Eunos 1.6 J-Ltd - 1 of 800
This Mazda Eunos 1.6 is quite a rare example: introduced for the Japanese market in August 1991, the J-Ltd features Sunburst Yellow paint work and only 800 were ever made. All were sold on the very first day.
This particular example is quite interesting, mainly for the huge amount of money that has been spent on it recently. In 2019, the last owner decided to have a substantial body restoration carried out by a local MX5 specialist. Work started in January 2019 and finished in September, some £3700 later. First of all, the sills were replaced, both inner and outer. A brand new pair of front wings were fitted along with new rear wings. A pair of good secondhand doors were also fitted as were replacement bumpers (front and rear). Along the way, various areas of corrosion were cut out and replaced with new metal including the inner rear wheel arches and the bottom of the windscreen pillars. A new windscreen was also fitted. Finally the whole car was repainted in its original Sunburst Yellow. Underneath, the sill cavities were treated with waxoil and the underside was undersealed. I know the specialist who carried out the work and he has talked me through the whole process – and I know he does a very good job. I have dozens of photos to illustrate the above too.
As a result, the car looks just terrific with near-perfect body and excellent paintwork. When I collected the car, there were still a few jobs to attend to and I have either just done these and will do them over the next few days. For example, its about to have a replacement clutch. The soft top shown in the photos is the old slightly tatty item and this is about to be replaced with a new black vinyl soft top.
Specification is good and includes electric windows, the original Nardi wood-rimmed steering wheel, stainless steel sill tread plates, a set of black Enkei 15” alloy wheels fitted with matching Toyo tyres and yellow instrument faces.
It has a stainless steel sports exhaust fitted (from IL Motorsports, I think) and this a touch louder than standard but sounds terrific. It also has a Motronics immobiliser fitted.
Inside its clean and tidy and has wood trim fitted to the centre console and instrument surrounds. The seats are a very slightly pattern material to each other but its hard to spot this. Carpets and all plastic trim, dashboard etc are in good condition. It has a CD player fitted along with electric aerial. The boot is nice and tidy and it has its original wheel brace and jack and space saver spare wheel.
Its covered around 145000 miles (its 28 years old so its only actually around 5000 miles per year) and it drives very well with a really strong engine and crisp, precise gearbox. It burns no oil, holds its oil pressure perfectly and holds its water temperature perfectly too. It feels particularly lively and pulls really well through the gears and loves to be revved really hard. Its really, really good to drive. Handling is very good with no rattles or untoward noises, even over rough surfaces.
Its been checked over and driven extensively by me and I have sorted out a few minor issues (along with bigger ones such as the new clutch). The previous owner intended to keep the car for a long time but personal circumstances dictated a change of plans (hence the huge amount of money spent). It should now be an inexpensive and hassle-free entry into MX5 ownership. Its not perfect of course: you may want to upgrade the stereo for example and the engine bay could do with a clean and tidy up and the suspension could do with a good clean and paint (though it all functions as it should). There is a large collection of paperwork including nearly every MOT since its import into the UK and its MOT tested until September 2020. Its had a recent cambelt and water pump replacement and I will service it before sale.
Price is £2750, which is something of a bargain given the amount of work spent on it.
STATUS: SOLD - DEPOSIT NOW TAKEN
This particular example is quite interesting, mainly for the huge amount of money that has been spent on it recently. In 2019, the last owner decided to have a substantial body restoration carried out by a local MX5 specialist. Work started in January 2019 and finished in September, some £3700 later. First of all, the sills were replaced, both inner and outer. A brand new pair of front wings were fitted along with new rear wings. A pair of good secondhand doors were also fitted as were replacement bumpers (front and rear). Along the way, various areas of corrosion were cut out and replaced with new metal including the inner rear wheel arches and the bottom of the windscreen pillars. A new windscreen was also fitted. Finally the whole car was repainted in its original Sunburst Yellow. Underneath, the sill cavities were treated with waxoil and the underside was undersealed. I know the specialist who carried out the work and he has talked me through the whole process – and I know he does a very good job. I have dozens of photos to illustrate the above too.
As a result, the car looks just terrific with near-perfect body and excellent paintwork. When I collected the car, there were still a few jobs to attend to and I have either just done these and will do them over the next few days. For example, its about to have a replacement clutch. The soft top shown in the photos is the old slightly tatty item and this is about to be replaced with a new black vinyl soft top.
Specification is good and includes electric windows, the original Nardi wood-rimmed steering wheel, stainless steel sill tread plates, a set of black Enkei 15” alloy wheels fitted with matching Toyo tyres and yellow instrument faces.
It has a stainless steel sports exhaust fitted (from IL Motorsports, I think) and this a touch louder than standard but sounds terrific. It also has a Motronics immobiliser fitted.
Inside its clean and tidy and has wood trim fitted to the centre console and instrument surrounds. The seats are a very slightly pattern material to each other but its hard to spot this. Carpets and all plastic trim, dashboard etc are in good condition. It has a CD player fitted along with electric aerial. The boot is nice and tidy and it has its original wheel brace and jack and space saver spare wheel.
Its covered around 145000 miles (its 28 years old so its only actually around 5000 miles per year) and it drives very well with a really strong engine and crisp, precise gearbox. It burns no oil, holds its oil pressure perfectly and holds its water temperature perfectly too. It feels particularly lively and pulls really well through the gears and loves to be revved really hard. Its really, really good to drive. Handling is very good with no rattles or untoward noises, even over rough surfaces.
Its been checked over and driven extensively by me and I have sorted out a few minor issues (along with bigger ones such as the new clutch). The previous owner intended to keep the car for a long time but personal circumstances dictated a change of plans (hence the huge amount of money spent). It should now be an inexpensive and hassle-free entry into MX5 ownership. Its not perfect of course: you may want to upgrade the stereo for example and the engine bay could do with a clean and tidy up and the suspension could do with a good clean and paint (though it all functions as it should). There is a large collection of paperwork including nearly every MOT since its import into the UK and its MOT tested until September 2020. Its had a recent cambelt and water pump replacement and I will service it before sale.
Price is £2750, which is something of a bargain given the amount of work spent on it.
STATUS: SOLD - DEPOSIT NOW TAKEN