Not only the Miata, but Nissan had a few 'retro' styled cars. But since these cars didn't leave the shores of Japan, no one knows about them and refuses to reconize them.
This is a 1989 Nissan PAO:
<img src="http://bestjapancar.com/NISSANS/paoFR3.JPG">
Then, of course, this little gem, the Nissan Figaro, 1991 model:
<img src="http://www.extc.jp/japanese_used_cars/stock/image/gamu%200031.jpg">
Interior:
<img src="http://www.bestjapancar.com/NISSANS/egg2IN3.JPG">
Who says the Japanese are always copying and never inovating? Those who live life with closed eyes and clogged ears.