Spending a few evenings and weekend afternoons with the new toy, I found some interesting details. The car's original delivery date, written in permanent marker on the inside of the hood.
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The inside of both the hood and trunk lid had wax residue. Yep, the original owner was even more OCD about car care than I am. Most of the wax is gone, the date is staying.
K&N air filter decal on the inside fender...
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...the filter is present and clean.
An aftermarket, lighted rear-view mirror greatly enhances ease of use come nightfall.
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Well-integrated with the rest of the "courtesy lights", switching on when the doors are opened.
A faded Miata Club Of America decal on the windshield:
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Highlighted passages in the owner's manual:
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The mystery box of bonus goodies:
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What's inside?
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OEM rear-view mirror and horn and e-brake boot (which was replaced with a leather aftermarket unit), OEM tape deck, front tie-down brackets and the unused front license plate holder. The radio will be refreshed, updated and re-installed on down the line.
Some of the sales and marketing materials that came with the car:
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Car And Driver and Road & Track reprints, window sticker ($14,715 in 1991 + $1,800 "added dealer markup" - $26,100 in today's dollars), pre-delivery inspection checklist, etc.
And, after several hours of clay bar, polishing and waxing, I discovered underneath some lightly-oxidized paint was a more-than-respectable finish with some semblance of gloss:
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End of Car Hunting posts. At least until I start the search for my next car...
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