Autoblog has an article about the Mazda stand at the Chicago auto show, which features 20 years of the Miata.
It’s well worth a look.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/chicago-2009-20-years-of-the-mazda-miata-mx-5/
Great pics.
I love the look of the yellow coupe. Looks a little like a Masaerati GT.
Nice to see a Mariner taking a special place
I heard they tried to get hold of a green one, but they were so popular they all sold [:D]
Yeh, the green ones are pretty common[;)]
Very quick! I fell into that one, didn’t I?!!
All the best.
Paul.
Don’t confuse common with popular!! [:P]
I couldn’t resist the response, but lets not fight the battle of the colours again[;)]
More pictures:
http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/2009/02/2009-chicago-auto-show-mazda-miata-fest.html
Hmm, the blue one has seen a spray booth…(missing bumper clips)
I want to see some better interior shots of this car, which was an original 1989 launch concept, based on, I think, one of the 1988 build cars.
So far, very disappointed with the submissions to miataforum. I would have thought in this day and age, it will be crawling with hi-res shots. My understanding though is that these cars were only assembled for the Press day.
Very nice!
Not too sure about the yellow one missing the pop ups but the blue one is lovely!
Cheers
Ben
In the eyes of the creator, ALL '5’s are created equal…[:D]
Not so Gary [;)]
In the words of Bwob [Bob Hall an American who had the original idea for the Miata, and who ran an Ask Bob forum in the Miata .net]
As you may well be aware, there is a great debate on what color God's Miata is. What color is God's Miata?
Eric Knight, Indianapolis/IN
I thought everybody knew. It’s Mariner Blue. It matches her eyes.
bwob [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j183/gwa_2006/ozzsmile-1.gif[/IMG]
On the other hand, he has always expressed a preference for the Mk2 over the Mk1.
Not in July 1999
What year/color/model Miata sits in your garage? What do you have for a daily driver?
Steven Collins, Washington
I wish a Miata (or MX-5 as it’s known in these parts) was living in
my garage, but at this point in time it’s not in the cards. Because I’m driving something
different each week - occasionally a couple of different cars in a given week - what’s in
my garage on a given day is whatever I’m writing about. And today that means a Holden
Calais Series II Gen II V8. Next week I’m driving an Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed. After
that, a Daewoo.
My wife still isn’t completely comfortable driving on the ‘wrong’
side of the road in a right-hand drive car, and she detests changing gear with her left
hand. As she’s so proud to point out, she doesn’t know how to drive an automatic (her own
way of taking a jab at all those folks who ‘don’t know’ how to drive a manual). With a
commute of about 40metres (150feet), she finds it difficult rationalize owning a car
that’ll sit in the garage.
Now IF there was one in there, it’d be a late 1992 1.6. Color would
certainly be a point of argument with Karen and I. It’d be either Mariner Blue or Sunburst
Yellow (or ‘Malibu Gold’ as it was known in Australia). And I wouldn’t even hazard a guess
as to who would win in such a discussion. But I’d probably be putting my money on Karen…
bwob [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j183/gwa_2006/ozzsmile-1.gif[/IMG]
He’s always moaned about the weight of the pop-ups, and that the design team much preferred the fixed lights.
I’m glad they went for the pop-ups on the Mark 1, it’s possibly the car’s most distinguishing feature and easily one of it’s greatest attributes purely for the ‘wow’ factor they give
Cheers
Ben