Mystery Auto

[philmco]

Here is a photo I took of a small car parked along the side of the road in Kyoto Japan. There are very few older cars that I saw in Kyoto but this one intriqued me especially as I could not identify it. Perhaps an early Honda?
Anyone know?

Phil

[paulatukcamera]

Its a Nissan Figaro - a soret of "pastiche" 1950s car made in the early 1990s and based on the Micra.

Quite popular in the UK - there was also a "snail like" van.

This article tells your more:
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3054601

Collectors group here:
www.iobjects.co.uk/figaro/figaro.html


Paul

[philmco]

Thanks Paul
That didn't take too long! This was one of the very few older (1990's ?) cars I saw in Japan as most were only a few years old at best. No dirty cars either.
Phil