1977 Lotus Esprit VS 1990 Mazda Miata MX-5

1977 Lotus Esprit
It was Lotus' first shot at building a midengine GT and it was good enough to hang around for 27 years. It also had the unique ability to transform into a submarine.
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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-selling sports car in history.
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