Miata Mailing List: February 1996, Message #26
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   From: Brian Porter 
Subject: Re: Collectors Item
   Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 18:38:23 -0500

How many were produced? Personally, I think the Rs will be the most 
sought after.. ;) 

On Thu, 1 Feb 1996 a.mccombs3@genie.geis.com wrote:

> Dominic P. asks which, if any, Miatae models will be especially valuable in
> years to come.  Ultimately, only one will be head and shoulders above the
> others - the 90A mariner blues, of course.  '90 was the first model year,
> and the A has all the goodies most people wanted at that time.  The plain
> jane cars will not appreciate appreciably (?), and the true enthusiasts
> won't care for the high zoot cd player and all that stuff, just as the most
> valuable cars from the '60s are the highest performance versions of
> performance cars.  And of course, mariner blue is no longer offered.  Many
> people are hoarding BRG, yellow, and silver cars, but currently, a mariner
> blue is not considered anything special - so people are repainting them in
> different colors, and not salvaging them when they go off to the wrecking
> yard or whatever.  Thus, ultimately they will become quite rare and more
> valuable than any of the other Miatas.
>                                       --Jack M. & (90A mariner blue) KANSEI--
> 
> 
> 


Brian Porter
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