Last night I was watching an auction for Spirit R name plate for #30 of 1500. I didnt think it would go very high, but it ended up around $530 (43,500 円) for the name plate.

http://page14.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ion/s214546859

 

a clown called Marcus who goes by the username SPII (as in, SP2) was trying to sell one on the aus forum for like $1000aud...

 

I watched one a few months ago and it sold for 90,000 yen...ridiculous!

 

Yup. I'm the guy who picked it up haha. I'm not going to say for how much though. 1k is just crazy IMO.

From what I have heard, at auction they usually go for around that much. 1k is around the price for people who buy them from the people who get them from the auctions. #30 is pretty awesome though. For #30, I'm surprised it was sold for so low but that plate does look pretty banged up. 87GTR if you can pick stuff up for me and ship it over stateside I'd be willing to pick some stuff up from you providing the markup isn't outrageous. I was hoping to make some friends in the far east forum so I could do this.

I honestly think $300 would be a fair price for them but I can see how they would go for so much. They are the rarest Spirit R piece. Mazda doesn't make any more of them. Everything else on that car can pretty much be bought new. The problem for the sellers is that there aren't many potential buyers for the piece.

 

I don't understand the appeal of this... unless your car were actually the 30th Spirit R produced, it seems stupid to mount the little plate
I think it's cool to build a replica and all, but I don't think it's right to try to pass it off as a specific genuine car
Maybe I misunderstand

 

Id seriously pay 3-400 for one. Id just want it for collectors sake, I think its a cool piece of history.

 

a few years ago I did see signed 787 rear wheel go for around $8000 on yahoo auction

 

I don't see why for 300$ you can't have an engraving place make one for you?
That would be what I would want if I decide to go the full replica route. Have the shop engrave it as Serial # 15XX/1500 or 1501/1500 since it's a replica.

Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

 

to be honest as special as everyone say these 1500 cars are that tag not very nice. I would have though it would have been much better quality.

 

I would never tell anyone I actually own a Spirit R but if you aren't going to go as far as you can, why build the replica at all right? I actually wanted to pass on the plate but its something I feel I need to finish the car.

I definitely know what you are saying. I hate it when people badge up there car and say its the genuine article.

One of the reasons I bought the plate was to possibly build a replica of it to haha. I thought about the 1501 thing as well. Its also been suggested by others. I've gone so far with my car getting genuine parts though (even the ABS that hasn't been installed) I figure I might as well go all the way.

I agree bit then again it is only a Mazda haha.

 

Where does the plate get installed by the way? on the firewall or in the cockpit somewhere?

 

Firewall

 

Mazda was probably trying to keep the weight down. You never know.

That is a lot of money but baseball cards are only cardboard right?

 

Don't make any replicas under say......1510, just to be safe you ain't duplicating a plate

Plate #30 probably didn't go on the 30th car built.

Most Spirit R plates don't match the number off the Spirit R line.

ie: Plate #456 is on Spirit R #462. Plate #549 is on Spirit R #544.

Seems a guy was given a batch of plates and was told to rivet them on those cars over there.

 

Better than what Lotus does.

 

It should be a Federal Offense to remove the plates from the car. destroying a rare collectible.

 

Whats the measurements on that thing? Seems like a decent chunk of change, I guess I could see it as a collectable.

 

They fit on the firewall next to the VIN plate.

 

If that's the case, I cant see spending any more then 100 on one. And that's pushing it....thought they would be neat to own.

 

You guys wanna buy some paint chips from my black S-R?

 

^haha

 

1501 of 1500 ftw so awesome lol