Why supercars aren’t all they’re mooted to be and the joys of a cheap MX-5
By Andrew Coles A friend of mine recently bought a Ferrari 360 Modena. Manual, silver on black with a challenge rear grille and a nasty-loud Tubi exhaust, the thing howls in the upper reaches of its rev range. He let me drive it and it is, in a word, brilliant. It...
Drive a 1990 MX-5 in this game from the same year
If you ever doubted the MX-5’s status as a cultural icon, how’s this? In 1990, Kyoto-based software developer Tose launched a Japan-only game for Game Boy called ‘Roadster’, based entirely around the Mazda MX-5. Okay, so we’re not talking...
Continue the Anniversary celebrations at the NEC Classic Motor Show
It’s been a huge anniversary year for the Mazda MX-5 and the MX-5 Owners Club, but it’s not over yet! The NEC Classic Motor Show at Birmingham’s NEC is just around the corner, and it’s time to secure your tickets. NEC Classic...
Gallery: Over 2,500 MX-5s pack Gaydon for Anniversary National Rally
Words and photos by Andrew Coles The British Motor Museum at Gaydon played host to over 2,500 Mazda MX-5s on Sunday 15th September, when the MX-5 Owners Club descended on the Warwickshire venue for its annual National Rally. But with two major anniversaries to...
Will the original MX-5 become the next Porsche 911?
Will the original MX-5 become the next Porsche 911? By Andrew Coles Here’s something to muse over your morning coffee (or evening tipple, or morning tipple, if you’re that way inclined) – is the original MX-5 on its way to becoming the next Porsche...
What's On This Week?
Jul
3
Fri
2020
9:00 am
North West Midlands – Tour of No...
North West Midlands – Tour of No...
Jul 3 @ 9:00 am – Jul 11 @ 6:00 pm
Mike and Margaret are very pleased to announce their tour is now fully booked. For all members that missed out you’ll just have to wait for the written article in Soft Top hardtop.
Jul
11
Sat
2020
all-day
Powderham Historic vehicle gathe...
Powderham Historic vehicle gathe...
Jul 11 – Jul 12 all-day
https://www.mx5ocsw.co.uk/Club-diary/11-jul-powderham-historic-vehicle-gathering
9:30 am
East Sussex – East Dean & Fristo...
@ East Dean & Friston Village Fete
East Sussex – East Dean & Fristo...
@ East Dean & Friston Village Fete
Jul 11 @ 9:30 am
SORRY EVERYONE BUT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED We have been invited to display our cars at the East Dean and Friston Fete situated at Deneside in East Dean BN20 0JG on Saturday 11th July.[...]
Jul
12
Sun
2020
8:30 am
Surrey Classic Car Breakfast Meet
@ The Black Swan
Surrey Classic Car Breakfast Meet
@ The Black Swan
Jul 12 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Informal meeting for coffee or breakfast. Just off A3 near Ripley/Cobham KT11 1NG
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