Top 5 Exotic Cars That Are ACTUALLY MIATAS!

if you have a question about cars the answer is probably Miata want the most fun for the lowest price Miata want to look like he spent a million bucks on a custom show car Miata yep thanks to the wonderful invention of fiberglass body panels you can now convert the simple exterior of an affordable Japanese Roadster into something that looks straight out of a movie for a much more reasonable price than the latest Italian stuff take the MX Speedster for example if you didn't know any better you could almost mistake it for Ferrari's Monza SP it's made by Zen X Motorsports which is also a name you could easily mistake for something else their custom MX Speedster takes inspiration from the Porsche 550 by stripping the car down to Bare driving essentials with the new set of lightweight body panels seasoned enthusiasts may still be able to spot the Miata under its new clothes after all it retains the factory hood doors and tail lights to save cost however the paint ready re-body kit deletes the front windshield and even the soft top to give the na Miata an even more raw and open feeling the company says Wade has been reduced by an impressive 250 pounds and they offer it with upgraded Wilwood brakes a supercharger or even prepare yourself a 500 horsepower LS1 swap [Music] it's pretty obvious that Zen X had Ferrari in their sights when they revealed the MX Speedster at Amelia Island sporting an identical paint job to the debut Monza sp1 however it won't cost Ferrari money to build one the kit itself is only 9 850 once you add in the price of a first gen enemy Miata and finishing touches xenex says you'll need 15 to 20 grand to get behind the wheel rollover protection not included hardly a day goes by where I don't wonder why can't the Miata look like an Aston Martin Vantage well thanks to craft Tech now it can just like the Aston is based on an AMG platform kraftech has sculpted a new design on top of the Mazda ND Miata the Japanese company sells various fiberglass add-ons for cars like the Lotus Elise Lexus SC and even some Suzuki trucks starting in 2020 they also began offering front-end conversions for the latest Miata to transform the Roadster her into a European exotic lookalike the new bumper is designed to connect to the factory mounting points and even retains all the stock sensors pair that with their custom Tonneau cover and it's a subtle way to add some spice to your affordable sports car both elements cost just over a hundred thousand yen or a little less than 1000 USD if you think such small changes can't convince people you own an Aston well just remember that there are still people putting Bentley badges on their Chrysler 300 but if you have a little more class and a little more budget it's possible to completely erase all evidence of the humble Miata underpinnings Simpson design is a custom car shop founded in 1978 and based out of Washington owner Jim Simpson crafts handmade body conversions for the na Miata often working closely with the customer to take designs from render to reality that includes making a 124 scale resin model shaping a rough Buck out of wooden steel creating molds for fiberglass production and updating the interior with leather trim some of his past projects include the Lotus Gia inspired Swift Ferrari s Italia 2 and taking a very different approach from Craft deck and Aston Martin Italia 3 gtz personally I think these builds are full of character and a great way to create something more unique than the stock Miata Bodywork which is featured on the nearly half a million cars that rolled out of the Hiroshima plant it's tough to stick a price tag on a custom Miata when many of the budgetary choices will change from Project to project however rumor has it that a new Simpson design will cost you upwards of 25 000 while used examples have traded hands for under 10k this one might be more of an acquired taste but it probably stands out more than anything else on the list the mitsuka himiko is described as a classical two-seater convertible a beautiful assassin with a long nose and short deck creating some pretty fantastic proportions mitsuka motor is a Japanese company founded in 1968. in addition to operating a large dealership Network across the country they also have their own lineup of fashion cars which have been in production since 1993. fashion cars is a term I had never heard before but it honestly fits the products quite well most of their models are based on the modified chassis of existing cars these include the mitsuka Buddy which is built on a RAV4 the Rockstar which is built on a Miata and the himiko which is also Miata they all aim to have a retro look inspired by Classics but built on a modern infrastructure the Rockstar was a special edition model limited to just 50 units which ended production in 2022 the himiko is an even more rare offering limited to only 10 cars the design was largely inspired by the Morgan Arrow 8 and has been stretched to a length of 100 180 inches it retains the ND miata's 1.5 liter 4-cylinder and 6-speed automatic which replaces the NC Miata used in the first generation hemiko the cost is just over 6.7 million yen or around 50 000 a more affordable and perhaps more supercar-esque option is the Blackwell spr-1 with looks inspired by the TVR sejaris and a DIY fiberless exterior the spr-1 was sold in kit car form for just under 3 200 pounds that price would get you all the panels needed to replace the skin of an NA Mazda MX-5 with newer and more eye-catching curves for an extra cost you can also get a tail light kit side mirrors from the Vauxhall Corsa and a rear diffuser later models also featured aggressive Hood intakes to accommodate V6 engine swaps foreign the company headed by Enthusiast Wayne Blackwell was developing a Toyota MR2 based kit called the spr-2 but sadly went out of business before they were able to enter production we've covered Blackwell on the channel before and although you can no longer buy their kits new the company has listed a lot of their assets for sale as a result of closing shop that includes several partly assembled projects for as little as 4500 as well as the rights and molds to the spr-1 for only 6 000 pounds meaning you'll be able to make and sell as many as you want thank you [Music] which of these five insane exotic cars that are secretly Mazda Miatas would you buy let me know in the comments and thanks for watching foreign [Music]

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Length: 8min 1sec (481 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 09 2023