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.

Of some of the most celebrated and recognizable JDM models, the likes of the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline GT-R, and Subaru BRZ spring to mind, but some extremely important and ...