$50,000 for an RX3!!!

Here at Home Built, we have a bit of a fascination with the glorious Wankel Rotary engine. For a start, it has a funny sounding name but it is also an excellent design as it utilises less moving parts than the conventional piston engine resulting in a more efficient engine (but definitely not fuel efficient!). We found this wee gem on Trade Me while going on our usual hunt and could not believe the price it is up to, $50,600 with 67 bids! (At the time of writing)

It's sort of easy to see why people are prepared to pay so much for these today. They were once a fairly common car that could be snapped up and done up reasonably cheaply back in the day, but since they proved to be quite competitive and popular they have pretty much almost disappeared from our roads. This particular car is in excellent shape for its age and appears to be largely original apart from the period bodykit, wheels and 12A Rotary engine. It has also had a respray to its current black colour which suits the RX3 shape quite nicely.

The RX3 is powered by a stock 12A but the car was actually a 10A when it rolled out of the factory. The engine is said to be good but may need a rebuild shortly as it blows smoke when cold. This is backed up by a 5 speed manual and the combination was installed back in the 90's.

The interior is dead stock and looks like it has just rolled out of the factory. It's always good to see classic cars that retain all or most of their classic features as they are a part of automotive history.

The wheels are "telephone dial" style wheels that actually suit the car quite well. They look like they are period style as well which adds to the cars nostalgic appeal.

Overall, this RX3 is a really nice little car. 50 grand is a lot of money for a car but it is such a nice piece of history that people are prepared to pay so much for it. The car is located in Lower Hutt near Wellington. Click here to view the listing.

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