Miata Mailing List: February 1996, Message #112
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   From: scannon@earthnet.net (Skip Cannon)
Subject: Re: One-off factory colors wanted
   Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 19:56:47 -0500

>- Orange (Learned about this one through this list, I even have a downloaded
>picture now, thanks)
>- Mint Green (Miata Mag, Fall 94, pg.17)
>
>What other one-of-a-kinds colors are out there?
>

Chris:

There were six Miata "color" cars produced in 1990.  Three were A package
cars and three were B pacakge, all with A/C.  The colors were:

Raspberry Metallic (same as used on the MX3, I think)
Medium Blue Metallic
Yellow Metallic (about the same shade as the 92 Sunburst Yellow but with
metallic)
Teal Green metallic, (looked great)
Light Green Metallic
Orange

The cars were removed from the assembly line and painted at the factory,
returned to the line for completion and shipped to the Mazda design studio
in Irvine, CA.

They were used for a color evlauation clinic at the desigh center and as
far as I know, they were not used for public showings.  There were also
some 323s and Proteges.

The color cars were kept at the design studio about 14 months (second hand
info) and then offered for sale to the employees.  I have a copy of an
Interoffice Correspondence memo offering four of the cars for sale.

The owner of the light green Miata sent me a photo of all six Miatas at the
design center.  It was copied on a color copier, so it is not photo
quality.  I have a picture of four of them taken during the ceremony when
one of the pre-production prototype Miatas was given to the San Diego
Automobile museum.  If someone wants scan it and post it to the Miata.net,
I will loan it with a promise to return it.

On the window sticker, in the block "Color of Your New Mazda" is says
"Various Test Colors".  All six cars have an "X" for the color code.  MSRP
on the orange car was $15,999.00.

Sorry about getting so long winded about this, I miss Sunkist (the orange
car) and wish I had never sold her after the accident.  If anyone wants
more info, I'll send it direct and save the bandwidth.

Does anyone know of any other one-off Miatas?

Skip Cannon