Man, that's one badass little machine; congratulations to the owner and Autotopia's crew for the awesome presentation!!! 😎👍
@mikepalmer68472 ай бұрын
Love it when some who is used to a certain style of vehicle gets to experience a different type of vehicle
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
Such a cool build and thank you for compliments on the crew. They’re amazing guys to work with!
@mikelyon55952 ай бұрын
Love the RX3 looks! The three rotor puts this car in another dimension in terms of both auditory and endorphin overload!
@acidfly12 ай бұрын
One of the coolest cars you've had on here.
@impslap76202 ай бұрын
Great to see Brett's RX3 on here. Great dude and his car is a great example of how badass form following function can be.
@godsrambo_2 ай бұрын
What is this? Something that isn't a RestoMod 1st Gen Camaro with a RoadsterShop chasis and LT4 engine? I'm shocked! 😮 Joking of course, super sick to see something less "tried and true". Love these unique builds! 🔥
@acidfly12 ай бұрын
100%
@krubee4162 ай бұрын
I had to laugh at this one and agree…is it really custom if the recipe is exactly the same each time? I don’t even like this car and watched it twice just cause it was different!
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
We’ve been venturing outside a bit and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Great car!
@richardwarfield73862 ай бұрын
"No airbags - we die like real men" had me doubled up on the floor
@LionelToll-z4l2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@soflojit2 ай бұрын
you must be 12
@NateSmith872 ай бұрын
Only way to go.
@WoodLox2 ай бұрын
15 quart dry sump 3 Wank turbo is the center piece of this gem. Explorer 8.8 Haltech seats… All go no show. Well done, baddest RX3 in 45 years. Respect.
@matthewgannon89212 ай бұрын
I love the diversity of the content. Keep it up. 👍
@bryy20532 ай бұрын
I love these cars that are driven as well. If you dont drive your car in the real world, and unless it's a museum piece of history, im just not as excited as a car that lives it's life as a car. It's built and meant to be driven, and the wear and tear helps tell it's story. Nice work man! Keep bringing cars that are used to the channel.
@jasonlaker87232 ай бұрын
Man I had a 74 RX3 when I was 21, Ive owned and driven some awesome cars but that little RX3 is still one of my all time favs. Pure smile machine👍
@DavidNeyens2 ай бұрын
Love the chunky Mustang/Camaro style of the RX-3
@EchoSigma62 ай бұрын
I gotta say, looking at your facial expressions when he was putting on the power up the mountain road and watching your head movements was entertaining. What a treat to see something different. Respects to this man for his vision and the love of enthusiastic motoring. 👊🏿
@micheandmikey2 ай бұрын
Damn, that's one cool little ripper!!! I love it when people actually KNOW they're own vehicles, it makes such a difference!
@Slingshotgixxer2 ай бұрын
Back in highschool a friend had a RX 3 , he would side step the clutch at redline and do amazing posi burnouts , it was a wicked little car , till the seals wore out in the rotors and we had to push start it all the time , ahhh the 80"s :0)
@dtheguy2 ай бұрын
This car is badass, and you know it’s even cooler ?, The fact that we all find the same thing to be just as cool.
@jakeblack40952 ай бұрын
Very true! End of the day we are all car guys/builders. Don't know why some people feel the need to put their own family down
@joaquinpaul82052 ай бұрын
Hear hear
@shaunfogarty57442 ай бұрын
Cool!! An import!!! Hot rodding knows no national boundaries.
@diegom32502 ай бұрын
Best thing I’ve seen in a while! Thank you!
@clutchcarabelli80542 ай бұрын
I'm like an old big block guy but these are some of my absolute favorite episodes
@KyleP1332 ай бұрын
I love the new filming location for this one. Hope to see more of that for cars like this!
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
Love going up that canyon!
@spdcrzy2 ай бұрын
This is peak 70s IMSA/JTCC and I love it. It's also TERRIFYING. But appreciate the fact that the man kept REAL FAT SIDEWALLS!
@mortenhansen34552 ай бұрын
The first car I remember my Father had, was one of these. Hilarious to see this guy go all out on it! Pret-y bad-ass!
@vahidvahidnia16432 ай бұрын
Your videos just get better and better. Seriously impressive!
