1982 Ford Mustang 5.0 VS 1990 Mazda Miata MX-5

1982 Ford Mustang 5.0
Would hot-rodding and/or street racing have survived the 1990s without the 5.0-liter Mustang?
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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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