Rare cars start at 1 yen What is the result?
auctionHouse “BH Auction” collaborates with “Yahoo! Auctions” to hold the 16th “Collection Car Auction” specializing in famous cars with high rarity value.
In this auction, all 13 rare vintage cars exhibited at the head office of the popular outdoor shop “Orange” from Wakayama Prefecture were put up for auction.
All starting prices start at ¥1. It was held as an auction “for everyone to participate”.
Individuals to be exhibited are on the YouTube channel of “Orange” and variouseventIn addition to the two custom trucks that became a hot topic in the 2018 event, there is a collection of gems collected over many years by Mr. Michio Ikeda, the representative of “Orange”, such as an American-made camping van that is extremely difficult to obtain in Japan.
We will introduce each of the auction results that were revealed on January 22, 2023.
“Vamos” Auction Results
Starting price: 1 yen
Contract price: 1,412,000 yen (tax included: 1,553,200 yen)
Number of bids: 99
Details of the first-generation Vamos exhibited
There is no vehicle other than the first-generation Honda Vamos that is so well-suited to the phrase “a car that does not exist in modern times.”
The small body does not have a door or roof, and the only thing that separates the occupants from the outside is the guard bar and front window instead of the door.
If you drop your eyes from the driver’s seat, you’re already on the road, giving off a strong presence with avant-garde looks.
The transmission is a 4-speed MT. The engine is a 354cc air-cooled 2-cylinder OHC installed under the second row driver’s seat. It is unique in that it has a so-called midship layout.
The face is also distinctive, and the design with the spare tire between the headlamps that look like protruding frogs’ eyes, combined with the small body, gives a very cute impression.
On the other hand, if you look at the interior, it has a spartan charm that looks like a military car, such as bare metal without lining and a dash panel lined with simple meters.
The individual exhibited this time is a vehicle that was exhibited at the outdoor event “VEHICLE STYLE” specializing in vehicles such as cars and motorcycles held in April 2022.
Mr. Ikeda had been looking for “Vamos” for some time, so he decided to buy it on the spot.
In addition to its design, the “Vamos” is an attractive model that is designed to be a vehicle that can be used not only for leisure but also for on-site work.
The slogan was also marketed as “a car with unlimited uses depending on the ideas of the rider.”
Therefore, it features a compact body and easy loading and unloading of luggage, and convenience that can be used anywhere is pursued.
However, the avant-garde design of “Vamos” was not well received by users at the time, and the production period was only 3 years, and the number of production remained at 2,530 units, and there are few existing examples.
In addition, there were three types of “Vamos”: a two-seater model, a four-seater model, and a full holo type with a canopy that covers the entire upper part.
Among them, the production volume of the full holo model is small, and the exterior body color is original, and the interior has not been touched, so it can be said that the rarity is extremely high.