@DavidNeyens2 ай бұрын
Simply awesome production!
@AkinaSpeedStarsAE862 ай бұрын
this is such a bad ass color scheme
@Ooops-e2n2 ай бұрын
That mini cooler in the back is nice. It gets hot out on the track
@krubee4162 ай бұрын
Don’t like rotaries or the RX3 BUT I appreciate what this guy built and have to give it a thumbs up cause this build was HARD. Enjoyed every second of this one cause as you said…cool is cool
@hoonaticbloggs54022 ай бұрын
He didn’t build it, his mechanic did.
@krubee4162 ай бұрын
@@hoonaticbloggs5402 seriously? By your definition then NOBODY builds a car they just install parts that companies made. C’mon man
@frankhernandez65242 ай бұрын
He didn’t build it physically himself but his money convinced that mechanic to make it happen.
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
Cool is cool my friend. Glad you agree here
@DanDan_and_the_boys2 ай бұрын
Y’all need to get in touch with Rob Dahm and his 4 rotor rx7 or his 3 rotor .
@observationsincars50832 ай бұрын
High rpm goodness🔥
@ZEPRATGERNODT2 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the Abel Ibarra days and his RX2 back when us youngsters were street racing Etiwanda and Ontario streets in the late 80’s early 90’s.
@jtheglin16402 ай бұрын
Love cars like this definitely do more if possible
@johnny_6T82 ай бұрын
Rode aside that thing 3/2018 up the 605 fwy(SoCal). Being an rotary enthusiast, i was just in awe over it. Had black rims back then. What a piece!👍👍👍
@timothydraper368710 күн бұрын
Sounds weird, but this is one of the most authentic builds I've seen on this channel, it being from the heart and for a purpose rather than just somebody splashing the cash on a 'checklist build' which others have done before them. It's super great!
@t.c.worley55282 ай бұрын
Love it! Great variety to these build videos. Thanks for sharing!
@jrmotorsports55322 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing car! Love this build. 20B engines sound so good.
@adamcook14262 ай бұрын
If only old mate gave it some go, drove like a nanny
@johnnygeorgopoulos40722 ай бұрын
Worse than.....he never once went more than half throttle, and never once took it over probably 6k. Like I said in my own separate comment, should've just built an NA Bridgeport 12A if he was going to act like this and be scared to drive his own car....at least it would've sounded better than a turbo, completely muffled 20B at 3.5k RPM 🙄
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
Yeah, would’ve been nice to actually feel what it can do
@hungryalien2 ай бұрын
with only 245 rear? he wont get any grip at all. but should be fun to be in hehehhe
@christophermisiano57692 ай бұрын
The best channel on KZbin
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
Thank you 👊
@G6odyX2 ай бұрын
Dual exhaust is crazy
@jakeblack40952 ай бұрын
Dude that is a cool build! Thanks for opening my eyes to something that isn't your typical V8 hot rod. The sounds of that is music super unique! Badd ass! Thanks man
@legend7ify2 ай бұрын
......................G'day Sean, I'm a big block fan, my motorcycle has an S&S 124cu", it's a tractor and I love it. SPUTH box, Andrews 5sp gears; Yes it has the straight-cut whine, but who hears that? Not me. The frame is McPhereson NZ. I built it in 2008. I'm 82, thinking about a truck with a built "crate". Love the channel mate. That Mazda is wild/mad; Love that someone did it, AND drives it to enjoy. Lots of wild/mad cars in my "neck of the woods" Cheers and God bless from Queensland, Australia, Malcolm.
@guidorollard29442 ай бұрын
82 years old? Still the need for speed? 👍👍
@frankhernandez65242 ай бұрын
What a car. They don’t make them like this anymore.
@octane_addict_autos2 ай бұрын
That’s a very unique ride! Good on the autotopia la crew and Sean for tracking this one down! Very cool guys
@l67skidz182 ай бұрын
As usual great content & to the guy who owns the RX3 that is a wicked build & thanks I love to see great track car's/street car's 😊
@CameySaurusRex2 ай бұрын
Badass little driver! Looks like sumn you'd see at a time attack event. I do wonder how that would perform at Willow Springs or even Laguna Seca.
