Breaking down miles from home in a foreign country is everyone’s worst nightmare, We were elated to hear from club member Alan Sykes about the tremendous service he received from Classicline Insurance and The Figaro Shop after his breakdown in Luxembourg. Alan was stuck in the middle of nowhere, far… Read More

Words and Pictures – Jennie Jones Ever thought of going on a long road trip with your Figaro but have put it off, worried that it might not be up to the challenge? That was us! But having just come back from a 39-day round trip from the Midlands UK… Read More

Words and Pictures: Dolly Webb So, it all started in 2009 when my husband gave me the most wonderful gift for my 40th birthday. I never thought I would get close to seeing one let alone owning my very own Figaro. I called her Lucy, it was like seeing my… Read More

Words and Pictures – The Figaro Shop Now, this one’s a bit special!  At The Figaro Shop, we love to make dreams come true by building bespoke Figaros to your specific brief, so we were really excited when Kim came to us wanting a de-chromed black ‘stealth’ Figaro.  After many… Read More

Words, Pictures and Video by Spanish Member: Luis Crespo The “Three Kings (Day) Parade” is celebrated on the evening of January 5th in all big and small cities – even in suburbs – in Spain. All children are very excited about greeting the ‘Three Wise Men’ and expecting… Read More

Lizzie Mawer with her Figaro, outside the Figaro Shop We were hugely saddened to hear of the passing of one of our members, Lizzie Mawer. Lizzie loved her Figaro. Like many owners, it brought a smile to her face, and she enjoyed being a member of our club. Her father,… Read More

I am an ex-pat Brit now living in California. I had never seen, nor even heard of, a Nissan Figaro. Then, on a trip back to the UK, I saw this cool, quirky, retro car passing by, “What on Earth is that?”, I asked my sister. “No idea”, she replied. Read More

Carpet dye – Grey Interior Renovation, Car Trim Faded Carpet Dye 1 Litre With the Figaro being over 31 years old now, chances are the carpet is looking a tab bit worn and most probably a little grubby in places which the vacuum cannot reach. Of late we… Read More

Pictures and Words by Paul Greene Were the forces of good and evil at play when Sue and I first encountered this strange car, which gives more smiles per gallon than any other vehicle on the road? I guess not really, it is just an alternative way of looking at… Read More

We expect to cause quite a stir too – strangers have shown much interest in her asking me what make she is, how old she is and on her first trip out to the local supermarket and whilst we were loading the car with shopping, a man asked if he could take photographs of her. Read More

Having had the pleasure of carrying out wedding bookings over the last few years in the Figs (Lily and Mr Plum), and latterly coming through the last few years of a difficult rollercoaster, I thought I’d share some of the happy occasions. When “Lily the Fig” was advertised on Gumtree… Read More

Words and Pictures by Mia Braine In the town where we live, I have on occasion seen a Figaro, and I became slightly obsessed. Earlier this year we went to London for a week, and we saw three different Figaro’s, and I took photos of, and with two… Read More

Words and Pictures by David & Clare Edwards My wife Clare had always wanted a Figaro and admired them for 15+ years, but due to having twins, it was never a practical choice for her. But now the boys are 16 yrs old the time was right. We have had… Read More

Words and Pictures by Ian Mckeen In the beginning, God created heaven and Earth. The Earth was without form, and void and darkness. And God said, “let there be light” and there was light. Billions of years later in 1977, the rock band AC/DC followed this with; Let there be… Read More

Words and Pictures John Longworth It’s been rough for lots of people during lockdown not seeing friends, getting bored with nothing to do but looking at the TV, TV, and more TV. So I decided to go into my garage/workshop and find something to fill in my time. With… Read More

Words and Pictures: Glenn Rader Glenn Rader and Karen Bartos live in the Detroit, Michigan area in the US. They own a fully restored, award-winning, Figaro built by The Figaro Shop in Didcot, England. They purchased the car and imported it to the US in 2019. The car’s name is… Read More

Words & Pictures by Jennifer Kent. Freya came into our lives after loving the Figaro for over 12 years. After a rather horrific year, going through separation and divorce due to my ex-husband leaving me for another woman, abandoning all responsibility to me (financially/emotionally/physically) from busy business mum to a… Read More

Created by German artist Raimund Göbner Bildhauer this large Figaro model has been carved out of Limewood. We love the detail of the car, driver, passenger and the two dogs in the back. The model was exhibited back in March and is now owned by Luxembourg members Peter & Andrea… Read More

Words & Pictures by member Ian Williams. You may recall back in October last year a request was sent through to Kevin at Figaro HQ to recruit an Emerald Green Figaro to be featured in a special Doctor Who box set.  Well, the message was flashed across the internet and… Read More

Words & Pictures by New Zealand Members David & Judy Kerr Our Figaro is named ‘Minty’ Judy and I, along with friends Jim and Colleen recently had a weekend in Blenheim, which is in our South Island at the top, and decided to extend it a couple of… Read More

