With A/C, sunroof, 7-band EQ, and Chateau Silver paint included in the price!
Mazda
We’ve seen plenty of new cars with “Limited Edition” badging over the decades, so many that a vast selection of such badges is available from aftermarket suppliers. Mazda may have been the first to provide such badging on new cars, though; the proof may be seen in this magazine advertisement for the Limited Edition 1983 RX-7.
Mazda
The base 1983 RX-7 had an MSRP of $9695, while the hot-rod GSL version started at $12,220 (that’s about $27,637 and $34,836 after inflation). The $12,420 (about $35,406 now) Limited Edition came with a bunch of expensive extras, including air conditioning ($630), 14-inch aluminum wheels ($420), cassette deck with equalizer (not sure of the price, but it would have been plenty), and cruise control ($200). The Limited Edition came in silver with red stripes, and only 5000 were made. The following year, Toyota added an LE trim level to several North American models and continues selling LEs to this day, but it’s supposed to stand for Luxury Edition.
Keyword: 1983 Mazda RX-7 Limited Edition Was Limited Before Limited Was Cool