I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it
was a deep plum. Was that an aftermarket paint job, or
were they ever really that color?
Tina Marie
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>I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it
>was a deep plum. Was that an aftermarket paint job, or
>were they ever really that color?
>Tina Marie
Could be the 95 M metallic reddish purple. They call it some silly name like
Merlot, but it’s really purple. After all, merlot isn’t a color. It’s either
a wine, or, in this case, it’s a marketing device.
Miguel
Sounds like the fabulous "Mica Merlot" (Merlot Mica?) to me.
Tina Marie <t…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> wrote:
> I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it was a deep plum.
> Was that an aftermarket paint job, or were they ever really that color?
> Tina Marie
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}Sounds like the fabulous "Mica Merlot" (Merlot Mica?) to me.
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}Tina Marie <t…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> wrote:
}> I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it was a deep plum.
}> Was that an aftermarket paint job, or were they ever really that color?
If it had the tan interior and the distinctive feature of seats with
a separate adjustable headrest, definitely. Great color.
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% >I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it
% >was a deep plum. Was that an aftermarket paint job, or
% >were they ever really that color?
% >
% >Tina Marie
% Could be the 95 M metallic reddish purple. They call it some silly name like
% Merlot, but it’s really purple. After all, merlot isn’t a color. It’s either
% a wine, or, in this case, it’s a marketing device.
The idiots at Bob King Mazda in Winston-Salem NC (I ought to re-post why
they are so bad….but that’s another story) INSISTED that it was
pronounced like "merlott", as in rhymes with ‘harlot’.
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Isn’t that the 96M?
Aaron
97M
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>> I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it was a deep
plum.
>> Was that an aftermarket paint job, or were they ever really that color?
>Isn’t that the 96M?
Nope, AFAIK it’s the 95M only. And James, I never mumble.
Miguel
Weird spelling detected!
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James D Brockman wrote:
> MB CLK GTR (mbclk…@aol.com) mumbled:
> % >I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it
> % >was a deep plum. Was that an aftermarket paint job, or
> % >were they ever really that color?
> % >
> % >Tina Marie
> % Could be the 95 M metallic reddish purple. They call it some silly name like
> % Merlot, but it’s really purple. After all, merlot isn’t a color. It’s either
> % a wine, or, in this case, it’s a marketing device.
> The idiots at Bob King Mazda in Winston-Salem NC (I ought to re-post why
> they are so bad….but that’s another story) INSISTED that it was
> pronounced like "merlott", as in rhymes with ‘harlot’.
> –
> ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
> () James D. Brockman brock…@wfu.edu ()
> () *MISC* ()
> ()"I didn’t get anything. I had to pay $50 ()
> () and pick up all the garbage." -Arlo Guthrie()
> ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
In article <6fe3e3$4s…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>, Tina Marie
<t…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> writes
>I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it
>was a deep plum. Was that an aftermarket paint job, or
>were they ever really that color?
>Tina Marie
There is one that roams around near me occassionally thats a fluorescent
lipstick pink – and she has a matching hard top as well. It actually
looks a lot better than it sounds!
It started out plain old white, but the local dealer did a special paint
job on it for an exhibit and then sold it cheaply.
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The deep plum would be the merlot Miata, which was the special edition in
either 96 or 97. So, it was an official factory color (my favorite actually),
but cost extra and is no longer available.
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Dot wrote:
> In article <6fe3e3$4s…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>, Tina Marie
> <t…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> writes
> >I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it
> >was a deep plum. Was that an aftermarket paint job, or
> >were they ever really that color?
> >Tina Marie
> There is one that roams around near me occassionally thats a fluorescent
> lipstick pink – and she has a matching hard top as well. It actually
> looks a lot better than it sounds!
> It started out plain old white, but the local dealer did a special paint
> job on it for an exhibit and then sold it cheaply.
> —
> Kennedy
> Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
> A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he’s pissed.
> Python Philosophers (replace ‘nospam’ with ‘kennedym’ when replying)
In article <351D570F.B796B…@neworld.net>, Mark Cutler
<cut…@neworld.net> writes
>The deep plum would be the merlot Miata, which was the special edition in
>either 96 or 97. So, it was an official factory color (my favorite actually),
>but cost extra and is no longer available.
Serious problem with your software Mark – its got the IRS virus and is
posting everthing in triplicate!!!
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Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he’s pissed.
Python Philosophers (replace ‘nospam’ with ‘kennedym’ when replying)
Mark Cutler wrote:
> The deep plum would be the merlot Miata, which was the special edition in
> either 96 or 97. So, it was an official factory color (my favorite actually),
> but cost extra and is no longer available.
The merlot was on ’95 M (my boss has one). ’96M was starlight mica blue.
The Merlot often looks black until the sun hits it just right (or maybe
it’s
just that I live in Seattle, so there’s darn little sun <g>) and then
it’s a very dark red, like the interior of a plum seen thru sunglasses.
Dave
’96M
The plum colored miata is an "M" edition. They are a custom color from
miata – different every year. I think 1994 was plum. Really cool looking!
Mike Marzalek
mi…@sr.hp.com
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>In article <6fe3e3$4s…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>, Tina Marie
><t…@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> writes
>>I saw the coolest color of Miata (pre-99) last night – it
>>was a deep plum. Was that an aftermarket paint job, or
>>were they ever really that color?
>>Tina Marie
>1994 M-Edition…Montego Blue Mica (blue, green, gold)
>1995 M-Edition…Merlot Mica (deep burgundy to ruddy red)
>1996 M-Edition…Starlight Blue Mica (deep blue)
>1997 M-Edition…Marina Green Mica (metallic BRG)
>1997 STO-Edition…Twilight Blue Mica (deep blue)
>Montego Blue hit the streets as a normal colour in 1996 after the removal
of
>Laguna Blue (1994-95), and Twilight Blue is now a normal colour for the
1999.
Maybe in Canada, but the Montego Blue "hit the streets" as a normal color in
1995. I had this color on a 1995 PEP.
Garth Grugal
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Man, you people forget so quickly…
1994 M-Edition…Montego Blue Mica (blue, green, gold)
1995 M-Edition…Merlot Mica (deep burgundy to ruddy red)
1996 M-Edition…Starlight Blue Mica (deep blue)
1997 M-Edition…Marina Green Mica (metallic BRG)
1997 STO-Edition…Twilight Blue Mica (deep blue)
Montego Blue hit the streets as a normal colour in 1996 after the removal of
Laguna Blue (1994-95), and Twilight Blue is now a normal colour for the 1999.
Regards,
Richard Dekker, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, M-CLUB #90, MCofA #41997
Founder & President, Wild Rose Chapter – Miata Club of America
1990 MX-5 Miata – Mariner Blue with double white stripes & GReddy turbo
Team 1:1, 1:10, 1:18, 1:24, 1:60, & 1:87 Miatas