S1 Ep179: The Wild Origin Story of the Mazda Miata
Past Gas
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4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
1989. The first episode of Seinfeld had just aired, Game Boys were flyin’ off the shelves, and the Berlin Wall was about to fall. But for car enthusiasts everywhere, 1989 will be remembered for something even bigger. The year that the Mazda MX-5 was released in the United States. How did the Miata become one of the most beloved two-seaters of all time? Who were the people who brought it to life? And how did a Japanese company end up making the ideal British roadster? Today on Past Gas: the origin story of the Mazda Miata.
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