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Creator of John Smith (2019 Toyota Camry V6™). MGBosexual. Likes primarily old British and Italian cars. Japanese, German, American, and even Soviet ones aren't too bad either.
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03/09/19
Often, in the automotive community, you’ll hear talks of hardtop Miatas - “If Mazda put a roof on the MX5, they’d sell trillions” “if you want a hardtop Miata, just get an FT-86, RX7, etc”, which is usually followed by “just install one/get an RF”. But the problem with the RF and the plastic hardtops is that they aren’t proper, static roofs - they’re detachable/retractable, and thus not as rigid. And the alternatives are too big and heavy. However Mazda did, in fact, make genuine Hardtop MX5s - that’s where the NA and NB come in.
11/02/19
Send help for my crippling MG addiction
31/01/19
In automotive journalism, you’ll often hear that the NA Miata’s primary source of inspiration was the Lotus Elan, with its popup headlights and all. While that may be true from the standpoint of Mazda’s engineers, the first gen, early 1990s Miata’s true predecessor was the MG MGB, particularly the roadster. The engines were both similar to those of the Miata. The Elan had a 1.6 liter inline 4, while the MGB had a 1.8 liter, both having 8 valves in total. The first few years of the NA had a 1.6, with the later NA and NB having a 1.8, so there’s no real winner here.
31/01/19
Not an OEM option but it looks a lot like the OEM hardtop in the MGB GT.
31/01/19
It’s been 6969 days since the year 2000, which is 19.08008 years. 0.08008 years is 30 days, making this (january 30th) the 6969th day.