A convoy of retro-looking Nissan Figaro cars driven by their owners in fancy dress raised smiles and laughter during a tour of Devon which took them to Tavistock, Yelverton and across Dartmoor to Moretonhampstead and Ashburton.
![Figaros at the Two Bridges Hotel, near Princetown.](https://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/04/26/11/58/Figaros%20at%20the%20Two%20Bridges%20Hotel%2C%20near%20Princetown..jpg?trim=0,315,0,315&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
They were then due to travel through Haldon and southwards to Totnes, Lodiswell, Dartmouth, Salcombe, Paignton, Blackpool Sands and then onto East Devon on a five-day outing.
Tour organisers Rob and Lynette Parsons took part in their purple Figaro, complete with purple clothes and seatbelts.
Rob said: “The Figaro is a quirky, cute looking car. We love it and love showing it off. We get so many waves and smiles and laughs as we drive past people.
![A Devon-loving Figaro owning couple enjoying their road tour.](https://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/04/26/11/11/A%20Devon-loving%20Figaro%20owning%20couple%20enjoying%20their%20road%20tour..jpg?trim=0,315,0,315&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
“The car was only produced in Japan and only 20,000 were made, so it’s also rare.
![Lynette Parson in her stylish purple Figaro.](https://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/04/26/11/31/Lynette%20Parson%20in%20her%20stylish%20purple%20Figaro..jpg?width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
It was originally made for the Tokyo Motor Show in limited numbers, but was so popular it was then extended and only then in 1991 for seven months.
![Figaro owners and their Devon sheep toys.](https://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/04/26/11/25/Figaro%20owners%20and%20their%20Devon%20sheep%20toys..jpg?trim=0,315,0,315&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
It’s not fast, but comfortable and well-equipped, so it’s not really retro.”
![In the pink - a Figaro couple celebrate their car's character.](https://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/04/26/11/51/In%20the%20pink%20-%20a%20Figaro%20couple%20celebrate%20their%20car%27s%20character..jpg?width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)