I fell in love with the non-factory color and promptly named it Root Beer. My ­Figaro did need some maintenance items taken care of. First on the list was a new radiator and cooling system.

Racing Factory Yamamoto's Figaro GT 2000 Racing Factory Yamamoto, an S2000 and NSX specialist, is probably the last shop you'd expect to build a limited-edition Nissan convertible.

JDM-only microcars are cutesy little automobiles you don’t see that often on U.S. roads. As for the Nissan Figaro, well, it’s even more of a unicorn considering that only 20,073 units were ...