Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertibles, Mazda
How many special edition Mustangs is too much? Meet the Miastang
click above for more images of the M1Stang "Miastang"
One could argue that the Mazda Miata has become our generation's Pontiac Fiero. We've seen the Miata become the kit car du jour in the form of a BMW Z3 and Aston Martin, but this conversion may take the cake. Though we have dubbed this car the Miastang, it's real name is the M1Stang. Carscoop reports that the man behind this Miata-based Mustang replica is one Bill Carnes, who will take your Zoom Zoom roadster and approximately $12,999 plus tax in exchange for his strange concoction. Clearly, the entire body of the Miata save the windshield is replaced with all steel body panels that nicely mimic the Mustang of old. Unfortunately, the $13k base price doesn't include painting or updating the decidedly un-Mustang interior, but the conversion can be performed on any Miata from 1990-2005. Some may call it an abomination, but we think it's pretty amusing and actually a fairly faithful recreation.
[Source: M1Stang via Carscoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Silver 7:04PM (5/02/2007)
"Some may call it an abomination, but we think it's pretty amusing and actually a fairly faithful recreation."
Actually, the abomination is your comparison of the Miata to a Pontiac Fiero. Ugh.
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Tim 7:05PM (5/02/2007)
Oh, the horror. As the owner of a '67 coupe, I'd like to be the first to make fake vomiting noise to contrue my feelings towards this 'car'. You can buy a perfectly nice 60s stang for 13 grand, and not look "special".
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SS 7:07PM (5/02/2007)
Finally a mustang with a good rear suspension.
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akintz 7:15PM (5/02/2007)
This is stupid. Just... stupid. That's all I can come up with.
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HotRodzNKustoms 7:32PM (5/02/2007)
Ruins the Miata's bubbley lines and makes a horror movie of trying to be a stang, I'll save that money and settle for a mustang motor in my miata
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allonblack 7:33PM (5/02/2007)
For 13 large it better come with a V8.
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tom mcginn 7:42PM (5/02/2007)
there has been a bunch of these with 5.0 conversions... even made a kit that preps it for an 'easy' 302 engine to be dropped into it. that above car better have atleast a 302 in it, otherwise its garbage.
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Carlos 7:44PM (5/02/2007)
I do wish the new Mustang was smaller...
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Waltzon 8:05PM (5/02/2007)
Of all the really, really wrong things that I have ever seen (including that Ferrari with the ironing board grafted onto the back from earlier today), this one really takes the cake. There is nothing wrong with the Miata-- it is a perfectly respectable little car which is capable of some serious fun. The wrongness comes from putting so much time, energy and money into doing something that never, ever should have been done in the first place. You end up with a bastard car which is neither the light, tossable, carefree Miata, nor the classic Mustang. It is the worst of both worlds. May God have mercy on this Carnes guy. He is going to have some serious explaining to do on the other side.
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AJ Quick 8:29PM (5/02/2007)
Thats awesome!
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Barney 8:39PM (5/02/2007)
That is one beautiful car and it keeps the name going strong. I only wish I could justify buying such a ride.
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GOT 9:02PM (5/02/2007)
While I think Bill Carnes has a GREAT IDEA, I think the Miastang looks weird at best and an abomination at worst. To each their own though...
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Chet 9:27PM (5/02/2007)
Funny how just a few small changes in proportions has such a dramatic effect. This car looks deformed. It might fool a few people if it didn't have "LOOK I'M A MIATA" wheels... but there's just not enough wheelbase. The front and rear overhangs are right, but the wheels-to-pillars distance is wrong, and that makes the whole car look wrong.
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r0bVious 9:32PM (5/02/2007)
Relatively old news.
Here's a gallery (scroll down) of other "morphed" Miatas.
http://www.paul-davis.com/miata.html#anchor_morphed
Mine is staying Miata, though.
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James 9:43PM (5/02/2007)
I wondering if I could order one as a Fastback??
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C 9:44PM (5/02/2007)
Finally, a Mustang that handles.
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Civisi 10:16PM (5/02/2007)
Loved the morphed Miatas link. That's great!
I would love to have one of these, but I would combine it with the Monster Miata - a Miata with a 302 (5.0L) V8. The light weight, the big motor, Mustang looks, Mustang power... sounds like fun.
Check http://www.monstermiata.com for more info.
If I had the money to spend on toys like this, I would definitely have one.
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SherbornSean 10:17PM (5/02/2007)
The lengths Mustang lovers will go to for a reliable car with a decent rear suspension....
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roadside observer 11:13PM (5/02/2007)
Ye gods. That's wrong, just wrong.
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Rob 11:15PM (5/02/2007)
To all the morons, if you want IRS in a mustang buy a 99-04 cobra. IDIOTS!
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