1962 Shelby Cobra 260 and 289 VS 1990 Mazda Miata MX-5

1962 Shelby Cobra 260 and 289

The AC Ace was a boring English sports car with a half-hearted Bristol engine. Carroll Shelby put the small-block Ford V8 in it and created a legend.

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1990 Mazda Miata MX-5

Since the British weren't building small sports cars, Mazda decided it would build a small British sports car in Japan — and it became the best-sellin...

Since the British weren't building small sports cars, Mazda decided it would build a small British sports car in Japan — and it became the best-selling sports car in history.

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