# Mazda’s Most Influential Model Wouldn’t Exist Without This Man

> It was 36 years ago at the Chicago Auto Show when Mazda revealed its first-ever Miata roadster. During a cold, blustery February in 1989, the Hiroshima-based automaker pulled the sheets off what would eventually become…

- **Source:** [Gearpatrol](https://www.gearpatrol.com/cars/death-of-father-of-mazda-miata-tribute/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68d82f4185fa1125da8d3b2e)
- **Published:** 2025-09-27
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #mazda #model #exist #influential #without #wouldn #auto #automaker
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