Description
First UK registered in November 2005, presented very well and a much cared for example the prior keeper was a member of the Figaro Owners Club. Finished in Lapis Grey and still trimmed in its original cream leather. the Nissan has been treated to replacement bumpers, hood, battery and handbrake cable had a reconditioned steering rack installed and the rear arches renewed and the paintwork amended accordingly. She comes , complete with all the bills and receipts relating to the work done. The odometer currently stands at a total mileage of 102kNissan's characterful little Figaro convertible was introduced to the world at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, for which the Japanese company used Back to the Future as its marketing tagline. The 2+2 model was based on the Micra of the day, and featured a front-mounted 987cc turbo engine of 75bhp . A design critic writing for the New York times described the Figaro as 'the height of postmodernism and unabashedly retro, promiscuously combining elements of the Citroen 2CV, Renault 4, classic Mini and Fiat 500'Whatever your take on the design, it caused quite a stir at launch and continues to do so today. Amazingly, production was limited to a single year (1991), during which a total of only 20, 073 were produced, all of which were equipped with righthand drive. The model was offered in just four colours that were intended to represent the seasons of the year Emerald Green (spring), Pale Aqua (summer), Topaz Mist (autumn) and Lapis Grey (winter). A cool car
