[Spridgets] Porsche 356 to Bentley S1: Are these the most remarkable car designs ever?

[Linda Grunthaner]

That would be cool to see a Bugeye Miata ; )
Personally I think my next toy will be the Beck (Porche Spyder look-a-like
kit). I've been eying them for years. Although I'd have to sell everything I
own first.
http://www.beckspeedster.com/beckspyder550inventory.html
Lin

On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:

> I worked for Mazda at their US corporate headquarters while the Miata was
> being developed.  The lineage of the Miata is:  Bugeye > Miata.  This from
> the
> mouth of the guys heading the development.  They told me they were building
> a
> "modern Bugeye".
>
> Rick
> a Mazda Tech Writer in another lifetime....
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:36 AM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If the Lamborghini guys "studied the Mini" then that would make the
> > Mini remarkable.  One might claim that the Mini should be in the top
> > 10 or even top 5 most remarkable car designs ever.
> >
> > If you trace the heritage as such:  Sprite  > Midget > MGB > Miata (I
> > know there is a jump there and it might be a stretch) then you might
> > say the Sprite was more remarkable than all the rest.  They are
> > getting close to a million Miatas made and they are still making them.
> >
> > You can say the Sprite was the spawning of the inexpensive two seat
> > sports car and the Miata is definitely the modern equivalent of that.
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