From NA to NB: The Complete Generational History of Mazda MX-5 Miata (The Mechanical Canon Series) Paperback – March 1, 2026

The book every Miata owner, every sports car enthusiast, and every driver who remembers what fun feels like has been waiting for.February 10, 1989. A crowd pressed against velvet ropes in Chicago. A tiny red car with pop-up headlights sat beneath the lights. And when the cover came off, grown men wept.That car should not have existed. The experts said the sports car was dead. The British had abandoned it. The Italians had surrendered. The world had moved on to front-wheel-drive appliances and luxury coupes.But a journalist named Bob Hall refused to shut up. An engineer named Kenichi Yamamoto refused to stop listening. And a team of believers in Hiroshima built the impossible in secret, knowing that if the board discovered what they were doing, they would all be fired.This is their story.From the campfire conversation that started it all, to the boardroom betrayal that nearly killed it, to the Chicago miracle that changed automotive history forever—From NA to ND takes you inside the creation of the most successful two-seat sports car the world has ever seen.Four generations. One million four hundred thousand examples. A Guinness World Record. A racing class that became the largest in history. A community that spans every continent, every language, every corner of the earth where roads curve and the sun shines.Inside these pages, you will discover:The secret prototypes that never reached productionThe V8 monsters that shouldn't exist but doWhere the rust hides on every generation (save thousands)Which Miata to buy on any budget—from $5,000 to $35,000Interviews with the engineers who built your carComplete production numbers, paint codes, and specificationsThis is not a press release. This is not a coffee table book. This is the definitive history, written for the people who drive them, race them, and love them.Whether you own an NA with faded paint and a million smiles, an NB you autocross on weekends, an NC you daily drive in rain and shine, or an ND that lives in your garage and your dreams—this book was written for you.Turn the page. The story starts now.ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY AND JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD Read more