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In Nissan manufactured the now iconic and highly desirable Nissan Figaro. It fast became a 'cult retro classic' and highly sought after Worldwide, the beauty and sheer class of the car coupled with the very limited manufacture of only 20, units has made it even more desirable and consequently, valuable. All 20, were made in Right Hand Drive Some have even said it was clever photography, but it has since been proven to exist..
The sale price? There isn't one. It is not for sale confirms the owner, at any price. In Nissan Motor Company were to celebrate 50 years of manufacture and thus decided to celebrate with the design and production of a very limited car.
They hired the services of the Pyke design team and gave instructions the car was to be something 'Very special and that would reflect both style and quality for many years to come'. Thus the Nissan Figaro was born. Literally tens of thousands of lottery tickets were sold and winning tickets changed hands for far in excess of the launch selling price!
The car was introduced to the public at the Tokyo Motor Show under the slogan 'Back to the Future. This car turns heads wherever it goes. Some are fitted with very rare after sales Nissan Figaro Alloys.
The bodywork and full leather white interiors are in A1 condition and all have low mileage. Figs4u are also the specialists in the famous Pink Nissan Figaro, we are always able to supply all original colours and can supply you with any bespoke colour of your choice for a special order. Figs4u are also the only supplier of Nissan Figaro in Left Hand Drive, which we totally refurbish and can supply to any Major port!
The Figaro has been referred to as a 'retro fashion car,' and was born out of the Japanese 'boutique' movement in car design. Japanese designer Shoji Takahashi was inspired by Swatch watches - the notion that it was possible to give identical products different casings.
The magpies of the Figaro design team took all the best and shiniest bits from a variety of European cars and fused them into an almost-cartoon whole. There's something there to remind you of just about every classic car you have ever seen. An Austin Healey specialist provided the grille, a Vauxhall one the chrome and some panels are Ford Popular, others vintage Rootes.
Owners will become used to pensioners approaching to say 'I had one of those in the sixties! They're not. It is a suburban Noddymobile - Quentin Willson, This judgement, from the man who left Top Gear to front Channel 5's Britain's Worst Driver, might be taken by many Figaro owners as the ultimate compliment.
It is fashionable now to completely re-colour a Figaro. Contact us if you have a favourite colour choice. Only 8, Figaros were originally produced with an additional 12, added to meet demand in less than 2 years. Most of them are now in the UK and prices are slowly rising and surely set to increase as time passes. The Figaro comes fully fitted with leather seats, air conditioning, a retro look CD player and a retractable roof that completely folds into its own boot keeping the strong design lines of the car.
It was designed by Shoji Takahashi who won a design competition with it. One of his inspirations was Swatch who design identical watches changing only the colours. Takahashi also took ideas from many classical, European, and particularly Italian car designs. It has a three speed automatic gearbox; it was not available in any other way.
The car has a capacity for four people. Interior height is mm width is mm. It does around 68 mpg and has a 75bhp output.
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