RX7 that never made it out to the market. (FD3S, RX-7 M2.1020)
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The M2-1020 was developed in 1992 for the Japanese domestic market. The M2 building was a wacky, like far out man type design studio where Mazda wanted young designers to be creative with there products.
The 1020 model was obviously canned when Mazda pulled the pin but Mazda Australia used the concept for the RX-7 SP-I in 95. The bonnet, rear wing & nose was all used from the 1020. The SP-I missing out on the centre pillar from the rear spoiler.
As for the SP-II from 97.
Mazda took the "series-7" version from 96-98 & updated it to suit. The rear spoiler is simply a standard "series-7" type sitting on extra high legs. Daniel Deckers from Mazda Australia came up with the idea as there where too many "series-6" (92-95) spoilers lying around after the original RX-7 SP-I production run.....lol
They made just one prototype & showed it off at car shows around the country.
When Mazda Japan told Mazda Australia the "Series-8" version (99-02) wasn't getting exported the pin was pulled on the SP-II project. The car was sent to a Sydney Mazda dealership & sold to a mate of mine.
He bought it from the dealership in SP-II form (despite what you may have read previously)
I am about to do a complete story on this car for a Sydney based rotary magazine & may send it (with pics) to RX-tuner aswell. Here are some pics of the car I took a few weeks ago.
REgards
The 1020 model was obviously canned when Mazda pulled the pin but Mazda Australia used the concept for the RX-7 SP-I in 95. The bonnet, rear wing & nose was all used from the 1020. The SP-I missing out on the centre pillar from the rear spoiler.
As for the SP-II from 97.
Mazda took the "series-7" version from 96-98 & updated it to suit. The rear spoiler is simply a standard "series-7" type sitting on extra high legs. Daniel Deckers from Mazda Australia came up with the idea as there where too many "series-6" (92-95) spoilers lying around after the original RX-7 SP-I production run.....lol
They made just one prototype & showed it off at car shows around the country.
When Mazda Japan told Mazda Australia the "Series-8" version (99-02) wasn't getting exported the pin was pulled on the SP-II project. The car was sent to a Sydney Mazda dealership & sold to a mate of mine.
He bought it from the dealership in SP-II form (despite what you may have read previously)
I am about to do a complete story on this car for a Sydney based rotary magazine & may send it (with pics) to RX-tuner aswell. Here are some pics of the car I took a few weeks ago.
REgards
Last edited by DMRH; Dec 21, 2004 at 03:06 AM.
Originally Posted by DMRH
The M2-1020 was developed in 1992 for the Japanese domestic market. The M2 building was a wacky, like far out man type design studio where Mazda wanted young designers to be creative with there products.
The 1020 model was obviously canned when Mazda pulled the pin but Mazda Australia used the concept for the RX-7 SP-I in 95. The bonnet, rear wing & nose was all used from the 1020. The SP-I missing out on the centre pillar from the rear spoiler.
As for the SP-II from 97.
Mazda took the "series-7" version from 96-98 & updated it to suit. The rear spoiler is simply a standard "series-7" type sitting on extra high legs. Daniel Deckers from Mazda Australia came up with the idea as there where too many "series-6" (92-95) spoilers lying around after the original RX-7 SP-I production run.....lol
They made just one prototype & showed it off at car shows around the country.
When Mazda Japan told Mazda Australia the "Series-8" version (99-02) wasn't getting exported the pin was pulled on the SP-II project. The car was sent to a Sydney Mazda dealership & sold to a mate of mine.
He bought it from the dealership in SP-II form (despite what you may have read previously)
I am about to do a complete story on this car for a Sydney based rotary magazine & may send it (with pics) to RX-tuner aswell. Here are some pics of the car I took a few weeks ago.
REgards
The 1020 model was obviously canned when Mazda pulled the pin but Mazda Australia used the concept for the RX-7 SP-I in 95. The bonnet, rear wing & nose was all used from the 1020. The SP-I missing out on the centre pillar from the rear spoiler.
As for the SP-II from 97.
Mazda took the "series-7" version from 96-98 & updated it to suit. The rear spoiler is simply a standard "series-7" type sitting on extra high legs. Daniel Deckers from Mazda Australia came up with the idea as there where too many "series-6" (92-95) spoilers lying around after the original RX-7 SP-I production run.....lol
They made just one prototype & showed it off at car shows around the country.
When Mazda Japan told Mazda Australia the "Series-8" version (99-02) wasn't getting exported the pin was pulled on the SP-II project. The car was sent to a Sydney Mazda dealership & sold to a mate of mine.
He bought it from the dealership in SP-II form (despite what you may have read previously)
I am about to do a complete story on this car for a Sydney based rotary magazine & may send it (with pics) to RX-tuner aswell. Here are some pics of the car I took a few weeks ago.
