Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Since the Nissan Figaro (just like the Pao and Be-1) was delivered in Japan only it is very uncommon to see anywhere outside Japan. So I was a bit surprised to see one while I was on my way to the local gardencenter (yes, really I do have a garden!)
I kind of prodded my imaginary passenger to take some pictures while driving behind it, hence the quality is not entirely as it should be…
After a few kilometers I had to say goodbye to it: Continue reading
I spotted this rare Sunny B11 van some time ago near the place where I shot the Eclipse and the mysterious old racecar. Since I didn’t have a camera at hand I was unable to take a picture of it. Naturally when I returned with a camera it had disappeared in thin air…
So last week I was very happy to see it parked just a block away from where I spotted it initially!
The Sunny is a 1987 van and back then Nissan sold, unlike Toyota did with the Corolla wagon, the current generation wagon for heavy duty purposes. But why? If it were rear wheel drive and has extra weight into the back of the car it would have benefited a lot for the drivability of the car. Nevertheless it should have been quite capable of doing its job.
As you can see this wagon has four door and a rear seat and a separated compartment of its load: Continue reading
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