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Re: California smogged coaches [message #271227 is a reply to message #271206] Thu, 05 February 2015 07:22 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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Johnny Bridges wrote on Wed, 04 February 2015 18:20
The rumor was - and I buy it - the Mazda engineers spent many hours listening to the MG A and B, and tuning the Miata to duplicate the sound. On the four cylinder Miata at least, they hit it pretty much spot on. Their success may well have led to the noted foolishness.

When someone makes a muscle car which sounds like a 440 spinning over and starting, I'll consider buying it!

--johnny

That is fact.

The Miata were final packaged and built at a new plant in Flatrock (downriver from Detroit) and the design manager lived not far from us. He did drive around our otherwise quiet island with this little mule car making different noises.
VERY Strange for those that recognized the sound.

Matt


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