually like 10-15 just sitting there) (there was even one w/ a wierd looking 13b in it, dont know if it was stock, or custom.... im a laman when it comes to 1st gens) i just didnt want to cut up something that one of you guys might want to have to restore.... im not like that.....so if there are no objections, a drag car it shall become....
#15
well I've seen quite a few 79's in the junkyard here (I check door frames to see if theres any good stuff) and I know for a fact I've seen some production yrs. '78. Must not be THAT rare/valuable. I'd say go ahead and rip 'er up. It doesn't have an engine anyway which leaves you that far ahead. Thats of course my opinion b/c I'm partial to FB's. The front bumper and rear license plate/tailight combo just never really looked as cool IMO as the later.
#16
RX for fun
iTrader: (13)
Originally Posted by vipers
so from what im gathering, the car isnt really "rare"..... its more rare in certain locations, but not others....1st gen rx's are everywhere down here (if you go to pick a part where i live, there are usually like 10-15 just sitting there) (there was even one w/ a wierd looking 13b in it, dont know if it was stock, or custom.... im a laman when it comes to 1st gens) i just didnt want to cut up something that one of you guys might want to have to restore.... im not like that.....so if there are no objections, a drag car it shall become....
do you have the blue plates? if you do, I would like to buy from ya since this is going to be a drag car. pm me if ur interested. thanks
#17
Full Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: manitoba,canada
Posts: 153
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
any 1st gen is petty rare in my area.. i have seen maybe 8 and i know there is a couple others so lets say 10-15 1st gen's in my city? i have around 800 000 people in the city so you can do the math
#21
Lean Mean Speed Thingie
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Moscow, ID
Posts: 1,102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i think the sa's are cool if you find one in good condition, my dads is one of the early ones with only the drivers side rear view mirror and the prop on the hood and on the passenger side...its cool i think and i wouldn't destroy it if the car is in good shape, get an s2, they are worthless, lol (i own one)
#23
HEAVY METAL THUNDER
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Elsenborn, Belgian Eifel
Posts: 3,864
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
depending on where you are these cars are becoming more rare. In europe for example the RX-7's are less common then ANY production porsche (including 911 turbo etc), if that's saying something. One of the reasons why there are hardly any S1 SA's left (we kept the "SA" tag just untill 83, the FB was 84-85 only, yet the S2 81-83 SA is just the same as your S2 FB) overhere is the salt and weather during winters. As a results all of them simply rot away, and very few are left. The later models were a bit better protected, and therefor a few more are left.
#24
Originally Posted by wackyracer
do you have the blue plates? if you do, I would like to buy from ya since this is going to be a drag car. pm me if ur interested. thanks
#25
RX for fun
iTrader: (13)
Originally Posted by vipers
sorry.... the plates are the new white ones..... it was registered until march 04', which is crazy considering the insane smog laws here in california..... did you just want the blue plates off of a rx7, or any blue plates????? blue license plates are still pretty common... id be more than happy to get one for you
any blue plates will do. I need 2 sets. 1 for the rx-3 and 1 for rx-7. then will work something out since I have to my cars re-registered under the blue plates
thanks