In the wacky and soon-to-be cult classic, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, Rick Moranis was a scientist who inadvertently. . . well, you know!

Inevitably, when you look at a Miata pretending to be a Daytona Spyder, you get the feeling that Moranis may be lurking in the background. Or, did someone say, "You’re on Candid Camera?"

It’s called the Miami Roadster for obvious reasons. And for those of you for whom it is not so obvious, here’s the refresher course: Tom McBurnie resculpted a Daytona Spyder body to fit onto a Corvette, and then he produced the bodies in fiberglass. The black car in the hit television series Miami Vice was one of his cars. Suddenly a car no one had recognized was recognizable. Suddenly Ferrari recognized that McBurnie was copying them and that led to a lawsuit . . . . In the end, Ferrari won.

While there are several companies still producing a Daytona Spyder replica, Jim Simpson is the only one producing a version for a Mazda Miata. And, hey, the Miata is a sweet little sports car. While it does not have overwhelming horsepower, it has fine balance, great economy, and just enough zoominess to keep your attention.

If that’s enough, then the Miami Roadster kit is just what you’re looking for. The basic package of one-piece front body section, hood with prebonded inner structure (with all mounting hardware) preassembled headlight bucket assemblies (hinged, with mounting hardware and linkage) rear bumper cover (smooth), front side marker lenses and backup light, will cost you $3,899. Add another $796 and you get chromed bumpers and the Daytona-like taillights.

Of course, there are even more things you can do further fulfill your dream of owning a small Daytona Spyder, including installing a set of four Prime 15x7-inch painted wheels, a Nardi Evolution shift knob, Ansa exhaust tips and upgraded tires. Bellow a couple of vroom, vrooms and the car may even sound like a Ferrari.

Best of all, when you decide to transform a Miata into a Miami Roadster, there is no cutting or welding. All of the Daytona pieces go exactly where the Miata pieces went, using the same hardware. And, if you suddenly decide you need to get out of Miami, you can reverse the process and return the Mazda look to your Miata.

But what possessed Jim Simpson to create the car in the first place? "I kept seeing my wife driving down the road in her Miata and I started wondering, where in the heck had I seen the car before," he says. "The windshield profile, the quarter windows, the beltline, even the shape of the door is reminiscent of the Daytona. Of course, I have a real background in Ferraris, so I went, ‘Hmmmm.’"