1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata - Driven - Top Speed
it was the 14th Miata ever produced, it was owned by Mazda and the odometer read 8,671 miles. Before I even had the chance to collect my belongings from the Soul Red Miata Club I had just climbed out of, a Mazda representative asked me if I’d be interested in taking the NA out for a quick spin. ” See, of all the amazing cars I’ve driven over the years, seat time in a first-gen Miata has always eluded me. A bunch of NCs and two NBs, yes, but I was an NA virgin. Looking as fresh as the day it was built, this classic Miata rocked the iconic Mariner Blue paint blue paint job, which is a color that was derived from the blue California license plates. The “please do not touch” stickers on the doors showed this car is well traveled on the auto show circuit, but even so, it was hard to get over the pristine condition that this car was in. One of my favorite parts of the NA Miata (aside from the... Mazda even used the NA’s engine bay as a source of inspiration for the ND, going out of its way to create the aluminum valve cover – that is actually heavier and more expensive – to tie the under-hood look of the NA and ND together. Forget high-end gadgetry, options on the NA included air conditioning, as Mazda was doing everything in its power to make the Miata as simple and light as possible. Source: www.topspeed.com
