Miata Mailing List: March 1994, Message #21
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   From: Milton Horst <71155.674@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Luggage Racks & BMW Clone
   Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 16:18:06 -0500

Piet RUYSSINCK  writes:
>I just bought the februari 26th issue of the german weekly mag "AutoBild".
>It features spied pictures from BWM's miata clone to be presented in
>autumn '95 and released in spring '96 under the name of 'Z10' or 'R1' and
>for about 45000 DM.
>
>You guys should see the (rather unclear) pictures : except for the front
>and the rear, it's exactly like the miata.

My wife brought home the February 24 issue of the German weekly "Bunte"
(kind of a German "Saturday Evening Post") yesterday, and it had spy
photos of the BMW roadster and also the new roadster from Mercedes.
The profile of the BMW is amazingly like the Miata, especially the
convertible top and rear deck.  The taillights are different, though,
and it looks like the rear window is a bit larger.
BTW, DM 45000 is over $26000 at current rates.

Alan Dahl  writes (thanks, Alan):

>Here's what Milton had to say when I asked him about his luggage rack:
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>Do you remember the name of the manufacturer of the cool luggage rack
>>you have that you picked up in Germany? Sure seems superior to the
>>weenie ones available here in the US.
>
>Sorry, I don't know the manufacturer.  Its in the official Mazda dealer
>accessory catalog for Germany.  I can probably dig up the part number if
>you want it.  It is probably made in Italy, since Italian was the first

I finally got out the brochure last night, so here's the part number for
anyone interested.  Its 3600-77-612.  Using the 1991 price and current
exchange rates, I come up with a cost of just over $170.  Unfortunately,
its just a little too big to be mailable.  If there's enough interest,
maybe we can convince Piet (or somebody else in Europe) to go into the
import/export business :-)

            Milton Horst        71155.674@compuserve.com
            Seattle, WA         horma200@ccmail.ca.boeing.com