@DavidNeyens2 ай бұрын
Love the IMSA vibe
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
Me too
@panamericaco2 ай бұрын
Finally something different! Always loved any car with mirrors on the front fenders
@jacobdice24402 ай бұрын
Watched this the day of your bands gig, rock the show!
@ericdrinnan58142 ай бұрын
This channel is all over spectrum, awesome work LA crew!
@SSMOTORSPORTS2 ай бұрын
That whine tho🔥
@AutotopiaLA2 ай бұрын
Cool ride
@michaelw14122 ай бұрын
I had a. Rx3 stockish 12a . 81 rx7 peripheral Port 13b and a rotary pickup stock 13b. People would ask ask me what my daily was to save fuel..I'd show them a picture of the Titanic. Fun cars though.
@2dirkjan2 ай бұрын
I like this a lot Shawn. Something different and a amazing build. Here in Europe they are rare also.
@beamsupreme9932 ай бұрын
I really love that this is like a period correct racecar style. looks awesome.
@fwevw12 ай бұрын
What a weapon ! Well done !
@benwalker7402 ай бұрын
So so so cool. Love that noise.
@Willy3Sticks2 ай бұрын
Im a Airplane mechanic and a guy at the local airfield has a twin propeller plane with 2 - 13B Wankel engines It's wild sounding!
@1928ModelA19312 ай бұрын
Cool little car. There is absolutely nothing like driving a souped up Rotary. Years ago a friend had an early '73 RX-3 with a later much modified RX-7 twin rotor engine that had been raced at the late Westwood Raceway in Coquitlam BC Canada in the 1970s and '80s. He told me that I had to drive it. He told me to wind it out until the shift light came on. We were on Hwy 1 in the BC lower mainland. Few cars that day (a long time ago) so I started out and when I felt I had the right RPM I went to shift. My pal brushed my hand away and said "not until the light comes on" I was sure I was going to break the car but I complied. When the light came on I shifted to 2nd. Same deal, "not until the light" and so I did as told. This all happened very quickly. Once into 3rd I finally looked at the speedo. 125 MPH. Good gawd! I had another gear to go. No need for a 5 spd. here. I have no idea what the top end of that car was but when you figure the shift light came on at over 12k rpm it was likely to go airborne before ever finding out.
@kentbeitel99662 ай бұрын
This is literally like my dream spec rx3! A boosted 3 rotor with a 6 speed dog box and 8.8 rear end 👌🔥 pure perfection ( the only thing I would change is the livery. I would do British racing green with gold bbs lm’s.)
@AkinaSpeedStarsAE862 ай бұрын
Actually sounds alot better than the normal rotory engines
@lukiw70442 ай бұрын
I love sound of rotor engine. Great episode. Greetings
@andrewpipitone15722 ай бұрын
This car is definitly cool. I like old muscle cars as well but these and the Datsons 280 are cool. This car is wild.
@ProjectDefi2 ай бұрын
I LOVE THOSE WHEELS. IM building a badass datsun. want to come to Nicaragua when its finished
@jamesmarze98502 ай бұрын
Coolest sounding car on the channel thus far.....
@hungryalien2 ай бұрын
those decals must have added another 250hp! hehe awesome rotary sound 🤩
@whome58102 ай бұрын
Ported 20B Turbo RX3, that is a little weapon!
@NateSmith872 ай бұрын
That ride is sick. Real life hot wheels.
@mcleod_aka_doom19612 ай бұрын
This ones my favorite
@carllourenznaidoo24702 ай бұрын
❤ the JDM cars need so much more
@WhiteManXRP2 ай бұрын
smooth as silk... love it
@Epsonblade2 ай бұрын
"Nail it nail it nail it nail it" - camera guys lol... The wheels on that thing are sweet.
@sickjohnson2 ай бұрын
Super-freaking-cool 3 rotor!!!!
@oonwing2 ай бұрын
😮😮😮😮 Love the merch!!!
