Classic Motorsports Car Catcher: Micro Import

Love strange, slightly strange small cars? Japan is a good source, and Montu Motors specializes in importing secondhand Japanese-spec cars from Asia to the U.S. Today they are offering this 1991 Honda Beat for just $8,600. Not quite your speed? They also specialize in hunting down whatever specific car you might want to import. The car just has to be at least 25 years old.

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nderwater UltimaDork
12/20/16 4:01 p.m.

Nice! I'd love to see a Mazda AZ-1, Suzuki Cappuccino, or Daihatsu Copen in the flesh.

David S. Wallens Editorial Director
12/30/16 12:48 p.m.

nderwater wrote: Nice! I'd love to see a Mazda AZ-1, Suzuki Cappuccino, or Daihatsu Copen in the flesh.

I've been lucky to see them. The Cappuccino is my favorite. Somewhere I have a die-cast of one. The proportions are just spot-on.

wearymicrobe UltraDork
12/30/16 1:48 p.m.

That little red beat is right up my alley that they have right now. No way to get it reg'd in California though.

The0retical Dork
12/30/16 2:25 p.m.

wearymicrobe wrote: That little red beat is right up my alley that they have right now. No way to get it reg'd in California though.

That's one of the things I really disliked about living there. You could supposedly get it certified but you'd have to submit it to the state to baseline and do a bunch of work. Essentially acting like you're the manufacturer. Seems a little excessive, and expensive, since I doubt there will be any statistically relevant number of 25+ year old cars imported. No matter what Skyline fans may say.

I'd love a little turbo charged Beat, Pulsar GTi-R, or Honda City Turbo to tool around in. Maybe a modified HiAce just because.

wearymicrobe UltraDork
1/1/17 8:34 p.m.

The0retical wrote:
wearymicrobe wrote: That little red beat is right up my alley that they have right now. No way to get it reg'd in California though.
That's one of the things I really disliked about living there.

One of about a thousand things that annoy me. I have seen so many of them running around on out of state plates clearly here full time though. Rules like this are hard to follow that is for sure.