A typical day in England today - 'wet' - so not much to excite the camera's lens. So here is a car I came across in the village of Faulkland, in Somerset. A Nissan Figaro.
Not being a car expert I had to look up information on-line about it (see below) and apparently only about 20,000 have been made.
The Nissan Figaro was introduced at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show under the slogan "Back to the Future". The name references the title character in the play The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais.
Based on the Nissan Micra, the Figaro was built at Aichi Machine Industry, a special projects group which Nissan would later call "Pike Factory," which also produced three other niche automobiles: the Be-1, Pao and S-Cargo.
As a fixed-profile convertible, the upper side elements of the Figaro's bodywork remain fixed, while its fabric soft top retracts to provide a less fully open experience than a typical convertible. The fixed-profile concept is seen on other convertibles, including the Citroën 2CV (1948–1990), the Nash Rambler Convertible "Landau" Coupe (1950), and the 1957 Fiat 500 — as well its 2007 Fiat 500 successor.
The Figaro was marketed in four colours representing the four seasons: Topaz Mist (Autumn), Emerald Green (Spring), Pale Aqua (Summer) and Lapis Grey (Winter). Few, reportedly 2,000, were marketed in Topaz Mist.
The Figaro was equipped with leather seats, air conditioning, CD player and a fixed-profile slide-back open roof.
8000 were originally available with an additional 12,000 added to production numbers to meet demand. Prospective purchasers entered a lottery to purchase a Figaro. Limited edition cars came with passenger side baskets and cup holders.
Noted Nissan Figaro owners, include FC Barcelona and Belgian footballer Thomas Vermaelen, guitarist Eric Clapton, TV presenter Vanessa Feltz, and Princess Eugenie.
@theboxmanreturns I've looked at your photo and there are a couple of differences-one-there is a different figure hanging in the front window and two this one's got a National Trust sticker in the passenger side window, your shot did not. Perhaps there may be 2 in the family? As there were only 20,00 made in is quite a coincidence that there are 2 of them in the Bath Area!!!
