1989 Mazda Eunos 1600 cc. Registration number G339 PWR. Chas...

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£2,200 - £2,600

1989 Mazda Eunos 1600 cc. Registration number G339 PWR. Chassis number NA6CE - 123603. Engine number not stated.
First generation MX5 models were built between 1989 and 1998 and are known as the MK1. They are also referred to by their model code, NA. In many peoples opinion the most iconic version of the MX5, the MK1's most distinctive feature is its "pop up" headlights, whereas all subsequent versions of the MX5 have "fixed" lamps. When it was first launched in Japan in 1989 (then subsequently in the UK in 1990), the Mk1 was only available with a 1.6 litre 114 bhp engine, although later versions had a 1.8 litre.
The MX-5 is conceptually the evolution and spiritual successor of the British sports cars of the 1950s & '60s, such as the Triumph Spitfire, Austin-Healey 100, MG MGA, and particularly the Lotus Elan.
1,000,000 MX5's have now come off the production line and this example is the 123,603rd produced; given the number that have been scrapped or converted to race cars this must be one of the earliest surviving. In Classic Red (code SU) she was subject to a comprehensive overhaul between 2012 and 2015 which included a windscreen out respray, a new radiator, water pump, cam belt, clutch, front and rear brake discs and pads, gearbox oil, waxoyled and is in very good original condition. Unlike most Eunos imports that were heavily personalised this one is still very stock, the only noted deviations being the chrome wing mirrors, filler cap and the steering wheel.
Purchased in our first Classic Car auction in July 2016 it has seen little use due the vendor's travels and the mileage has only risen to just over 157,000 km, or some 96,000 miles. It has been kept in a heated garage.
Sold with the V5C, MOT until July 2019 and sundry receipts.