[Spridgets] Miata Origins

[HealeyRick]

I always thought the Miata was based on the Lotus Elan.  Here's a link that
talks a bit about that: 
http://www.lotuselan.net/forums/elan-archive-f16/miata-patterened-after-the-e
lan-t6302.html  Probably the inspiration for the Miata was every LBC that
broke down all the time.  I do remember a company that produced a fiberglass
front end that made the Miata look like a bugeye, though.

Rick


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--- On Sun, 10/16/11, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:

From: Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Porsche 356 to Bentley S1: Are these the most
remarkable car designs ever?
To: "spridgets at autox.team.net" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 12:18 PM

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....