On the same property that the convertable came from used to be a hino contessa in the hay shed owned by his father, as i remember it from 25 years ago was in perfect condition.When we went to the classic jap car show there was a guy wanting one. I promised i would find out for him?Well i have bad news for him as when the owner died the sons the put car outside to fend for itself with a farm full of other unused motoring history,mostly truck,tractors and a few old bikes.A scrap metal dealer came in with a excavator and cleared 50%of this collection and now when you drive past your local hyudai dealer spare a thought for little contessa
.I was fortunate that the gt was in a seperate paddock however most of the parts were inside the house which was lucky as there is other stuff there that is probably just as exotic as the gt.This paddock has railway carriges,shippng containers,pantechs oozing, i mean filled to the brim doors open parts sloping to the ground,bits that i bet could put some smiles on some faces.Who knows what got squashed it was better not to ask as you cant turn back time.This guy could make a fortune [ebay could be his friend].sorry Dave Gregs rant
The Disc brakes were excellent (well, compared to a Bellett), but not progressive - you push a bit - nothing, a bit more - nothing, then "Bam" there on & you're stopped! 
And that motor - in line 4, south-north in the back, with a blow fan pushing air thru the radiator & grille. Very backwards! Chuck it into a corner & you could be going - very backwards! Get it right, though & you could get a bit of a drift! 
