I was driving around earlier when I spot a CLEAN *** white FB at this shop on the side of the road. Well, after a few seconds of oogling over it, I notice that the lines seem to be broken up by shiny B-Pillars (i think thats still what they're called on an RX... the part that connects the roof to the rear???). I'm like WTF??? What jackass put that on an FB??? Well, I pass by it coming back and decide to pull in to get a better look. Turns out, its a targa top. WTF??? I had no idea that they made targa FB's!!! I thought they all came in coupe form. Any details on these? I think it may be for sale so I might try to get it.

 

Yeah, they offered the RX as coupe, targa, and convertable I believe. I may be wrong though, it has happened before. I don't have any more details but I am sure they are fairly rare.

 

They did not make a factory convertable FB. People made them into a convertable.

 

Well, its not a vert. Its a targa. The guy said it was authentic, not a backyard hack job. It definately LOOKED factory.

 

Sorry that wasn't directed toward you, It was to the other guy. Anyways yea i have seen only one, don't know if it was factory or not.

 

Are you sure, I saw what looked like a factory photo for an advetisement or something and there was a convertible in there.

Like I said though, I could be wrong.

 

Tons of people have made them into convertables, but no factory vert FBs.

 

nevermind read the post wrong.

 

Everything I have ever read says no verts, but hey anything is possible if you have the cash. I dunno maybe I am wrong but like I said every thing I have ever read said no verts.

 

A few were built in a greement with mazda but not by them. They were all modified and here is the info i gathered up.

Yea,Pacific Avatar did the conversions.The company was started by a Mazda dealer that thought the 1st gen would make a good vert.He built 126 of them until Mazda announced the 88 FC vert.So it was an aftermarket job none the less,so classical/antique value would probably be low.

 

The Targa "Bands" go up for sale in the classified section often.... I don't think the actual top came off though.. lol...

Dan

 

... Then why would it be called a targa top? I'm confused.

 

It is an "ornamental" targa "band"; not functional. It is basically a brushed-aluminum trim "cap" that fits on the exterior of the roof sheet metal. It's not functional like a targa-top on the new JK Jeeps.

 

I have the one-piece Targa band on my '80.

 

Okay, so you saw some shiny lines, they looked to be metal, and it said Targa?

Did you actually see the roof off and both windshields present? Or just the band that says targa?

That I know of I have only seen and witnessed a document stating one REAL targa 85 from back in the day. I could still contact the guy and get the VIN number to see where it is today. I do believe it was an aftermarket job done by Pacific Avatar, too. We seem to have a lot of stories here in Cleveland that I trace back to Pacific A. Another local RX7 guy had an FC with T-tops, too. Strange but true.

 

I have a three piece band on my '83. Both the '83 and '84 are targas, but only the '83 has the band.

 

Here is the advertisment for the targa rx7's

 

the roofs been cut out

 

that is what it looks like , without it being in color ... i bet the company dosent exist any more so someone that is more interested could look into if it was a real deal thing . it would be interesting to see one of those . kinda like a b serise pickup "convertible"

 

i could go take a sawzall to my parts car fb if you wanted to see what it looked like.

 

someone has already done this there was a big discusion if the unibody couldnt handle it and flex or sag bend etc

maybe they had aded strenght to the base to strenghten it

i have seen the convertiable mazda b2200 its ****** sweet and 2500$ aint bad ither

 

here's mine with a solar wing

 

rico thoes wheels look amazing, 16s?

 

the solar wing doesn't seem very functional.

 

You two brought up post from some time back, I was still living at my other house when I posted replys to that and I have lived here for a while. Hahahahahahhaha