After some online searching, I found out the mystery car was a Nissan Figaro, a limited-production convertible introduced at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show with the tagline “Back to the Future.” ...

Granted, it's still not a huge selection, but products like the early Datsun Fairlady roadsters, the quirky Nissan Figaro, and the much-maligned Nissan Murano Crosscabriolet all show that Nissan ...

Predating the Figaro was the Nissan Pao of 1989, another Nissan Micra-based model but this time featuring a deliberately utilitarian, 1960s-influenced look (hence its ribbed side panels, external door ...