senor honda

by Gary West
From the Land of the Rising Sun. A very few Japanese cars have risen to big buck auction status, notably the Mazda Cosmos and the Toyota 2000GT, the rest are used cars and thus obtainable. Of these cars a few are beginning to shine their light and show promise such as the Datsun 240Z – 280ZX series and includes the Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo. Mazda RX-3 and RX-7 are both interesting cars and fun drivers that are firmly in the hard to find category. Many 7’s have become race cars and that has culled that herd. In the case of the 3, they were just cars and treated as such. The remaining few are worth a look. Will the Miata ever be worth more than you paid? Probably not as they made millions of ’em but they’re cheap to own and fix, hard to break and let you channel your inner F1 driver without alerting the local carabinieri. Everybody should own one. Buy ’em by the sack full.
The Acura NSX is starting its trip up the financial strength-meter. For years this car was snubbed like the Dino. Now it’s coming into its own. One of the hardest of Toyota’s most desirable cars to find is the Supra. Most have been modded, pimped, slammed or are toting a wrecked/rebuilt title. Choose carefully, grasshopper. A stock, unmolested, maintained Supra Turbo is Christmas. For reasons unknown to me the Toyota FJ40 bring enormous sums and I don’t get it. However I’d like to be the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] person to bring an old but pristine Izuzu Trooper to auction……if I can find one. I’m lookin’. Call me but remember, I’m cheap.