In February 2022 we purchased a lovely little 30-year-old 1992, UK-market MX5 Mk1 1.6-litre that was already in decent condition, but set about giving you the chance to decide what modifications we should add to the car, before having the chance to win it in our free prize-draw!
And win it is just what Darren Kerrigan from York did!
Darren, already a Mk2 owner, had followed the progress of our project closely after aspiring to own his very own Mk1, and follow in the footsteps of his brother and have both a Mk1 and a Mk2 in his garage.
Never thinking he’d win in a million years, when he saw our winners announcement he thought it was a ‘wind up’ and couldn’t believe his look when we got in touch to tell him the good news!
Darren has only recently got in the MX5 scene as he wanted a car he could maintain himself, without the need for fancy computers and diagnostic machines and has been very proud to teach himself how to give ‘Jasper’ (his Mk2) a full service!
When we dropped off the car, he was eagerly awaiting our arrival and could hear us long before he could see us, and whilst conditions weren’t exactly perfect to get the top down and hit the open road, Darren and his wife couldn’t resist a little spin in the rain with the top down and said “Thanks for taking the time to drop off the car. We took it for a short ride and it is everything I hoped it would be. Thanks again to all at MX5Parts for such an amazing prize, I feel very privileged to own such a beautiful car!”
Take a look back at what we did to the car…
Mod 1 – Wheels
Mod 2 – Strut Braces
Mod 3 – Lights
Mod 4 – Coilover Kit
Read our blogs in full…
- How To Fit 15″ Vintage Calibre Wheels To An MX5 Mk1
- How to fit Ultra Racing Upper & Lower Brace Bars to your MX5 Mk1
- How To Upgrade Your Lights On Your MX5 Mk1
- How To Fit The GAZ Gold Pro 350/250 Coilover Kit To Your MX5
A full list of parts we fitted during the project…
- Plastic windscreen cowl panel (Genuine Mazda)
- Both wiper arms (Genuine Mazda)
- Wiper blades (Denso)
- Stubby aerial (IL Motorsport)
- Number plates (Aftermarket)
- Centre console (upgraded to an IL Motorsport version)
- Leather seat covers (IL Motorsport)
- Dashboard instrument cowl cover (Genuine Mazda)
- Gear lever gaiter (IL Motorsport)
- Hand brake lever gaiter (IL Motorsport)
- Steering wheel (Mountney)
- Gear knob (IL Motorsport)
- Hand brake sleeve (IL Motorsport)
- Door cards (IL Motorsport)
- Door mirrors (IL Motorsport)
- Style bar and wind blocker (MX5 Parts)
- Chrome filler lid (IL Motorsport)
- Carpet mats (MX5 Parts)
- Centre face plate (Genuine Mazda)
- Electric window switch (Genuine Mazda)
- Centre console cubby box (IL Motorsport)
- Mohair hood with glass window (BAS)
- GAZ Gold Pro Coilover Kit (GAZ)
- Smoked sequential LED front side lights (IL Motorsport)
- Smoked LED side reflectors (IL Motorsport)
- Smoked side repeaters (Aftermarket)
- Black clear rear lights (IL Motorsport)
- Front upper brace bar (Ultra Racing)
- Rear lower Brace bar (Ultra Racing)
- Vintage style alloy wheels (Calibre)
- Yokohama tyres (Yokohama)
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