I had a car with pop up headlights. One of the main reasons they had that pop up headlight button (without turning the lights on) is that when you got a really heavy snow or a thick layer of ice, those pop up headlights (sometimes) wouldn't pop up if they were covered with thick ice or a layer of heavy snow. So, if you knew it was going to snow all day while your car was parked outside of the office, you'd pop up the headlights so you'd have headlights on for your drive home on a dark, cold snowy night.

I LOVE when Doug does an overview of older cars like this. I grew up when cars like this were new and it takes me back. Never stop doing reviews of older cars Doug they're great!

This was the one for me. The car I wanted in high school couldn't afford, no matter how many shifts I worked at the movie theater. The RX-7 is still gorgeous all these years later.

the sound controls in this car are actually very awesome, actual physical Equalizer and balance controls is pretty sick

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The GSL-SE was upgraded with a 1.3L rotary with fuel injection and 135 hp and 4-wheel discs. The pre-84 cars had a 1.1L with a carburetor and 100 hp and rear drum brakes, and that engine continued in lesser models in 84-85. I bought the first GSL-SE sold in San Diego in this same Sparkling black, but with a more tasteful (all) grey cloth interior. Mazda introduced the RX-7 with the 1.1L engine, but at that time they offered the 1.3 (13B) in the RX-4, so I knew it would end up in the RX-7 some day. I waited patiently, then got the first SE. I won a local autocross championship with it and kept it for 3 enjoyable years. With a limited slip diff, it did great drifts. At 6’1”, I fit fine even with a helmet. Thank you Doug for this wonderful memory!

In 1996, I was 19 and my girlfriend had an 86 RX-7. We took it on a camping trip to the Canadian rockies. Sure, the car was already old at that time, you couldn't leave town without having a spare jug of motor oil. But it still ran well, looked cool, was a conversation piece. I got to drive it on some narrow, winding mountain roads and I still remember that as a very fun experience.

Hey Doug, I think you missed a pretty important detail when discussing trim levels: every trim up to and including the GSL came with the carbureted 1.2L 12a motor. The GSL-SE was the only trim that got the fuel injected 1.3L 13b motor that is so loved by rotary fans, and was only available for the final years of its life, 1984-85, if my memory serves right. I owned an '84 GSL myself as my first project car. Never got it running properly but it was sure nice to look at! 😅

THISSSS..... is a Monday upload, and it is quite a pleasant surprise from Doug. He has long maintained a consistent Tuesday-Thursday-Sunday schedule, but today appears to be a special exception. And indeed, we are here for it.

So much nostalgia in this review for me. I had a white exterior, black interior 85 RX7 GS in 1996 when I was in high school. It was way too much fun to drive. I got a great deal on it after a full rotary rebuild and sold it after a year of driving. It was the worst winter car I have ever owned. A lightweight, high revving, rear wheel drive, manual, with low ground clearance, and no power steering is a recipe for disaster. I bought an 85 Isuzu Trooper II for winter driving. I'd love to see Doug review one of those.

ive had my family's fb for a couple years now after it was abandoned for 2 decades, been my daily for 3 years. constantly doing clutch dumps, taking it 1k over redline, pulls at every stoplight, delivering packages etc and that 12a rotary just took it all no problem. these cars are gems, glad to finally see doug cover this one.

that equalizer and balance switch is literally my dream. 10/10

5:05 I love the interior. The contrast between the wine red leather and silver plastic is very nice. It looks simultaneously sporty and luxurious.

Just watched Jay's video. So cool to have a car guy like him call you friend and show admiration for all you've accomplished. Doug has truly made it.

I had almost this exact car. Same exterior color, with the same red pin stripe. Mine had a black interior and both the glass roof and a metal roof you could choose between. My step-dad ordered it from the dealership with all the options and drove it for around 10 years before I got it from him. So much fun to drive. So easy to break the tires loose around corners. It always felt like you were right on the edge, even though you were never really going that fast.

It's been mentioned above, but the critical difference with the SE was the 13B fuel-injected rotary. ALL other trim levels featured the carbureted 12A (still with a manual choke!). It's also the only trim level to feature the 14" wheels. Others were 13s only. A 1984 GSL-SE was my first new car, and it spoiled me forever. Wish I still had it! ❤️❤️❤️

This looks so cool. Always preferred this one rather than the successor. Thanks for reviewing this one, Doug.

