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To celebrate its 25th year in Canada, Mazda has created a 25th anniversary model for everything it sells including the Miata. Mechanicals remain the same with a l.6-litre. twin cam, inline four-cylin- der engine driving the rear wheels with H6 hp and mo ft/lbs of torque. . Over and above the standard car is a gloss black exterior and sumptuous red leather interior. The leather deserves special praise here being thick, supple and marvelously odor- ous the way we all remember it in Mark II of XK- l 50S Jaguars. There's a leather-wrapped steering wheel and a Nardi leather shift knob to com- plete the aura of one being a I know why too. It's experiences like my old Sunbeam which bring home back without the angst. With state-of-the-an Japanese engineering, you can buy a Miata and drive it without fear of Solex and SU carbs, weak bearings, oil gaskets that work, and no more English electrical sys- tems. While everyone around me seemed to be growing long hair, talk- ing about the acid trips they never really took. and tried to convince anyone who would listen that Iron butterfly would be The Band That Lasts Forever; I had my Sunbeam. In I969 all my friends suddenly scat- tered and the world as I had known it changed. I sold the sunbeam, moved to Toronto and like Thomas Wolfe said, you can never go home again. That is until I989 when Mazda took a BIG chance and brought out its cheery MX-5 Miata, two-seat roadster. Mazda sold 2,800 units in the first year and in the past four years, Canadians have bought I I,966 Miatas. It belongs to Bruce Chevalier of Bolton and his son. Joel, was driving. The Sunbeam was the first car I ever owned and probably the worst. But the many times I drove that car out into the night in the mid-60s still is the subject of very fond memories. he other day l was drivmg I down Hughwuy 27 to work and I spotted a 1961 Sunbeam alpine sportscar pottering along at full chat. By JIM ROBINSON Special to the Beaver Mazda Miata 25th anniversary model is destined to become collector's item ( [3Q Budds' iGliit SUBARU of OAKVILLE ON REMAINING 1992 iiigiriNstuti 2400 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD WEST 845-3577 "The Family Business That Service Built" What is notable is the ride quality. The upgraded shocks and suspension coupled to the viscous limited slip differential means the rear grips one heck of a lot more on the curves. You can now hang the rear end way out. Cost is $25,950. a lot when you consider the standard Miata with allow wheels and the base sound sys- tem can be had or S20,000 give or take a few options. On the plus side. the 25th Anniversary version is in limited supply and is an instant col- lector's item. Other niceties include a special Bilstein shock/bushing suspension upgrade; BBS alloy crosslace wheels; a limited slip rear end; cruise control; power windows/locks, mir- rors; and a four-poster rear spoiler looking very similar to the unit used on the sinister-looking RX-7 twintur- bo supercar. And built into the seats are mon- ster woofers in the seat back and mid-range speakers in the head rests to go with the megastereo system. Mazda officials were mum about the price but I'd peg it at about $2,5000. You‘ve got tweeters on the door sills and more woofers in the door set in art deco aluminum hous- ings. And all this goes to comple- ment the brushed aluminum face of the stereo/CD. This is all in aid of providing stereo sound when the car is in motion with the top down. It works but only to about 80 kmh when the windrush is simply too much. sportscar built by people who under- stand the concept and the all-impor- tant spirit of what a roadster should be "ExarnW.19a?Txmre.mRstii,2Birs.-. 1993 Mazda Miata 25th anniversary model If you‘re in need of some joy in you're life, look no further than the Miata.BuyitandtreasureiCsosome day in the future you don't have to look longingly as someone like Joel Chevalier comes down the mad driv- ing one ofthe fewcarsthatever real- ly mattered to you On the road you can have a ball and be assured that 116 Japanese horses 'and the stoutly-engineered chassis cum aluminum backbone will never let you get into trouble. Stop at the side of the road for a minute and the sweet smell of that leather comes waiting up to the nostrils. Just sitting in the driveway it watting up to the nostrils. Just sitting in the driveway it almost says: "Let's get my top stowed and get going. I want to Great car, great fun whether you pay $18,500 or load it up like the 25th Anniversary Miata. The Miata cockpit is perfectly sized for me. wheels, dials, shifter, pedals, they're all where they should be. Even the rearview mirrors are correctly placed it seems. spin the key and the roarty exhaust note makes you feel very sporting indeed. And during the eight days Mazda let me have the car, I had that top down grimly determined not to let six Celsius mornings deter me from droptop motoring and those fleeting remembrance; al fresco joys in my old alpine. give it the gas, and revel as it comes obediently back on the correct line Shifting remains feather-light, but i found it still possible to beat the syn- chro between first and second gears Clutch takeup remains standard-ser ting in the Mazda tradition. ay CTN. (A , --" -- . cou onto a ii-iii-il-aC),'. ", "'"r":ii)i)s,,?t,, deductible. 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