As we head towards the New Year, we wanted to share with you the beautiful poem that member Ann Wardrop sent in celebrating club founders Kevin and Sue! Well, Kevin and Sue, a big thank you As you both hand over the reigns… Read More

Member Jaymes Gardiner has been in touch to let us know about two Comic Con events he has attended with his Figaro “Liz” who was used on screen in Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures. As members may recall, Jaymes was astonished to discover the history of his Figaro… Read More

Figaro Owners Club is all about community, so at this Festive time of year we wanted to do our bit and support the club’s main charity Young Lives vs Cancer. The Club supports Young Lives vs Cancer, who fight tirelessly for children and young people with cancer, often when… Read More

Celebrating Christmas on a crisp winter’s day is even lovelier with Figgys! Members and friends Anne and Stewart, Francine and JJ, Helen and Chris, Lyn and Graham and Adam and Lukas got together for a little drive out and Christmas Lunch to exchange festive cheer! After meeting at The Oaksmere… Read More

Mary Schile wrote to the Club to let us know all about her inspiring story of Figaro restoration and her trip from the US over to England where she called by The Figaro Shop! “I provide a home to an Emerald Green Fig (Minty) which was imported to… Read More

When the new club committee reached out to say hello to the club’s wonderful chapter coordinators, Michael, who looks after the United States, mentioned that he would be over in the UK a couple of weeks later! And so, it was a completely pleasure to meet up with… Read More

Today is World Kindness Day – an awareness day in its 25th year – all about promoting the importance of being kind to each other, to yourself, and to the world. Earlier today we published a post about Ken’s charity fundraising efforts last weekend – a… Read More

Ken Graham, our brilliant chapter coordinator for Scotland, has sent us his report from the NEC Classic Car Show in Birmingham UK. “I’ve just spent two days at the NEC Classic Car Show in Birmingham on my first event with the Sporting Bears, who I joined earlier this… Read More

As a club, there’s nothing more lovely than hearing from members about their trips out together! We were delighted to hear from Alan and Sheena about their recent autumnal trip out with nine Figgy friends around North East Leicestershire and Rutland in the UK on 2nd November … “We were… Read More

Words and Pictures by Member Jane Ellison-Bates   Yorkshire chapter Figaro owner Jane Ellison-Bates was thrilled that the editor of Classic Car Weekly picked out Primrose to feature as the cameo car in his editorial piece about the first-ever Big Yellow Car Show this summer.  Her registration number was also… Read More

Words and Pictures by Member Jaymes Gardiner As most people of know me, I love anything to do with Doctor Who, which includes the spin off show, ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures‘ which is famously known in the Figaro community for having a Figaro as Sarah Jane’s Car – which was… Read More

Words and Pictures: Ken Graham (and Fergus), Scotland Chapter Coordinator My intention was to title this article ‘What lies beneath?’ Until our friends at The Figaro Shop published their own ‘Rust Focussed’ online blog (definitely worth checking out) using the same title!! (Cheers, Toby!!) Read now Staying… Read More

We’re buzzing to celebrate this milestone—Carole Cohen, who joined our vibrant family this week and enjoys the special membership number of 5,000.   From our humble beginnings with a simple website in March 2009, we’ve blossomed into a thriving community that’s all about passion, camaraderie, and support for Figaro… Read More

Words and Pictures by Emma Wallace My wedding day last year, as we are fast approaching our first anniversary on 18 May!  As you’ll see, my beloved Figgy ‘Summer’ had a starring role in our big day. ‘Summer’ is my second Fig – I was previously a member of this… Read More

Two years ago it was revealed that Nissan had been seeking a partnership with Her Majesty the Queen https://www.figaroownersclub.com/the-royal-figaro/ but it now transpires that this wasn’t the only partnership that Nissan was considering. Court papers relating to a dispute between Dior and another perfumer, have revealed that fragrance… Read More

This year, the stars aligned beautifully, as our Figaro’s birthday coincided with Valentine’s Day, falling on a delightful Friday! It was the perfect opportunity to come home from work, indulge in a romantic meal, and take a moment to reflect on the heartwarming journey of your beloved Figaro. It’s truly… Read More

We are delighted to announce that out of 17 car clubs, our club has been awarded the ‘BEST IN SHOW’ at this year’s CarFest 2024. 12 fantastic Figaros are on show! Special shout out to Debbie Hagan, Mandy Forder and Kate Thomas for creating all the special bits and bobs… Read More

Words and pictures by club member Download A4 Sheet Having noticed that the right-hand side dashboard plastic mounting bracket had started to crumble around the mounting holes, I decided to have a go at repairing it with something more permanent. Note, that I am not a fabricator,… Read More

A Nissan Figaro owner has accidentally discovered an onboard computer system when driving the retro car in a recent flash of torrential rain. John McCarthy was driving his wife’s Figaro “Kyoto”, with the roof down. Still, he had failed to check the weather forecast. Owners of the limited edition car… Read More

Club member Paul Hodgkinson acquired a set of original alloys from eBay which were a little tatty and showing signs of corrosion. Paul sent them off to F&M Powder Coating Specialist where they were acid-dipped and stripped, repaired and powder coated in the original colour. The results… Read More

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

There’s no getting away from the fact the Figaro is a small car but if you’ve ever wondered just how much luggage the car can take then enjoy this light-hearted video from Veronica Young. Veronica or ‘Vron’ to our members was well-known for her ability to pack what seemed to… 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

This Lego kit was designed by Peter Blackert and can be built in 10 modules. It is featured on the website Rebrickable and has 436 parts in total. To build it, you will need to order the instructions PDF which at the time of writing was $12 dollars. Once you… 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

The release of documents under the Public Records Act 1967 has revealed that Nissan applied to Her Majesty the Queen for a Royal Warrant which would have seen the car launched as The Royal Figaro. Certain documents are only released after a period of time, due to their being particularly… 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

Words, Pictures and Video Calu Thierry This is a tutorial to allow you to make yourself a mini Figaro at 1/64th radio controlled… You don’t think you can do it, probably and yet it’s easy, follow me…. This is the principle of Kiss model making NB I’m not a model… 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

Then we’ll begin with this IKEA/FIGARO chair! Created by member Ian Mckeen who searched online auction sites and managed to pick up a sorry-looking passenger seat for a small sum and a couple of old Ikea bent wooden chairs! Ian stripped all 3 chairs down, re-coloured and polished the Figaro… 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

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today revealed early plans for the Figaro, originally designed over thirty years ago to “bring out an atmosphere of light-hearted elegance, the entire car painted in a solid two-tone colour scheme.” The plans were discovered by Naomi Watanabe in an unpublished version of… 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

Read the amazing story of the ultimate Nissan Figaro Racing Car! 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