There is/was a car for sale on the 'bay that was actually featured in GRM a couple of years back. Stumbled across it last night, emailed the seller, still waiting to hear back from him but the listing ended in the meantime 
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Let's hope he'll still get back to me, even the wife approves although it's anything but a practical car.
Which car?
Forgot to mention that, didn't I?
Maxton Rollerskate #30.
And...
... crickets.
Bummer.
Dang. That car is awesome.
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Dang. That car is beyond awesome.
FTFY.
m4ff3w wrote:Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Dang. That car is beyond awesome.FTFY.
Indeed
I think I still have original sales literature from Maxton. I remember writing to them in 1989. That was going to be the greatest sports car ever. Moments later, the Miata was introduced...
Steve (Aussie SMG) and I crawled all over that at The Mitty a couple years ago. More fun than a barrel full of monkeys, though there was an issue with the distributor hookup IIRC, likely fixed since then, but just figured I would share it. The owner said that it lost power above mid RPM's
Well, it's back on ebay again. Let's see if he gets back to me this time.
@mistainfo, thanks for the info, if he ever gets back to me I'll ask him about that.
That thing looks awesome. I know it's a collector car, but I don't understand how people can own such an awesome car and resist the urge to drive it!
Seems like a lot of car for 14500..
He's listed it on ATL CL for $14k. Got a response this time, going to ask a few more questions and then will see how it goes.
I would love me a rollerskate. The Miata might be a better car.. but the Maxton has more character and is probably more fun
If the weather protection on a Rollerskate is as seven-esque as I suspect it is, the Miata is definitely a better car.
But then again, I've had a hankering for a Seven for a while after driving one in the UK and I actually think the Maxton is even cooler.
and everyone knows what a Miata is.. Nobody has ever seen a Maxton.. and you can take great pride in telling people that "no, it's not a kit car" and that they only made about 50 of them
Did I mention that I'm a sucker for rare vehicles? One of my not-very-valuable classic motorcycles is one of less of a hundred made (exact number unknown) with three known survivors.
That was going to be the greatest sports car ever. Moments later, the Miata was introduced...
... ouch.
This just popped up on Philly Craigslist NMNA:
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/3870607874.html
92dxman wrote: This just popped up on Philly Craigslist NMNA: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/3870607874.html
I might contact him just to see it.
The text from his ad sounds very familiar, I think it was listed before, within the last year or so?
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