The original Mazda Miata broke onto the automotive scene in 1989 and was a huge success. However, the convertible's genesis goes all the way back to the early '80s. Bob Hall and Dean Case were ...

Britain Via Japan, With A Layover In SoCal The Miata was born in circumstances that much resemble today. In the mid-80s, as Mazda developed the Miata, the cars that inspired it were dying off.

In a separate video, the builder of said superbike Miata took the car to the dyno and record 160 horsepower and 80 pound-feet of torque. That's 70 more horsepower than stock, for what it's worth.