Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #174
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   From: Will Errington 
Subject: Tell me Michael O isn't on the design staff.
   Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 11:42:13 -0400

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Lower it via revised suspension
Widen it via bulging fender flares with wider rubber
Low profile pop-up headlights
More "organic" interior, motorcycle-style instrument pod
Factory "double-bump" hard boot option and SCCA approved rollbar option
Aggressive factory spoiler package
Optional racing seats
More exterior and interior color choices

Michael Opalak
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Cripes Michael, all you're missing here are the fluffy dice and the "Sharon
and Wayne" sticker on the windscreen above the seats. That and an exhaust
pipe that comes with a ready made hole to make the car "sound better" ;^). 

I think I'd prefer the Miata to remain a tad more understated. I think
they've managed to perfectly hit a pretty delicate balance (although it took
me a month to learn to love the headlights in the up position). Perhaps we
could reserve the "flames painted down the sides"-type motifs for Fords
(esp. UK Anglias). Oh, the Miata IS a Ford.

Damn.

I think there may be a job for you in Horishima, Michael.

Will

1.8i 96 (now an "old" N reg) BRG 

Team 36" wheels
Team 2" diameter steering wheel
Team welded shut doors and no side windows
Team mirror glass windows all around (even the back plastic, but not the
sides (obviously))
Team lucky rabbit's foot (from unlucky rabbit)
Team nodding dog on the parcel shelf (next to the tartan cushions)
Team multifarious bumper stickers
Team beady car seat cover to prevent lumbago
Team gonk
Team unpleasant sarcasm (sorry, it's the English disease (or is that soccer
(sic) hooliganism?))