My first car... had a base model 85 GS. I am 6' 2" and I fit very well! Terrible heat shielding means the red hot exhaust heated the cabin nicely in the winter, but ROASTED me in the summer. No AC, no power steering, manual windows, what a blast that thing was. Miss it daily.

Dude, it's called an equalizer and plenty of people actually know how to adjust it. It's not really a mystery, unless you're ignorant.

k, ima say it...... The sound in this car (at the time) was incredible as the speakers were all right behind and beside you. My brother had a 1985 version . Those equalizer controls were sooo cool at the time. You could adjust the midrange and the high notes, and of course, the bass. I try to use the one integrated on my phone and it is NOTHING compared to the system in the RX-7. What song were we listening to you ask? Def Leapord: Love Bites. Perfection!

My dad had an original RX7. My mom would drive us to school in it. However, it only had two seats so I rode in the trunk. Those were different times for sure. My dad had to sell it after owning it for less than a year because he got so many speeding tickets in it.

My sister owned an RX-7, which looked a lot like this one with the red interior but I think with a charcoal gray exterior. It was an amazing car. I love the looks. This video brings back a lot of memories. It turns out I liked the car much better than I did my sister. Rotary engines seem like they should be more efficient because the motion of the rotors continues in one direction, unlike pistons which are constantly reversing direction. However, I think that rotary engines don't get as good of compression or fuel combustion as conventional engines do.

My Mom had purchased a 1985 RX-7 new from the dealer. 1.2L 12A engine 5-speed. Red exterior, grey interior. She couldn't even drive manual at the time, so her friend drove it home for her, and I was in the trunk area. The car got passed down to me in high school, and I just sold it a few years ago. So many great memories in that car. Think I fit 5 in there one time to head to the local pool! I would just take it out for drives in the summer evenings listening to the cassette tapes, just to drive. Miss those days.

The wheels are one of the best things about it. The first and second generation RX-7s actually had real tires that allowed it to be driven on actual streets with bumps and potholes. I used to have a 1976 Carmaro, a MUCH larger car than the RX-7, and it had 14" wheels. That allowed for tires that actually had sidewalls, and looked and worked great.

The other purpose to pop the head lights up without turning them on is if you were to park outside in cold weather, is to prevent them from freezing shut and damaging the headlights or the motors if you tied opening them.

"Really, you don't." The audio bit. Sorry Doug but as someone who went to audio engineering school I damn well do. Now is that head unit good enough with its pre amp, amp and speakers to really make it good... LOVE these cars, so damn fun to drive. Thanks for sharing Doug!

My Grandma's neighbor had a FB parked on the side of their driveway for YEARS. Mainly because it did not run. I'd always stop and look at it when I'd go over to their house. Unfortunately, they sold it about a year ago. But it's nice to see this one in such nice shape.

My first new car was a 1980 Mazda RX-7. The rotary was of enormous interest, and a huge bonus was that the car came with everything; the only upgrade I remember being available was a tape deck. The earlier version like mine didn't have a lot of the "quirks and features" as found in this one - there was no beeping to insist on upshifting, for example. It was incredible good fun to drive, was great in the snow and even more impressive through fairly deep flooding - one late night on the way home a lot of cars were stranded and I just powered on through no problem. With over 100K on the speedometer, I sold it after four years for 70% of what I paid for it. A great memory!

There used to be a manual choke on the RX-7 where the circular cutout is on the left side of the steering wheel. To start the RX-7, you'd have to pull the choke all the way out then turn the key to get the fuel mixture right. It was the quirkiest of quirky features.

That stereo is a thing of beauty IMO

The second car I ever owned (in 1990) was a '79 RX7. It was a bucket of bolts by the time I got to it but still, a dozen or so cars later, it is my all time favorite car I have owned. Loved not having power steering...it was like the road was talking to you through the wheel. And SO low to the ground. What a driver's car. (And totally unreliable!) Thanks for bringing me down memory lane, Doug.

So the sliders on the radio are for the EQ. EQs definitely make a difference to the sound, but they’re pretty much all digital these days. Most of them only let you control 3 bands: bass, mid, and treble. So it’s impressive that this Mazda included a 9 band EQ actually. Along with the physical joystick to direct sound and the tape deck, this car’s audio is a fun blast from the past

One of the most 80's Cars out there, my Dad used to own one of these into the mid 1990s and i loved riding Shotgun in it! Also Doug already uploading on a Monday? I hope that means we get one more Car Review than usual this Week! Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps

I used to drive around in one of these. Man, it was so fun to drive, much like the Miata. These were a lot of fun. Then I drove the 1993 twin turbo and it was a whole new level. The high revs were so nice, as mentioned by Doug. He is right on point. I know Doug is an expert.