REgards
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Originally Posted by prrex4ever
So as I understand we are talking about two different models. The original japanese M-2 1020 and the australian version.Correct............... Mazda Australia copied the 1020 design from 1992. Thus the SP-I + SP-II can be traced back to the 92-model RX-7 "1020"
i bought an rx-7 magazine in japan that explained the difference between every model of FD from 92-current....i think i have it around somewhere. i should scan it and share pics...there are some awesome FD's in there.
Originally Posted by Fujikuro
i bought an rx-7 magazine in japan that explained the difference between every model of FD from 92-current....i think i have it around somewhere. i should scan it and share pics...there are some awesome FD's in there.
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G'day from Australia
Guys. I am the owner of this "One & only RX-7 SP-II". Despite the RX-7 being out of production for two years now (AUG-02) many people ask me if my RX-7 is a new version as they have never seen such a car on the streets. As its the only one, I guess there can be no copy cats
To get the story from the horses mouth (so to speak)
I got the car after a dealership crashed my 95 model FD whilst there for a service. I was forced to take Mazda to court. After a bit of a saga, we settled out of court & I got the SP-II as part of a settlement.
It was never stripped back to standard specifications but a few parts where removed. I simply went to see Daniel Deckers (designer & builder of the SP-I + SP-II) & he assisted me in locating the required parts.
I will never destroy the "THEME" to this car so every modification I make is done tastefully & discretly. I was very lucky to get the "Bathurst" spec HT-12 turbo's on the car & actually have a spare set (super rare) if anyone wants to buy some.
All the details & pictures will be found in a magazine soon. I'll let DMRH do the shoot & story. I read he wants to send them to RX-tuner too. Not a problem as long as I can score a copy for my personal us.......he he he
Guys. I am the owner of this "One & only RX-7 SP-II". Despite the RX-7 being out of production for two years now (AUG-02) many people ask me if my RX-7 is a new version as they have never seen such a car on the streets. As its the only one, I guess there can be no copy cats
To get the story from the horses mouth (so to speak)
I got the car after a dealership crashed my 95 model FD whilst there for a service. I was forced to take Mazda to court. After a bit of a saga, we settled out of court & I got the SP-II as part of a settlement.
It was never stripped back to standard specifications but a few parts where removed. I simply went to see Daniel Deckers (designer & builder of the SP-I + SP-II) & he assisted me in locating the required parts.
I will never destroy the "THEME" to this car so every modification I make is done tastefully & discretly. I was very lucky to get the "Bathurst" spec HT-12 turbo's on the car & actually have a spare set (super rare) if anyone wants to buy some.
All the details & pictures will be found in a magazine soon. I'll let DMRH do the shoot & story. I read he wants to send them to RX-tuner too. Not a problem as long as I can score a copy for my personal us.......he he he
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Originally Posted by 1sicsol
I see no function with body kits and 3 foot wings. And I wound not drive that no matter "what" it functioned.
Too good for the car, ey? I'd drive that and smoke every car in my city. Hell yeah.
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Old thread, but a lot of information & misinformation.
I laugh really hard at the guys earlier in this thread who "Would not be caught dead in that car" When they refer to the M2-1020 at the start of the thread. Show some respect.
The 1992 M2-1020 was the father of the RX7 FD3S SP.
It is also the grandaddy of the stillborn RX7 FD3S SP2
The wings and aero packages were all functional, right down to the gurney lip on top of the rear wing. I have a complete set of SP2 reproduction body kit parts, including the SP2 carbon fiber nose cone. I will never use them, but they are there for historical purposes. I sourced them from Pollard Products in New South Wales Australia. I believe they manufactured the original SP carbon parts for Mazda for their factory project.
Here is the link to the SP parts: http://carbonfibre.bigpondhosting.com/album_1.htm
I've been researching the M2-1020 a lot lately out of interest, and this needs to go in this thread:
AusRotary.com • View topic - RX7SP & M21020 (who is the real developer?)
And also this article. It is about the AUSTRALIAN FD3S SP and its race pedigree: Aussie SP1
And here, info about the stillborn SP2. I have one of these hoods as well, with the rear vents. http://www.rx7.net.nz/sp2.htm
I am updating this thread because I've been looking at the M2 & SP information lately and searching through RX7club.com, there seems to be a distinct lack of info for you guys, for future searches to get the ball rolling for anyone who wants to know.
I laugh really hard at the guys earlier in this thread who "Would not be caught dead in that car" When they refer to the M2-1020 at the start of the thread. Show some respect.
The 1992 M2-1020 was the father of the RX7 FD3S SP.
It is also the grandaddy of the stillborn RX7 FD3S SP2
The wings and aero packages were all functional, right down to the gurney lip on top of the rear wing. I have a complete set of SP2 reproduction body kit parts, including the SP2 carbon fiber nose cone. I will never use them, but they are there for historical purposes. I sourced them from Pollard Products in New South Wales Australia. I believe they manufactured the original SP carbon parts for Mazda for their factory project.
