A Kenyan man has wowed many people after he shared images of a 1987 Mazda 323 BF car, which he bought and transformed. 

Eric Wokabi, a car enthusiast, said he bought the model from Kariobangi scrapyard early in 2023 for KSh 30,000. 

Wokabi shared the parts of the car that need attention, noting that the frame was significantly intact. 

“The specific model, a 1987 Mazda 323 BF, It was first registered on 7th October 1987. We decided to give her a 2nd Mazda 323 BF facelift and to achieve that we had to change the bonnet, fenders, bumper bracket and radiator panel,” he said in a tweet.

The transformation explained in the photo thread on X.com, formerly Twitter, sparked debate among Kenyans who wanted to know the cost of restoring the car. Wokabi noted that it cost him more than KSh 300,000 to store the car to a point where it participated in a 700km round trip to Mt. Ololokwe on Sunday, August 27.

“Well, one thing about projects is that most times, they do not make economic sense. Projects are mostly for satisfaction. It costs around 10 times the cost of purchase..or even slightly more,” he explained.”

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