Mazda Factory restoring Mk1 MX5's in Japan. Will Toyota be next? (Ray-MR2)

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:37:35 GMT

Mazda has announced an official restoration program for first-generation MX-5 roadsters, allowing owners to bring in their tired original cars and have them fully refreshed by Mazda itself.
With the earliest cars now as much as 28 years old, the first-generation or “NA” MX-5 - originally badged Eunos Roadster in the Japanese domestic market - has very much achieved classic status.
Sadly, the service is as-yet only available in Japan, where Mazda says around 23,000 original MX-5s are still roaming, from around 120,000 originally sold (and more than a million MX-5s built in total across its four generations since 1989). The reproduction parts may make restoring cars elsewhere in the world a little easier however, giving owners an official choice alongside the wide range of third-party components already available.

It must be only be a matter of time before Toyota does something similar with the first MR2 AW 11 .
I recall Nissan/Datsun had a factory restoration service for their classic sports car the original Datsun Fairlady 240Z

http://www.evo.co.uk/mazda/mx-5/19798/mazda-will-now-restore-your-mk1-mx-5-in-japan