Words & Pictures Dirk Parker Having bought and restored a barn-find ‘1972 VW Beetle Karmann’ for my son’s 21st birthday, it was always my intention to balance things for my daughter, Francesca. I had thought about a Figaro for some time and I then came across this car in… Read More

Words & Pictures Michael Potts. As long as I have known my wife, I have known that she wanted a Nissan Figaro. Of course, when I first heard the name I was a little concerned. Alexandra, you see, is quite the classy lady – a lawyer no less and quite… Read More

Raj and I have been married for 28 years and have 2 grown up daughters. One day, I happened to casually mention my love of Figaro cars in a passing comment. Unbeknown to me, my husband must have logged that memory (surprisingly he never remembers anything I say!). Sometime last year,… Read More

We’d pondered buying a property in Spain since 2015 after our youngest son moved with his girlfriend to Spain’s Costa del Sol. By chance a couple of years later while on holiday, we were offered a long-term rental apartment. Such opportunities are as rare as hens’ teeth, so we seized… Read More

Mr. Figgy & Dogs – As a Treat Rescue Dogs Get a Ride in Mr. Figgy I became a Figaro owner in 2005 while living in the UK. I have always loved cars and knew the moment I saw the Figaro I wanted to own one. In 2007 when we… Read More

Words by Kate O’Connor & Toby Brooks and Pictures by Toby Brooks I bought my first Figaro last year but unfortunately it didn’t last the test of time – I was very sad 🙁 but then my awesome husband, Oscar, suggested we visit The Figaro Shop to see if… Read More

RNLI Fundraising Challenge Club Members James & Belinda Richardson plan to visit all 238 lifeboat stations in 911 hours and try to raise £56,644 for the RNLI To complete the challenge, the more observant of you will also notice that the couple have swapped their Pale Aqua Figaro named ‘Figgy’… Read More

US Member Jeff Elson commissioned The Figaro Shop to create this wonderful example. The stunning example has a mere 4,800 km or 2,983 miles and being one of only 2,000 made in the Topaz Mist shade makes this car a very special find, possibly the rarest Figaro remaining. The… Read More

Every year I buy my wife a Figaro calendar at Christmas as a stocking filler and ever since her first one it’s been her ambition to get a photo of her beloved car into one. Hence whenever we’re out somewhere vaguely picturesque out comes the camera… Read More

A road trip from Norfolk, UK to Schaffhausen, Switzerland – 4th June 2017. What do a group of woodwind instrument makers do when they want to go on a trip? They visit other instrument makers! An invitation from Kung recorder makers was made last year when 2 of the makers… Read More

My name is Sharon and I am a new Figaro owner, living in the San Francisco Bay Area. I purchased my Figaro (emerald green) in Southern California from another Figaro enthusiast Mitch Braiman, proud owner of ‘Mr. Figgy’ (Lapis Grey), in May of 2017. My sister-in-law, Dydia Delyser,… Read More

My 194 km Figaro My search for a Fig began last fall when just by chance I happened to see a cute Lapiz Grey Fig driving towards me. Just by chance the owner happened to pull up right beside me when I was stopped at a red light. So I… Read More

Jill’s Figgy Rosalita, an epic story of blood, sweat, tears and a very racy love affair with a 26 year old. It was in the winter of 2007. The winter of discontent you might say. We were sat in a local pub when Jill looked out of the window and… Read More

I teach High School Students on the Sunny Coast of Western Australia with my husband, Chris, and 10 year old daughter, Sophie. When I went away for a weekend crafting retreat in a Western Australian country town in September 2016  I had never heard of, or seen, a Figaro. When… Read More

Joining the Fig Family I’m a newby!  Having admired Figaro’s from afar and gone potty waving like a lunatic every time I saw one, I finally became the very proud owner of a Topas Mist Figaro – Winnie in November 2014. I did do my homework though, as to have… Read More

Colani the Figaro … Together with my wife I went to the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey in 2010 where I saw a Figaro parking in a street. Not knowing what car it is, I did some research It came out that it was a Figaro. It finally took… Read More

I first met the Figaro in 2006 when I happened to catch a bit of ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’ on TV.  I had a little bronze Fiat Punto at the time… just and A to B car….and there on the TV was something far more interesting and exciting. By March… Read More

Club Member Tom Waddington captured these amazing images (one of which was included in our 2016 Figaro Wall Calendar 2016). Enjoy…… Read More

Figaro competing on a National Classic Car Rally – Tour Britannia in 2009 My wife and I bought this Figaro as a present for our elder daughter in 2005. It had just been imported by a company in North Yorkshire. When she got married and moved abroad, she wanted to… Read More

From Sheffield To Île-de-Ré  in a Figaro With a French map to hand Members Zoe & Steve Marciniak (plus son Feliks) set off on 1200 mile adventure to relish the slower pace of life on offer. Another grey February morning finds the Fig is sat outside on the drive looking… Read More