XK SS on a 2001 Miata chassis, he shortened the body about an inch and it is about 5.5 inches wider.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/780845748278526/permalink/944510335245399

a custom made wing for under a 1000, from 9 Lives Racing

Grassroots Motorsports magazine 

I was in a very rich neighborhood with very large 3 and 4 car garages... and no one left anything interesting out where it could be seen, except this young guy's (I met his mom) track Miata with Montana loophole plates

interesting aftermarket aerodynamic hardtop, looking though the windows I saw that the interior was stripped of carpet and insulation, a 4 point seatbelt is installed, and a roll bar. 

seen today while making the errands rounds of groceries and a hospital visit (YOU MUST visit your friends in hospital, some can't use the internet or watch tv)

when was the last time you saw a CRX?

Proof that a new Mustang CAN look good if it's simply upgraded with racing stripes, hood pins, and most of all, the hood has to have a hood scoop

Sam Okamoto’s Bonneville Miata

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/g69010656/coolest-cars-at-20th-japanese-classic-car-show/

this is brilliant.... a guy with a stick shift used Miata turned his car, invented a new side hustle... teaching people to drive stick, with his car. Realistically, he invented a company: Manual Driving Academy. And he's looking to franchise (like Uber)

Today, he’s the CEO of Manual Driving Academy—an in-person program that is teaching a new generation of drivers how to row their own all over the country. And he’s looking for more drivers who might want to make a buck doing the same.

And once he’d gotten the hang of it, he was eager to share his newfound enthusiasm with friends and family. Raza enjoyed the process so much that he got the itch to expand it into a business. He approached the individual who would later become his partner with a simple pitch: Let’s teach folks how to drive stick for money as a side hustle. Just like that, Manual Driving Academy was born.

the Manual Driving Academy doesn’t exist—not physically. Instead, it contracts with local instructors who provide their own vehicles (other people around the country that want to earn some side hustle money)

Courses come in three flavors, in ascending order of price: The Basics, The Standard, and The Works. The price for each is fixed, and instructors should expect to earn between $50 and $60 per hour.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/he-turned-his-miata-into-a-side-hustle-by-teaching-enthusiasts-to-drive-stick-hell-pay-you-to-do-the-same

this Miata with dual snowmobile tracks must be a crazy amount of fun in the snow

 

Twin Turbo Lamborghini engined Miata, might only be an LS engine, with Lambo valve covers and turbos faked on in place to pull a prank on all of us who are fooled

 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/that-sema-miatas-lamborghini-engine-is-actually-just-a-chevy-v8

a car trailer and jacks were used to get a Miata into a Uhaul, for a 17 hour trip, but it was easier to use a flat bed tow truck to get it out

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62706398/mazda-miata-fits-in-uhaul-tiktok/

Nascar is partnering with the Mazda MX-5 Cup series, there will be Miatas on Martinsville!

the Mazda MX-5 Cup series’ sanctioning body announced that the championship will partner with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at the latter’s season finale for a doubleheader on October 26. 

Both series will race the half-mile Martinsville Speedway, with Modifieds taking the track for 200 laps and Mazdas for 100 of their own. It’ll mark the first time open-top cars have raced at the track since the 1950s

https://www.thedrive.com/news/mazda-mx-5-cup-cars-are-finally-racing-on-a-nascar-oval

Finally a stock car race in Nascar! Why is that important? Because a Mazda is relatively affordable for blue collar workers, and a Nascar full race car? Ain't ever going to be. Hasn't been for 40 years

2007 Dodge Demon concept.... just what the Dodge company needs to make and sell, because the Charger and Challenger won't continue to sell much longer, neither will anything else Dodge makes

Dodge / Chrysler doesn't have anything new to offer, and hasn't for about 6 years since the Gladiator truck came along. 

The Journey? Durango? Challenger, Charger, and Jeep. They are all really long in the tooth. 

Sure, nicer ones are for sale now than a decade ago, but, people certainly jump to buy the newest, coolest thing around. See the Tesla truck. No reason to buy that except that you get attention. 

So, Dodge Chrysler, in the past decade has tried the Dart, fail. Avenger, fail. 200, fail. 300, sorta succeeded, but they quit making them. Viper, too expensive, quit making them, no one bought them anymore. 

But the Miata? How long has that been selling? 35 years. They got that right the 1st time, and improved on it slowly over the decades. The Mustang? Well, 60 years even though it's not much like the original, ditto, the Camaro, the Corvette... small cars, even two seaters, sell, and keep selling for decades. 

And do you know WHY they created this Demon roadster in 2007? To compete with the Miata, and the Soltice and Saturn Sky. 

https://moparinsiders.com/reviving-the-spirit-the-dodge-demon-roadster-concept/

Because I went out on errands yesterday, I saw these...

this great old bug with 1967 or 68 Plates has cobwebs growing under it, it's not moved in a while

this poor neglected Miata hasn't moved in a year or two

I think this is a Savoy... crazy to see that getting hauled into San Diego down the 805 in the early afternoon

small 2wd cars tackle notorious ‘Crooked Mustard’ hill in Gloucestershire, and amusingly try hard, but often fail because commuters are just not in their element on a banked curve dirt hill climb, with street tires... but the blue car at 1:02 wheelies through!

this might be the most fun video recorded activity I've discovered in weeks!

a Miata tests new and old tire designs, mostly just for the click bait potential

https://digg.com/digg-vids/link/mechanics-put-a-100-year-old-car-tire-on-a-new-ish-mazda-miata-to-see-how-tire-tech-has-changed-over-a-century-yPtpDCTzgU

great Halloween car

 http://www.backroads.ie/forum/car-related/r-roads/81-random-picture-thread?p=907627#post907627

I just learned of the Miata headlight flip greeting, and the Miata wink

nice!

a bit of fun on the race course, with no harm done, is a pretty funny thing to do

someone really appreciates the sports car abilities of their Miata

thanks Doug!

a couple crazy fun new cars were racing at last weekend's Drive OPTIMA event at Pikes Peak International Raceway

but only one cool old Mopar (which make me really happy to see racing with new sports cars)

https://www.optimabatteries.com/en-us/experience/2018/07/driveoptima-ppir-2018-results-photos?full_gallery=true&ccm_paging_fl=2

Getting christmas done regardless of the size of the car

http://viralthings.tumblr.com/post/105997360226/someone-is-doing-christmas-the-right-way