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Mazda Mx-5 Miata Roadster

Design & Development

Brian Long author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:David & Charles

Published:2nd May '18

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The extraordinary account of how the world’s most popular sports car – the Mazda MX-5 Miata Roadster – came into being. The story of how a team of dedicated engineers and designers boldly conceived the idea of a totally new lightweight sports car at a time when the traditional open roadster seemed doomed to extinction. Despite considerable opposition the group tenaciously defended its concept of a car which would offer the driver the same unity as that found between a horse and its rider. Despite the odds, the team succeeded brilliantly. Here is the fascinating, and very often surprising, inside story of the MX-5 Miata’s conception, design and production, as told by the individual members of the team, translated from the Japanese, and compiled for this edition by renowned motoring author Brian Long.

ISBN: 9781787113282

Dimensions: 250mm x 207mm x 13mm

Weight: 649g

176 pages