Mazda Is Going To Start Its Own First-Gen MX-5 Restoration Service
As CT’s video bloke Alex Kersten will tell you, first-generation Mazda MX-5s have gotten to the point where they’re not the easiest things to keep on the road. They’re now rather old and prone to rotting particularly seriously, and after several decades battling the elements, the fabric roofs of gen-one Miatas are often left with all the water resistance of a sieve.
Happily, in response to feedback from NA owners who want to keep their pint-sized roadsters going forever, Mazda has decided to launch its very own restoration service. The catch? At the moment it’s only available in Japan.
The company will be accepting cars into the new programme this year, with restoration kicking off next year. 2018 will also see the company start to produce “reprinted” parts, including the original-spec Bridgestone SF325 tyres, replacement roofs, and Nardi wooden steering wheels plus shift knobs. It won’t stop there, either: Mazda intends to work with owners to decide on further reproduction parts.
All this is jolly good news for the estimated 23,000 remaining NA MX-5s left in Japan. Let’s just hope the service spreads to other countries…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Alex heavy breathing
Phil looks up with hope
Alex right now
Time to move to Japan, Alex…
If the new body panels also rust away, does it mean that they did the job so good, that the new panels are 100% like the originals??
You don’t need to send your beloved MX-5 to Japan, because fixing a Miata is as easy as to fix Mr. Potatohead.
AlexKersten Looks like you have a chance to actually make Phil rust-free!
perfect Alex Kersten impression
Welp, alex is moving to japan
You had me, and then the Japanese came and made me sad
With my pride and joy Mk1 currently sat in the driveway requiring a new tub/shell (Thanks to a previous rust “Repair”, of him removing the rusty inner structure, and only replacing parts of it…), I’d quite like Mazda to bring this service to the UK. Or at least, reproduce replacement tubs!