Can This Custom 1992 Acura NSX Convertible Conversion Get You To Drop $40,000 On It?

The NSX is experiencing something of a renaissance, with renewed interest from fans of simple, fast, sports cars. Does that renewed passion extend to those that were hacked up, though?

This 1992 example, which the dealer claims was once owned by rapper and actor Ice Cube, has had its roof cut off and a speedster-style fabric top fitted on in its place. And although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, to this eye, the conversion comes frustratingly close to working, but ultimately just falls short.

There’s very little information available about this conversion, but my googling leads me to believe that it might have been done by Newport Convertible Engineering.

As is the case with any mid-engine convertible, there’s a lot of space behind the seats and it kind of ends up looking like a landing strip. But the converters did add a little bump back there to add a little visual flair and it looks kind of interesting. I’m not sure I’d say it’s to my tastes, but I certainly wouldn’t call it horrific, either.

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When the roof goes up, though, the success of this conversion is somewhat challenged. You can kind of see what they were going for, and maybe this has more to do with age than build quality, but it looks a little cheap. Again, I wouldn’t call it terrible, but the two-piece roof just doesn’t look very good.

With 45,575 miles on the odometer, though, this could be a good deal. Even with its provenance, Classic Cars of Sarasota is only asking $39,500. A stock T-Top model from 1998 (which, admittedly has about half as many miles and a manual transmission) is going for twice as much right now on Bring a Trailer, and there are still four days left on that auction.