Years ago I saw an RX7 stored at a dyno shop near Los Angeles. I forget if the car belonged to the shop owner or if he was storing it for someone. I think he said it was one of the cars that was used in the movie somehow. I never saw the car run, I don't remember if he mentioned the engine condition.


I was reminded of the car after seeing this video by Craig Lieberman on youtube:

Attached are a few photos I took at the time, in case these are interesting to anyone. Some of the photos have filedates of 2010, and others 2013. From what I remember, Supra prices were climbing but RX7s were still pretty affordable at the time. That might have been when remanufactured engines were available but inconsistent quality.




filedate was 2010-April

filedate was 2013-March

filedate was 2013-March

 

 

Very cool.

 

Well, the ECU is good at least.

 

I picked up a few diecast of that car recently and was wondering if any RX7club OG were involved in supplying the car for the movie.

I saw some discussion in that regard in an old tuner mag that had an early discussion about Sevenstock.

That would very interesting to hear the backstory.

@goodfella

Those are great pics and very intriguing.

I note the car seems to have Speedline MAG-R wheels (which were also used on period Ferraris).

I note the carbon dash cluster surround @tomsn16 .

Jim T has one for sale atm at $75. maybe he should hike the price?

This pic makes me regret selling my Veilside Combat kit a few months ago.

 

Based on the diecast, somebody likely swapped out the wheels (understandably). On the other hand, the Diecast interior may not be an authentic match. (The diecast is a 1;18 "Racing Champions" model bearing the Universal Studios trademark.)




The guy selling the Red/Tan FD on BAT atm, should make reference to "Dom's " car. @dcarroll

 

The diecast's engine bay is also black. In the pic of the engine bay above, you might be able to read the VIN Number. If so it would be interesting to run a carfax search on the car.

The picture of the ecu seems to show some Montego Blue paint in the background.

 

I’ve got a few of my RX-7 pics from events looping on a digital frame in my garage using www.nixplay.com. It’s super easy to load pics from your phone, and it makes a sweet display when friends come by. Seeing that orange FD on screen while I wrench just keeps the vibes right.

 

That got me scratching my head too.

At first I was wondering “it’s got a silver engine bay and tan interior? There was no silver/tan.”

Then I saw the Montego Blue near the ECU, so that made the interior make sense.

But now you’re telling me they painted the engine bay silver?

I’m so confused.

 

That might just be white shop dust.

 

I agree it's a Montego Blue engine bay, with lots of shop dust making it look silver. The car was sitting in the back of a performance shop. The owner was a nice guy, but I don't think his business made a lot of money. He was not an RX7 or rotary specialist, but he worked on mostly Japanese cars. He owned at least one or two Nissan 240SXs with SR20 engines. He moved away from that area and I didn't do a great job staying in touch. I'm not sure I still have his contact info.

 

We really do need to find thrt car!