1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata

VIN: JM1NA3538V0731743

$25,300

Sold

1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Seller details

  • Auction

    Barrett-Jackson

  • Location

    Las Vegas, NV; US

  • Event date

    Oct 13 - Oct 15, 2016

  • Lot

    607

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    JM1NA3538V0731743

  • Body style

    Convertible

  • Odometer

    128 m

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Interior Color

    Tan Leather

  • Exterior Color

    Marina Green

  • Generation

    1990-1998 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Polished Enkei wheels, Potenza tires, hardtop, wood Nardi shift knob and parking brake handle, power windows, power steering, air conditioning, CD stereo, limited slip.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

Spotless engine bay. 128 miles on the odometer but reportedly driven regularly and had fluids changed at normal intervals. Very good, like new paint. Perfect interior. Kept like new cosmetically but, more importantly , mechanically as well. The M-Edition package with special paint, Nardi bits and hardtop is just icing on the cake. Has to be one of the absolute best NA Miatas on the planet.

Market commentary

This is as close to a new car as you can get, so while the price seems ludicrous compared to other examples of this vintage, it makes sense when you consider that it brought almost exactly what the sticker price was in 1997, another example of the futility of putting a perfectly good car away as an 'instant collectible'. The person who stored it for so long missed out on years of driving enjoyment, foregoing psychic income for zero financial income.

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