- This car is one of just 250 built in this bright color for the 1997 model year.
- Numerous upgrades have been made so the car looks and performs like a 1999 model.
- The odometer shows roughly 53,000 miles since new.
Many iconic sports cars came out of Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s and prices for all of them have soared in recent years. The Mazda RX-7 is no exception, but that doesn’t make this example any less desirable.
This 1997 RX-7 is a special Japanese-market RS-R 30th Anniversary Edition and is one of just 250 examples finished in Sunburst Yellow. It’s been tastefully modified and is up for auction with service records and a clean Florida title.
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The listing reveals the seller purchased the car in 2022 and, over two years, changed several exterior parts to mimic the look of the 1999 RX-7. New front and rear bumpers were sourced from Mazda in Japan as well as a set of 1999-spec taillights. It has then been fitted with aftermarket side skirts and an AutoExe front lip. Completing the sensational looks is a set of beautiful BBS RG-R forged wheels.
This RX-7 is also fitted with a replacement 1.3-liter 13B Wankel engine featuring a pair of sequential turbochargers. Other upgrades include an HKS exhaust system, a Koyo radiator, a new fuel pump, dual oil coolers, a set of adjustable Ohlins coilovers, and an A’PEXi Power FC control unit. A replacement five-speed manual transmission has also been bolted in.
The interior of the car is quite basic, although that’s hardly a surprise. It sports a pair of bucket seats clad in black cloth and a Momo steering wheel.
If you’re interested in picking up the keys to a RX-7 that’s been modified yet remains faithful to the original, head on over to Bring a Trailer. The car has been driven roughly 85,000 km or 53,000 miles.
