Mazda MX-5 Tops Jay Leno’s Future Collectible List
In a recent post for his Jay’s Garage column on Popular Mechanics, late night talk show host and hardcore car collector Jay Leno was asked what he felt would be the future of automotive collectibles. Mazda’s Miata/MX-5 made the cut. Mr. Leno did not go straight for horse power or sportiness – he chose vehicles with staying power. Reliability and simplicity were on the top of his checklist – which is why the MX-5 makes an obvious choice for future collectible.
“That’s why I think the Mazda Miata will be the ultimate affordable collectible by, say, 2025. The first-generation Miata was extremely simple, and that’s part of its charm. Years ago, when we were restoring Mustangs, they seemed so complicated compared to a Ford Model A.
A brake-light switch? Why do we have to have thaaaat? In a Model A, you just strung together a couple of yards of wire and boom! You were done. So the early Miata, with no traction control, no stability control—no nothing—will certainly be a collectible.” – We couldn’t agree more Jay!
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