This 1985 Maxda RX-7 wears all original paint, has a perfect original interior, and is photographed way too well for a car at this price point. Yeah, it is only a basic GS model, but it is noteworthy on condition and documetation alone. It looks like an excellent turn-key driver for peanuts. Find it here on Craigslist in Danville, California for $5k. Special thanks to BaT reader Kurt H. for this submission!
White looks good on these cars, and even the factory pin-striping has held up well. These wheels are one of the iconic designs for the model, and work well even though they were old news by 1985. The car wears its original blue california plate on the rear and is clean with none up front. The seller claims one owner, but doesn’t make any of the usual references towards himself owning the car in the early days. A call would sort out who originally bought the car in ‘85.
The interior is the amazing part. The factory bucket seats are in ridiculously good shape for 116k miles. The shift boot and steering wheel are equally excellent.
The engine bay looks used but reasonably clean and the rotary powerplant looks all stock down the the lettering on the air cleaner. This one also has A/C which would be very desirable in the summer months where it is being offered.
Everyone ought to own a rotary before they die, and this RX-7 offers about the easiest entry point we have found. It is hard to imagine how anyone would lose badly on this car. Buy it, play with it for a year, and then drive it to the rustbelt to sell it to someone who hasn’t seen one on the road in 15 years.