I had a 1982 GSL and one thing that people around here did with the pop up headlights was whenever you saw another RX-7 coming towards you, you would pop the lights up and then back down to "wink" at them. Kind of like the Jeep wave now. Had more fun in that RX-7 than any other car I owned.

My second car was a 79 and my third car was an 85. Both the carbureted 5 speed versions. The 79 backfired like a mofo and had a more raw feeling. The 85 was far smoother and nicer inside. They never ran quite right but were reliable enough for my high school days. I was in the orchestra and jazz club and would drive my upright bass around town in them, along with an amp and still had room to spare. Super squirrelly on the road though, rear wheel drive with 13 inch tires could have gotten me in a loooot of trouble a few times but I got lucky. Fishtailing on highway 17 in front of a semi was probably my scariest moment. Also pulled a 180 in Los Altos hills which could have gone way worse. Fun.

My buddy in high school had a 83, this was 94-95ish. We decided to drive it ftom Phoenix to a airshow in Yuma. It broke down three times, last time the AC compressor froze up, so me being the car nerd decided to just cut the belt off, which worked. He never fixed it and just drove it like that till he totalled it.

Once upon a time I had 3 of these (FB) at the same time. All earlier carb 100hp models. Felt faster than they actually were. Would probably feel painfully slow today. The steering was not great at low speed (and not even rack and pinion) but I do miss manual steering. The rear axle hopped around a bit on bumpy corners which the FC with IRS did not. Gearbox was great. I put an RX-7 box in the B2000 pickup I also had at the time and it was such an improvement to that truck (which had the worlds worst gearing). At 5'10" I barely fit with a helmet on in a sunroof equipped car, no problem with a solid roof. The pop-up headlight feature was handy for autocross so I could better gauge where the front corners of the car were. I got rid of those eventually and got an FC, with which I won a few local autocross championships. I currently have a Subie BRZ 2022 which is light years ahead of all of them. Since I am not nostalgic I would never go back. If you absolutely have to have one of these 1st gen cars though, the 84-85' GSL-SE model shown here is the only one worth bothering about. The larger fuel injected engine and bigger brakes just much better, even if the car is a bit chunkier. Can't get decent tires in the original size anymore though, which sucks.

I owned multiple RX-7's back in the day. Both FB and FC models. I raced a RX-3 in SCCA ITA class and we would test various ideas on the 7's. I now own a GSL-SE but the rotary has been swapped out for a 5.3 LS motor. 400 hp rather than the stock 135. It is still a fun car to drive and gets looks and comments wherever I go(mainly because we were able to keep the stock look of the 1984 model unless you looked close at the wheels and brakes). I still remember selling one of the 7's to a young girl in the winter and she called back several days later asking why the buzzer kept going off. Fun Times!

This was the car I drove in high school/early college. My interior was grey/black (so may have been one spec below this) and it was great. This along with my Suzuki RM125C was all my 19 year old self needed back then. Great memories. And BTW Doug, that switch to flip the headlights without turning them on, drivers of this car used it to "wave" to other RX7 owners as they passed on the road.

6:00 Doug...an equalizer is not overkill, it's very simple to use to maximize the sound you want. Right side is treble, left side is bass and the middle is voice. Equalizers are still used today in apps for headphones, amps, etc.

Last night I had a dream, Saw Doug on a rotating chair turning and saying THIS IS END OF THE LINE. I was never been more terrified in my life until he came up saying “but before we get started, check out CARS AND BIDS…”

This was my first car back in 2000 at 16. 83 GSL black with tan leather. Had full racing exhaust. It wasn’t fast, but it sounded like it. Loved it so much. I’ve owned all three generations and that first gen is the one I miss the most.

An 84 rx7 was my first car and owned it for 10 years. Loved how mechanical everything felt except the steering box. Only reason why i sold it was because i bought a 93 and didnt have space for it. Only issue i had was sourcing parts, really hard to come by any sort of parts in good shape. Very few aftermarket upgrades and very expensive that usually require some sort of fab work. Even suspension was hard to source, it was either OEM like replacement or sourcing from other cars like Fox body mustang and MR2. But if i had the space i would have 100% kept it.

