Hall's first blackboard sketch of a two-seater convertible car in the early 1980s resulted in him being offered a job by Mazda Motors although he has no formal engineering qualifications. Hall is considered to be the "biological father" of the MX-5/Miata, although he was not responsible for the engineering and styling work that brought it to production. Bob Hall is insanely funny and charismatic. You'd think he's a Hollywood actor or something with the way he presents himself!