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September 7 2020

Labor Day Custom: 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata

DailyTurismo Modern Classic Custom, Japanese, Loony Labor Day, Mazda, Miata, MX-5 3

We continue the Loony Labor Day celebrations with this next car that’ll be perfect to cruise around in the blistering heat…uggg, it is so hot right now. But you won’t worry about the heat when you’ve got a paint job like this, because you’ll be more concerned that wild animals will want to take up residence in your MX-5 or city graffiti cleanup work crews will try and remove the paint. Find this 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata offered for $10,000 in Long Beach, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!

August 28 2020

Jaguar V6 by Rocketworks: 2002 Mazda MX-5 Miata

DailyTurismo Late Model AJ30, Duratec, Ford, Jaguar, Japanese, Mazda, Miata, MX-5, V6 Swap 3

It seems that a car auction site is popping up every time I turn my head or cough…sometimes when I turn my head AND cough, but that is a discussion for another time. This next car comes from Doug DeMuro’s carsandbids.com, which combines Doug’s infectious optimism with nifty late model cars. What we are talking about today is this bearded Spock universe Mazda MX-5 that has a Jaguar S-Type AJ30 V6 (which is actually a specialized version of the Ford Duratec V6) that puts 220 horsepower into the stock Miata 5-speed manual gearbox. The company that sells conversion kits (Rocketworks in Eugene, OR) claims twice the power and torque of the stock MX-5 and twice the fun. Find this 2002 Mazda MX-5 Miata V6 Swap bidding for $4,567 with less than a day to go, located in Broomfield, CO via carsandbids.com

July 21 2020

Mazda Powered: 1970 MG B GT

DailyTurismo Uncategorized GT, Mazda, MG, MGB, MGB GT, Miata, MX-5, Patina, Swap 6

This next car comes as a tip from Kester who writes: Why do I like this so much? Is it because it’s so wrong and makes no sense whatsoever? I even struggled to send this in, though I know if I bought it, my wife would have me sleeping in it for the next month (and I don’t think the seats recline far enough…) She banished me to the garage once after buying a rusty old 914, but promised to never do it again as apparently I enjoyed it too much. The answer is easy — you like the idea of a reliable MGB GT with Mazda power and the patina of a WWII era battleship for next to nothing. Find this 1970 MG B GT offered for $5000 in Boone, IA via craigslist.

July 14 2020

9841 Miles: 1990 Mazda Miata MX-5

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Japanese, Mazda, Miata, MX-5 2

I’m really not a big fan of flipping cars for instant profit…but with the amount of money people are shelling out for low mile MX-5s over at BringATrailer, I think that this next car is easy money. There was a 24k 1991 MX-5 that sold for $20,250 (+5% buyers fee) back in Nov 2019, and then more recently a 1991 MX-5 Special Edition with 13k miles sold for $22,899 (+5% buyers fee). Today’s car isn’t a “special edition” but those “special” editions didn’t add much other than a wooden shift known and headrest speakers and a few other accoutrements of specialness. Here is what I’m thinking, buy this 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata offered for $16,000 in Staunton, VA via craigslist (Tip from Rock On!) and then sell it for $20k over at that other site…and then send me a 2% tip that I will split with Rock On! Seems like a win-win-win.

June 2 2020

Miata Inside: 1976 Triumph Spitfire

DailyTurismo Uncategorized British, Mazda, Miata, MX-5, Spitfire, Triumph 4

The biggest problem with driving a 90s Miata is that everyone knows it is fun, reliable, and easy version of a classic British roadster. While an MX-5 might be a great car for a curvy road on a fresh spring day, it doesn’t get much attention or street cred at your local classic car night. […]

April 1 2020

Déjà Ewww: 2000 Mazda MX-5 Custom 60s Alfa Look

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Alfa Romeo, Custom, Mazda, Miata, MX-5, Spider 5

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a fun little sports car wrapped in a boring exterior (sorry Miata fanboys, the shape is pretty blah…with maybe the exception of the newest model that brings some more style than the OG jelly bean) that is unfortunately slathered with a thick brush of innuendo about the driver and his […]

July 31 2019

Now Better: 2002 Mazda MX-5 Miata

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Japanese, Mazda, Miata, MX-5 9

The NB generation Mazda MX-5 was released in 1998 as an upgrade to the apex hunting 2-seat roadster for the masses. The MX-5 was originally launched in the US market as the Miata in 1989 just as the classic two seat European roadster market was imploding. Sales of the MGB, Fiat Spider and Alfa Romeo […]

April 22 2019

Exomotive Exocet: 1993 Mazda Miata

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Custom, Exocet, Mazda, Miata, Track rat 6

If the idea of driving an Ariel Atom or KTM Xbow is certainly tempting, but the cash outlay needed for one of those stripped down racers for the street is nothing short of crazy. You could spend a few years of your weekends and build your own low cost Lotus style racer, or you could […]

March 30 2019

Skittles Edition: 1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Japanese, Mazda, Miata, MX-5 18

We all know the story of the multi-colored Harelquin Golf and what a commercial success that was…but did Mazda follow suit with a rainbow colored Miata? Nope, this is just the case of another seller with surplus paint and time. Probably shoulda stopped after huffing the first can. Find this 1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata offered for […]

March 12 2019

Low Miles, But Not Stupid Low: 1994 Mazda Miata

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Japanese, Mazda, Miata, MX-5 6

Whoever said he’d rather drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow has probably never owned a Lamborghini, but I’d like to ad my own permutation to the rather than club; I’d rather have an expensive version of the cheap car than a cheap version of an expensive car. Or would I? My […]

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