This Mazda MX-5, dubbed the Tipo184, is a unique restomod inspired by the Alfa Romeo 158 from the 1930s. Built with a focus on lightweight design and classic racing aesthetics, it features an Alfa Romeo-inspired body, a rebuilt Mazda engine, and period-correct details. The car has been meticulously restored over three years and is now available for purchase.
Now more than 35 years into the Mazda MX-5 story, we’ve pretty much seen it all when it comes to modification and optimisation. For a long time there have been supercharged and turbocharged cars,has combined MX-5 with Ford V6 very nicely indeed. That’s on top of those cars now being restored to concours standard, as the little Mazda is now the classic, simple, pretty roadster we remember from many moons ago. , then, that they found something very different to do with the MX-5 fundamentals.
Back then the plan was for a race series, Tipos going wheel to wheel on Britain’s circuits like the world was still in black and white and racing drivers had great moustaches. Another great idea, though we’ve not heard much more yet. That being said, there’s a three year wait for a new, road-going Tipo184, so something’s going right. In a world of million dollar restomods, something that looks this evocative but could be built at home from a cheap donor car sounds fantastic.
Similarly, while still powered by the humble Mazda four-pot, it’s been stripped, cleaned and rebuilt, so it’s essentially a new motor. Perhaps it still seems a tad incongruous under the bonnet of such a car, complete with the eight-branch manifold tribute that has half blanked out, but the little 1.8 itself has never looked so good. With just 700kg to shift and crossply tyres, it promises to be a hoot to drive.
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