In October 1988, two Road and Track journalists got a scoop trying out 2 1988 pilot production MX5s
Some nice photos of these cars. Note the differences in the interior; different door cars, glossy tombstone, and detail changes on the seats. Where there be a blanking plate on non-PW car, there was a coin slot for toll booths. And stainless steel wheel centres.
Thanks for posting the link to a fascinating article. I love those s/steel hub caps, the steering wheel not so much.
Its a US-spec Miata, hence the airbag wheel, which became an option elsewhere from 1991.
There were 12 pilot production Miatas. Most were scrapped; you weren’t able to register them in the US. One though, by chance, got sold on as a used car and ended up in the Netherlands.
One of the early cars in mufti
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