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My first car was an 84 RX-7. I didn't keep it long partly because it was carbureted and I had no idea what to do with a carb to keep it running smoothly but mostly because it was one of the few that came with the automatic. That car was a pretty solid lesson in what an awful match a little rev-happy rotary is with a 3 speed slushbox.

I had a 79 & 85,and with a few mods, you could get some good performance.I mean feeling the rear tires twisting going from 1st to 2nd,and a tiny bit going into 3rd. And they were great in the twisty bits, literally you felt like you were on rails,they were super fun little cars.

I miss mine. I had this exact year and model in brown. He really hit the nail on the head. It’s fun and responsive even tho it’s not really fast. I didn’t know it was so light, it never felt that light to me bc you really have to drive it with the manual steering. I’m 5’9 so it wasn’t too small for me. You gotta watch the electricals on this vintage and it’s much harder to work on than the 78-82.

I've always liked the Series 1 RX 7, and it looks especially good in this spec. I've never seen one of these in black before, and with that red leather interior too it looks fantastic. A friend of mines Mum had one of these back in the late eighties. A 1982 model in red, and it had the Elford turbo conversion, which pretty much doubled the horsepower. It was a properly quick car for its day

Piston engine goes: "boing boing boing boing". Mazda engine goes "hmmmmmmmmmmm"

And you could easily tell the difference in sound with the eq. It certainly wasn't overkill. Would love to have that option back.

Just was able to drive my grandpa's 1980 rx7 Anniversary edition today and it was a blast. Great to see reviews about old cars on your channel.

Cool video! I learned to drive a manual transmission in a red 1984 RX-7 GSL in the way early 2000s. Fun fact, all trims except the GSL-SE had the 12A carbureted engine. The GSL-SE got the 13B fuel injected engine. It would have been my first car if the rusted brake lines didn’t fail sending me into a tree.

Oh no, Dougs inflating the cheaper RX7s, there goes my dream of ownership 😪

I had a full page ad for this car on the cork board in my bedroom when I was in high school. Loved loved loved it.

My dad got the first Gen. 83 or 84 and I rode in the back under the rear lid. Such fun memories of this car. He died several years later but had the car a while. I was just watching old RX-7 vids last night for the first time ever and this video pops up. Talk about coincidence. Such fun. Had the cheesy plastic sun cover on the back lid too. Whatever it’s called.

This MUST be driven wearing very short shorts, a mullet and a mustache ✊✊✊

I love Japanese Sports Cars. But I never knew much about the RX7s that came before the FC3S. Well, now I know that the FB3S model is really cool too! (I loved the Red Interior in this FB RX-7, BTW)

A '84 GSL-SE with 130k miles (in hideous and faded Havana Brown Metallic) was the first car I ever bought.... couldn't have asked for a better first car choice. Man, I miss it! Thanks so much for the nostalgia blast, Doug!

The one thing you must do if you own a rotary motor is constantly check and fill the oil. They will burn oil, especially when driving hard. You need to stay on top of it, and really check it a couple times a week if you drive it alot or at least every time you fill the gas.

That interior aged so nicely.

Absolutely love your videos Doug. Please review a Hyundai Genesis coupe 3.8 please.

My grandpa had one of these but it was silver. Bought it new and still had it when I was 6 years old in 1997. We'd go to Oshkosh every weekend and fill the back with trays of flowers for his garden. He'd teach me how to shift on the way there and back. It's a good memory.

I bought an '82 back in '86 and absolutely loved it! Had an epic 360 degree spin out in really heavy rain on the freeway when some jackass cut me off - thumbs up from other drivers when I came to a stop facing the right direction to just keep going. Not sure it would have ended so well in a less balanced car, but also the light weight of it may have contributed...😅

KEEP THESE OLD CAR REVIEWS COMING! forget the views, make us happy!!

I've always loved the FB RX-7. I still remember buying one in Forza Motorsport 6 as pretty much my first custom car in that game. I painted it black with diffusing blue stripes running along the bottom. I lowered it and slapped some Super Advan Racing V2 wheels on it, as well as adding a rear spoiler. ~9 year old me loved that car. The shape of the front-end, the wheels, the single-piece taillights, the pop-up headlights, the little slits on the bottom of the front bumper, I loved it all! Thanks for reviewing it!

