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Mazda Miata designer Shunji Tanaka dead at 75

First gen Miata
UK
By:
Urvaksh Karkaria
December 24, 2021 12:32 PM

Shunji Tanaka, a key designer of the iconic Mazda Miata, has died. He was 75.

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