Yahoo Autos Single-seater first-generation Mazda Miata is a restomod done right
Italian company Gorgona Cars has revisited the original, NA-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata with an eye on performance. It introduced a prototype called Concept NM that features a lengthy list of modifications and an engine sourced from the current-generation roadster.
The story starts in 2019, when journalist Omar Abu Eideh and engineer David Galliano began brainstorming ways to improve the original Miata. The roadster is old enough that we can call the Concept NM a restomod, though the changes made are more than skin-deep. Over the next three years, the duo created their dream Miata by making extensive visual, interior, drivetrain, and chassis modifications.
Starting with a restored Miata, and drawing inspiration from some of Mazda's past concepts, they removed the windshield, chopped off the bottom half of the doors, and fitted a hard cover over most of the passenger compartment to make what Italians have historically referred to as a barchetta. The bright trim pieces were painted in black, and the Miata gained a set of 15-inch Enkei RPF1 alloy wheels.
