For Sale at Auction: 1990 Mazda Miata in Saratoga Springs, New York

1990 Mazda Miata

The Mazda Miata is the best-selling sports car of all time. All for a good reason. The Miata brought back the fun and pure driving entertainment of those British sports cars of yesteryear. The Miata MX5 was introduced in 1989 but all early imports were registered as 1990 vehicles. That means this particular Miata is a very early example and comes with only 42-thousand miles on the odometer.

With its original red paint this Miata just says sports car. The interior is black and features grey cloth bucket seats and the convertible top is black vinyl. Of course, a peppy DHOC 1600cc 4-cylinder engine with 116 hp. coupled with a 5-speed manual transmission delivers on the visual promise. Top speed was estimated at 126 mph. 0-60 is 8.3 seconds. It also features 4-wheel disc brakes and an all independent suspension that deliver sports car handling.

This Miata offers a great opportunity to return to the days when driving an open sports car on twisty roads was an escape from the mundane world of boring grey boxes.

Estimate: $10,000 - 12,000