Those (along with the AMC Eagle) were ubiquitous when my family moved to Alaska in 1990. I think they started to disappear when you could get a Dodge Caravan with AWD.
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:03 am
by NSXguy
I had a few of the 4-door (Omni) variants of FWD turbo Mopars back in the day, and they were a ton of fun;
linderpat wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:06 am
good heavens. What do you do with it?
It really has no purpose other than as an attention getter, but it would be great at that.
I can't image running it in snow and having to dig it out after getting stuck. We do have alot of long stragiht highways around here that tend to stay covered in hardpacked snow and Ice at times. Wouldn't want to have to turn it, though.
Would be fun at grass drags, but would also be kind of embarrassing getting badly beating by conventional rocket ships sleds that run at those events.
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2024 6:00 pm
by JustBud
Had an '81 RX7 in high school. Sold my custom mini truck to buy it. Loved it.
This would be fun!
Crisis wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:09 pm
I'm lusting after this one. Green Euro 928S with a 5 speed and pascha interior. That's as good as it gets in my books.
Will be curious to see where the high bid ends up and if it meets reserve.
As I’d commented in the listing, my wife frequently tells me (and anyone that will listen) that she married Fred Flintstone. And one of my regular golfing partners looks like Barney Rubble. She’s alway said we look like Fred and Barney when riding together in a golf cart. It would need more ground clearance to get through the snow up here, though.
Seller auctioned off 5 others on BaT. The most expensive was a white "Cotton Picker" that sold for $22,250, while a "Grey Ghost " one is closing in 13 minutes and is currently at $21K. The "Pea Picker sold for $11K.
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:54 pm
by N_Jay
Fuck me for Green being my second choice (they didn't make a blue one.)
I saved for a whole year to buy it for $112.
We bought it in Lancaster PA because our Schwinn dealer in Wilmington didn't have any.
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:39 am
by ny991
That's just insane money for those bikes!
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:44 am
by wsh
Grey Ghost set the record, $22,750
Someone trying to buy their childhood back
Kudos to the seller for recognizing that opportunity
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 7:35 am
by NSXguy
I always thought these were the best version of the Mustang for decades
Wow!
I just sent my friend this link, but he likely already knows about these prices. He has 5-6 of these things in original mint condition (the one in the link has been repainted/restored and STILL brought that price).
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Mon May 12, 2025 12:15 am
by JustBud
ny991 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:39 am
That's just insane money for those bikes!
I agree, 15 years ago when I went through my divorce I sold a complete set of Krate bikes (wish I would have kept the Cotton Picker and the custom Cotton Picker made from a Junior Sting Ray for my daughter) and a green Sting Ray surfboard for 5K......
I still have a '69 Lemon Peeler, a 63 (first year) Red original paint Sting Ray with dated parts, an original 65 Flamboyant Green Deluxe and a Blue 67 Slik Chik (the girls Sting Ray).
We are all very similarly minded here.... I was just looking at that last night and thinking about posting it.....
I had an RX-7 in high school..... sold my mini truck and Volkswagen and bought it.
LOVED that thing..... that little Wankel was a smooth revving little bugger.
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 7:25 am
by NSXguy
Crisis wrote: ↑Tue May 27, 2025 11:49 pm
^^^Needs a tach that goes higher.
TRUE, but please....not the buzzer too
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 7:58 am
by N_Jay
Crisis wrote: ↑Tue May 27, 2025 11:49 pm
^^^Needs a tach that goes higher.
Maybe it is calibrated to rotor speed not shaft speed?
Crisis wrote: ↑Tue May 27, 2025 11:49 pm
^^^Needs a tach that goes higher.
TRUE, but please....not the buzzer too
The "start to think about maybe shifting" buzzer?
When I raced a friend's RX-7 he told me the goal was to always keep it buzzing
Re: Bring A Trailer finds
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 10:15 am
by Designer
I owned all 3 generations of RX-7s. My '79 is still my favorite. Light and tossable. Just ignore the buzzer. The '86 was too GT. The '93 was insane. So naturally, I modded it to make it more insaner. Problem was, there was no where to let it really scream. But tons of fun.
Reluctantly sold it and it is now a dedicated track car with slicks, rollbar and trailered. Where it belongs.
I'll have to show this to my wife as she owned a Le Car – another under-powered, but oh so much fun to drive car.
^^^