@ERPASSASSIN2 ай бұрын
Very cool car not something you see on the regular love everything about it 👍
@jfvanaken37612 ай бұрын
Insane but totally awesome... great build
@jtjt38232 ай бұрын
Sick car
@MegaJessejames912 ай бұрын
The drivetrain noise sounds like a freaking jetsons car when it goes by and thats rad
@jean-rochdion48982 ай бұрын
look like a clean car straight out from "Mad Max"..... and it sound like one!!! crazy nice!!
@timmehnz2 ай бұрын
this is sick have always loved rx2's and rx3's!
@_SKDK_9 күн бұрын
Ive never heard a rotary sound so much like an RB/1j before. Thing sounds insane
@MrGarycoww2 ай бұрын
That's just sick 🔥
@chrislovett61202 ай бұрын
That’s a beautiful car and set up to drive, love it
@Trussme962 ай бұрын
I love the sound of a 3 rotor. It's like an inline 6 but even smoother
@ewm4162 ай бұрын
Nice to see something different.
@rich903882 ай бұрын
Sounds good. I love it
@steveshort46232 ай бұрын
As much as I like v8 muscle cars I also like Mazda rotaries this one is awesome. An Aussie fan
@jameswaterhouse-brown66462 ай бұрын
The best looking rotary.
@patrickhale22702 ай бұрын
My favorite Rx model and year! Love it!!!!
@johnnygeorgopoulos40722 ай бұрын
Finally, some rotors!!!! AND an RX3 at that 👌🏻 besides the FB RX7 (probably my favorite) and FD RX7 (extremely close 2nd, possibly tie), the RX3/Savanna is in close contender with those.... unless it's a 20B powered RX3/Savanna Sports Wagon.... I'm taking that over anything all day every day 👌🏻 Edit: if this was in one color with the black flares and spoilers and such (sorry, and some better wheels, don't know who made them, but the appearance doesn't fit, it needs some SSR'S, Work's, Devil's, Watanabe's, old Panasonic's, Bridgestone's, Hoshino's, Hayashi's, OG Enkei or Weds or Advan's... something like that)....it would look so damn good.... don't care for the fake livery at all....but, it's not mine, if it was, it'd be quickly spray painted flat black or wrapped 😅
@LittleSweed2 ай бұрын
The first car my step dad owned was a 1974 RX3 in amazing dark green, 18 years ago did he find a 1976 RX4 in mint condition it even had the factory rubber on the wheels and ~25k km on the odometer he got the car for ~1400€, 8years ago did his house burn down to the ground and he had to sell the RX4 so he sold it to a Norwegian guy for ~25000€ which he still heavily regrets, so I tried to find him a new one which is almost impossible here in Sweden but I found him a I think it was a 1976 Green RX5 Coupé that he fell in love with it had better suspension a ported engine and some really nice rims almost like the ones in this clip. In the summer of 2019 did he have a stroke on the way to a car show and crashed the car luckily the car was well insured and they were going to fix it and now did the luck ran out because the car got stolen from the body shop that was going to fix it and the car hasn't been seen since then.
@josedelgado19402 ай бұрын
This right here is real!!! I subscribed!!! RX3 --- 20B? Im watching!!
@doctranate2 ай бұрын
One of the best cars you've had on the channel yet! Got a sub outta me!
@stevecollins1992 ай бұрын
Cool vid and car!,,,,,,, never even seen one before!
@maya007952 ай бұрын
Soooo sick.......... Awesome shawn........ Greetings from india🇮🇳🤠🤠🤩🤩🙌🤘🏻
@mg_streetkandi2 ай бұрын
You gotta know how to drive that car..Always love the variety..Good Review!!..👍🏾🏁
@robertrishel36852 ай бұрын
Perfection! In every way!!!
@natei.38592 ай бұрын
Sounds awesome
@CyberDocUSA2 ай бұрын
This is some Mad Max shit Brett created. Where are the weapons systems? 😎
@kradius21692 ай бұрын
JDMad
@neilwesley35162 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr. Shaun.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
@grimaman2 ай бұрын
Wicked car!!!!....full street go kart ..
@alialtubaikh64492 ай бұрын
This car was famous in my days from 1973 to 1985 these Mazda has three engines rx 3,rx5 ,rx 7 939 rotory that car is crazy in road ,and car be big challenge to z240 z 260 z280 And th Datsun 180bbb 160 b ,140 b