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I never knew Honda made the 1st gen NSX in an "R" version.
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10-04-2022, 10:28 AM
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I didn't either....but don't know much about them other than what I read in the car magazines when they were sold new. Not a lot of help in the comments section of the auction that help, either.
Tried sitting in one long ago...wasn't comfortable.
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10-04-2022, 10:37 AM
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The auction is brand new today, so the comment section is pretty light yet.
I talked with my NSX-loving-buddy about these cars and he reckons this one could possibly go for mid 400's according to the scuttlebutt.
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10-04-2022, 10:39 AM
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So, if you're into cars as investments, another of those "coulda-woulda-shoulda" cars. But in this price range, who would use it as a driver? Some might...but not me.
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10-04-2022, 10:58 AM
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Couldn't even import JDM cars until fairly recently. (relatively speaking) The R was a Japan only version, so this never came to the US new.
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10-04-2022, 11:09 AM
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So, sorta like the '73 RS...I looked into buying one when new. Vasek Polack had some imported. Gary Wright was selling cars for Vasek (and driving, I think). Gary told me they were for racing only, couldn't be licensed for the street. That blew it for me.
The Japanese R version probably wasn't USA's D.O.T. compliant.
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10-04-2022, 11:18 AM
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SENNA VERSION also maybe later in the run
https://buy.motorious.com/articles/news/307571/sennas-nsx-type-r-finest-jdm-made BUT NOT REAL RACERS did they ever race as team honda gt ? |
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10-04-2022, 04:51 PM
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My personal favorite. NSX-R GT. Only 5 made for the Japan market.
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