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Perhaps what was once retro is retro yet again. Back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Nissan released a string of classically styled small cars for the home market: the Figaro, Pao, S-Cargo, Pao and …
I'm struggling to recall a car that the S-cargo (escargot? Get it? The car looks like (and performs like) a snail? Eh, nevermind...) would remind one of from a prior time. Perhaps panel wagons of the 50's in America? Even that's kinda a stretch.
Apart from that one, I really like the other three, the Pao especially. Also, there were surely WAY more than 20,000 Figaros produced. I'm certain Duncan has at LEAST 23,000 in stock haha!
I'm all about the Pao. I'd love to own one at some point.
Ed, I saw one on Japanese Classics' website recently. It wasn't for sale very long, got snatched up pretty quick. Probably the first one I've seen for sale anywhere I look, if I think about it.
te72 said:Ed, I saw one on Japanese Classics' website recently. It wasn't for sale very long, got snatched up pretty quick. Probably the first one I've seen for sale anywhere I look, if I think about it.
Check out Duncan Imports--- they have tons of them
In reply to Joe Gearin :
Oh, I'm well aware that Duncan has all sorts of cool cars. I try to avoid their website so as to avoid the temptation of looking into the feasibility of owning something I really don't need... yet. =P
There's a guy local to me with a Nissan Figaro. Kind of a funky looking little car.
I was wondering the other day if maybe Nissan is trying to pull off the retro thing with their Frontier in a kind of organic way?
I have to not go to duncan’s site as well because i want a figaro.
Patrick said:I have to not go to duncan’s site as well because i want a figaro.
Definitely do not go there.
I drove the Lane museum's Figaro at the Mitty. It's not fast but it was fun.
Saw a cute little green Figaro at a North jersey c&c. Cool car. My 80 2+2 ZX would look like a stretch limo next to it.
There was a dealership in Columbus GA with a small lot full of these. They recently closed.
I wonder where the cars went...
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