All this Miata talk...did anyone see the article in Car & Driver this month about the "Locosts", aka homebuilt Lotus 7 replicas? Some Miata mechanic has written a book on how to chop up a Miata and use the spinny bits as the basis for an inexpensive (~$10K) Seven clone. It was VERY interesting.

"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.