RX2 of the week

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Week 21: A very beautifully restored 1971 coupé. It's just got its paint adjusted very recently. The owner has joined the forum, too. He's building an original spec 12A twin dizzy for the car. Top picture is taken before the restoration started.

[clive]

Very nice

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Most Rx2 imported to Norway were coupés, but in 1971 a handful of sedans were imported as well. This beautifully restored one changed hands a couple of years ago. It was still up for sale when I took these photos. The car was converted to the later four-headlamp grille and series 2 bonnet, but still has a 12A twin dizzy beneath it.

[Casey]

Some beautiful cars in fabulous condition 

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Week 23. The third orange Rx2 coupé that sold last year. When these pictures were taken it was still exhibited in a car museum. Was restored by its original owner before it went into that car collection.

[clive]

Still love an RX-2 2 door someone's very lucky

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Forgot the videos! This week's car sold from the museum to a dealer, who put these two clips on YT:

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For the upcoming Week 24 – the second surviving 4-door Rx2 in Norway. Also a 1971 like the one shown above, but with something a bit more powerful under the bonnet.

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Week 25. Some Norwegian (ice) racing history. The Rx-2 in the pictures was originally  a standard car that belonged to the Mazda importer's wife. It was later converted into a race car. In the 2010s it was restored and prepared as a historic race car. Unfortunately, it since sold out of the country and is now somewhere down on the continent.

 

[clive]

Wonderful pictures, thank you.

Here's a nice example

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Oh, yes! That Australian car auctioned by Shannons! Very nice with that white interior!

Been so busy in the garage, almost forgot Rx-2 of the week column for week 26. This time some advertising pics and a lovely, Saturn Yellow Japanese Coupé. Next week we go racing at Fuji, so stay tuned!

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For the 1971 Fuji saloon car race, "Rotary Brother" Yoshimi Katayama entered his green Rx2. He came 3rd in difficult conditions and gave the Nissan GTRs something to think about.

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And look at the starts of those 12A-powered marvels (go to 6 mins 30 sec if you're in a hurry):

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The car for week 28 - a mildly modified 1972 coupe- just sold from Gateway Classics in Orlando the other day. Asking price $33000.

[Jamie R]

Ooooo I do like that, the price not so much.


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