Here is the link to the SP parts: http://carbonfibre.bigpondhosting.com/album_1.htm
I've been researching the M2-1020 a lot lately out of interest, and this needs to go in this thread:
AusRotary.com • View topic - RX7SP & M21020 (who is the real developer?)
And also this article. It is about the AUSTRALIAN FD3S SP and its race pedigree: Aussie SP1
And here, info about the stillborn SP2. I have one of these hoods as well, with the rear vents. http://www.rx7.net.nz/sp2.htm
I am updating this thread because I've been looking at the M2 & SP information lately and searching through RX7club.com, there seems to be a distinct lack of info for you guys, for future searches to get the ball rolling for anyone who wants to know.
Last edited by SA3R; Nov 28, 2013 at 08:43 PM. Reason: Teh links
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old thread, but a lot of information & misinformation.
I laugh really hard at the guys earlier in this thread who "would not be caught dead in that car" when they refer to the m2-1020 at the start of the thread. Show some respect.
The 1992 m2-1020 was the father of the rx7 fd3s sp.
It is also the grandaddy of the stillborn rx7 fd3s sp2
the wings and aero packages were all functional, right down to the gurney lip on top of the rear wing. I have a complete set of sp2 reproduction body kit parts, including the sp2 carbon fiber nose cone. I will never use them, but they are there for historical purposes. I sourced them from pollard products in new south wales australia. I believe they manufactured the original sp carbon parts for mazda for their factory project.
Here is the link to the sp parts: Pollard Products Pty Ltd
i've been researching the m2-1020 a lot lately out of interest, and this needs to go in this thread:
ausrotary.com • view topic - rx7sp & m21020 (who is the real developer?)
and also this article. It is about the australian fd3s sp and its race pedigree: aussie sp1
and here, info about the stillborn sp2. I have one of these hoods as well, with the rear vents. Aussie SP2
i am updating this thread because i've been looking at the m2 & sp information lately and searching through rx7club.com, there seems to be a distinct lack of info for you guys, for future searches to get the ball rolling for anyone who wants to know.
I laugh really hard at the guys earlier in this thread who "would not be caught dead in that car" when they refer to the m2-1020 at the start of the thread. Show some respect.
The 1992 m2-1020 was the father of the rx7 fd3s sp.
It is also the grandaddy of the stillborn rx7 fd3s sp2
the wings and aero packages were all functional, right down to the gurney lip on top of the rear wing. I have a complete set of sp2 reproduction body kit parts, including the sp2 carbon fiber nose cone. I will never use them, but they are there for historical purposes. I sourced them from pollard products in new south wales australia. I believe they manufactured the original sp carbon parts for mazda for their factory project.
Here is the link to the sp parts: Pollard Products Pty Ltd
i've been researching the m2-1020 a lot lately out of interest, and this needs to go in this thread:
ausrotary.com • view topic - rx7sp & m21020 (who is the real developer?)
and also this article. It is about the australian fd3s sp and its race pedigree: aussie sp1
and here, info about the stillborn sp2. I have one of these hoods as well, with the rear vents. Aussie SP2
i am updating this thread because i've been looking at the m2 & sp information lately and searching through rx7club.com, there seems to be a distinct lack of info for you guys, for future searches to get the ball rolling for anyone who wants to know.
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sp2
The SPII is rare, so rare, I think that only 2 or 3 of these cars were ever produced. And the wing, btw helped take corners faster....something like 5 extra mph. So people should take i easy with the rice comments. Also, the "street" SPII looked like this, samething, just minus that big wing. Theres a lot of race history that comes from these cars too. They won a lot, and eventually got banned.
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Epic thread revival.
One of the surviving SPs just sold for $112,000 in Australia. Further details and full photos of the car are here: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - Page 2 - AusRotary
Also here is a much more detailed article that draws together all known information on this rarest of rare 3rd generation models with racing pedigree to match: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - AusRotary
One of the surviving SPs just sold for $112,000 in Australia. Further details and full photos of the car are here: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - Page 2 - AusRotary
Also here is a much more detailed article that draws together all known information on this rarest of rare 3rd generation models with racing pedigree to match: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - AusRotary
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Epic thread revival.
One of the surviving SPs just sold for $112,000 in Australia. Further details and full photos of the car are here: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - Page 2 - AusRotary
Also here is a much more detailed article that draws together all known information on this rarest of rare 3rd generation models with racing pedigree to match: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - AusRotary
One of the surviving SPs just sold for $112,000 in Australia. Further details and full photos of the car are here: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - Page 2 - AusRotary
Also here is a much more detailed article that draws together all known information on this rarest of rare 3rd generation models with racing pedigree to match: Mazda RX-7 SP (1995) - AusRotary
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