This thing is gonna bring $30k or more absolutely beautiful car. Good job as always Doug, I always wanted one of these this might just make me push that button.

This review brought back many memories of one of the most favorite cars I have ever owned. My 1985 GSL-SE was painted Charcoal Gray, which I think is the same as this car, especially when the video had better lighting. Mine was not leather, but otherwise the same with the all red interior and cassette player with an equalizer. Definitely a nice setup back then. The one thing Doug forgot to mention that really was the difference in the GSL-SE over the other versions was the engine size. The GSL-SE had the 13B engine which continued in the next generations. I test drove both the 13B version and the 12A. The horsepower and feel of the 13B over the 12A was pretty huge. I kept the car for 25 years. There were a couple years of not driving it, but when I did, it was a whole lot of fun and without any of the ABS and computer controlled handling of a modern sports car.

I owned several GSL-SE's which I still miss, but the small handful of shops that actually worked on them stopped and certain parts became unobtainable or too costly. Either way, this was my favorite car that I ever owned.

Just the kind of car I want Doug to review 😍 How about the O.G. Toyota AE86? I know it must be impossible to find one in near-original condition hahah

It was 1986, I was 17. My GF had this exact RX7, same color, but an 85. Her dad bought it for her used w/18k on it. 3 things > #1 Without knowing it at the time, I was not only sold on 'foreign cars' forever, but I fell in love with the rotary. #2 Ive owned dozens of cars in my life, but this was the only car that could be revved to 5 grand and leave from a parked posistion at the curb on a city street, do a 180 with no fuss at all and send you in the opposite direction. #3 At 20 I bought an 1988 RX7 Turbo and spent years working to buy every upgrade I could. Turbo cars were an unbeaten path back then, not a ton of parts nor did we have Google. In 95 I sold it and bought a 93 RX7. Went nuts with that car. Wish I had either one of them today. Who would of ever thought??? Lol.

I owned a 1981 RX-7 GS and took it to Germany. Great fun running it on the autobahn, pegging it to 6000 rpm. It was the era of the 85 mph speedometers in the states. But since the gearing was 20 mph per 1000 rpm, I maxed out at 120 mph. I used to race 3-series BMW's back in the day on the autobahn. There were so few RX-7's in Europe in the early 80's, everyone asked me what it was wherever I went. Fortunately there was a Mazda dealer/garage in the German town where I lived that took care of me and my car. Nothing but great memories.

I understand the comparisons in the Doug Score ranking are with other vehicles reviewed on your channel but none of these are really in the same class (maybe the Fiero). This vehicle was up against Nissan 300ZX, Honda CRX, Toyota MR2, etc. Would be interesting to see where it ranks among those

Oh man. I love it when you review old cars. Fantastic effort as always Doug. Would be interested to see you do a review of one of Rob Dahms RX-7’s.

I literally just bought a 1985 Mazda Rx-7 GSL about 2 weeks ago, even though this is a different model you helped me learn more about my Rx-7

Hey Doug I like the KZfaq that you did with Jay Leno and the three cars I thought it was pretty cool how you and Jay are just taken basically a Sunday drive and that very remarkable and beautiful car keep up the good work on your cars and bids

I think that interior is actually pretty cool looking! Leather on dashboard as well, nice touches on this car.

The GSL-SE is really the one to get, all the other FBs had 12A rotaries and were carburated. The GSL-SE came with a 6 port fuel injected 13B which was CONSIDERABLY faster than the 12a, came with a transmission with better ratios, and a ~4.10 rear diff.

One of my favorite cars I ever owned! Bought an 85 GSL from an original owner. When I bought it it came with brushed aluminum 5point mags on low-profile Pirrelli tires--in addition to factory tires and wheels. The car sat like 5 inches off the ground! Seating was an experience as drivers legs went down a tunnel to the pedals. I likened it to a fighter jet cockpit. My interior was a grey velour on an otherwise black interior--save the silver center console--that I like so much better than the all red leather interiors. Also interesting was the manual choke which I had never seen before! I loved mine and it certainly was a compliment getter. Never had any engine trouble and agree with everything Doug said about driving a rotary! And yes, the lack of power steering made parking at the mall (yes, I am a proud 80s kid!) painful experience!

Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park..Found this channel on Colin and Samir...I love how he doesn't use 100k graphics to make his video...I do Vlogs Daily here in Gatlinburg TN.. Great channel! 🌄🐻🏞️

I had the 85’ GSL-SE. You could take off from a dead stop and accelerate to 60mph in 3rd gear without shifting. The compartment behind the seat was a great place to store the extra set of spark plugs that were necessary because it was really good at fouling the plus occasionally when starting the motor. That was caused by the oil injection. Also had to remember to add oil between changes.😮

I had a 1983 in baby blue that got me through grad school at DePaul in my native Chicago. Great little car that I still miss to this day!

So hard to believe this is now a classic, loved my turbo SA22C with the 12A. Went genuinely quick with a TO3 snail. Rotors forever.

Just watched you drive this with Jay Leno lol. Great collab and hope to see you guys do more!

This was my first car 2009 when I first got my license, it was in my brother in laws family for about 20 years then handed to my brother, then to me. I didn’t have the se version, mine was carbureted, I legit had a choke I would have to pull on the left side of the steering wheel and I couldn’t drive it hard until you’d hear it pop in lol. It was the best car I ever had, super reliable and was the most fun I’ve had in a car to date. I’d get about 120-130 miles on a full tank, it had a JB welded “block” and never left me stranded. I raced everyone of my friends back in the day, it would keep up with my brothers GSR Integra, my friend’s NB Miata around every turn and everyone would stop to ask me about it. It sounded like a commercial fan when it started so everyone knew when I was skipping class lol. I genuinely miss this car, I am always on the hunt for another. Sold it to a racing company out of PA, apparently they turned it into a 9 second monster but never got proof of it.

That stereo control with the EQ, GOLD!! LOVE IT!!!

I had an 84 RX7 GSL-SE in grey with burgundy leather seats and a moon roof. Very fun car!!! Also popping up the headlights was good for winter snow and ice. You could pop them up knowing if it was going to snow while you were at work or parked somewhere you didn't have to worry about them being frozen in the down position.

I learnt to drive in my Dad one of these , the Aussie ones had back seats and an RX-7 badge opposite the Mazda badge on the rear .

Man I remember being a kid in the 90s and seeing a bunch of these along with the 300zx, Mark II and Mark III Supras all the time in New York. Can’t wait to see reviews for those.

My dream car when I was a penniless college student back in '84. One of Doug's best, most-surprising reviews in ages.

Thanks for reviewing these FB's I had an '85 GSL-SE as my second car and it was a blast to drive at 19 yrs old. I fell in love with a black '88 Turbo II FC-Rx7 a few years later and traded it off. But I fondly remember this was my first sports car and loved all thise features it had!! 😎👍👍

I owned a few of these. One I purchased from Mazdatrix employee in 1998 out of Chatsworth, CA and the second one I purchased from Mariah Motorsports out of Santa Barbara, Ca in 2002. What a fun time in fun platforms. Both of them were 1984 models that had port jobs and Racing Beat exhausts. Later on I sold them both and bought a 90 Turbo II from Mariah Motorsports.

Recently picked one of these up for myself. Super exited to see that Doug made a video on one of these cars 😁

Doug, great video! That same exact car, same year, SE model, same interior color in white. I really did love that car! You are quite right about how heavy it was to park with no power steering. However, absolutely no problem whatsoever when moving. Also, very tight and enjoyable clutch. And, of course, the rotary engine just winds and winds. Joyful!! After that car I bought a 1994 silver RX-7 and took that incredibly obnoxious spoiler off. It was touted as 0 to 60 in 4.9 seconds - a slight manufacturer's exaggeration. However, that car was also great a great joy to drive.

My late father in law had this exact car except the exterior color is grey/silver. One of the most fun cars I ever drove. Love it.

Mazdas for the American market were equipped quite well. My family had a 1980 626 coupe. It had the same steering wheel and shifter. It was very sporty, so much the press called it the poor man's BMW. Our 626 had the RX-7 waffle wheels, so many cool cars of the 70's had waffle wheels.

I love those audio controls, especially the fader adjuster

My brother and I shared an RX-4 in 1984. At the same time my friend's dad, a doctor, bought one of these and we loved "borrowing" it. 😉

i had an 83 fb, same black/red like this one and an 87 fc. bought them both used, drove each one about four years. never had an engine seal issue with either, both just great fun to drive cars. never saw that speaker sound joystick before watching this vid.

My friend used to have a 79' FB back in late 80s so he would let me drive sometimes. It was a fun car to drive. I was driving a Supra MK2 at the time. Same wedge head, pop up head lights also.