The third generation (1992-1995) Mazda RX-7 was one of the best looking cars produced in the 1990's at any price level. They were known to have temperamental twin turbo rotary engines that came fitted with an absurd amount of rubber vacuum hoses. It is not uncommon to find LS swapped FD RX-7's for this reason. Today's example keeps things in the rotary family so to speak. Find this 1975 Mazda RX-3 for sale in New Haven, CT for $8,500 via craigslist. 
Yesterday's sad Cosmo got me thinkin - there has got to be a better example of a Cosmo for sale around the web..and...well...there wasn't. However, there is a decent supply to Mazda RX-3's around, which were called the Mazda Grand Familia in Japan and sometimes people mistakenly describe them as a Cosmo. Find this 1972 Mazda RX-3
currently bidding for $12,000 with a few hours left to go on ebay, located in Lewisville, TX.
The Mazda RX-3 (known domestically in Japan as the Savanna) was available from 1971-1978 as a coupe, sedan and station wagon. It was light, rear-wheel-drive and powered by a free-revving Wankel rotary engine - and today they are inexpensive and would make a great Daily Turismo. This 1975 Mazda RX-3 station wagon project is for sale in Salinas, CA via ebay currently bidding at $6,000 with 2 days to go. |
| This 1975 RX3 is the later facelifted version and has the awesome shark nose look. The wheels are larger than stock - but not so much that they look ridiculous. Paint is new a "$4000" Sherwin Williams paint job - check those receipts and be very critical of overspray and potential problems as a new paint job takes time to fully settle. |