1994 Toyota Sera Gullwing FWD, AC, Auto, Extremely Rare · 115,947 mi

Here is a 1994 Toyota Sera Gullwing FWD, AC, Auto, Extremely Rare, finished in Black, imported from Japan and available to buy now. Shifting is by an automatic transmission. Its chassis number is EXY10-0016421.

As listed

• Year: 1994
• Make: Toyota
• Model: Sera Gullwing FWD, AC, Auto, Extremely Rare
• Chassis code: EXY10
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 115,947
• Engine: 5E-5HE inline 4
• Colour: Black
• Chassis number: EXY10-0016421
• Body type: Sedan / Sports
• Stock reference: BUC12347

Where the EXY10 Sera fits

The Sera is a small Toyota coupe built from 1990 to 1996 with butterfly doors that hinge up and forward, and a glass canopy that extends into the roof. Underneath it is a Starlet-based front-drive car with a 1.5-litre 5E engine, so the running gear is ordinary and the body is anything but. Toyota built it for Japan only and it is widely cited as an influence on the McLaren F1's door design.

The clock has passed six figures at 115,947 miles, about 186,600 km. Japan's shaken inspection regime means vehicles of this age in the domestic market have been presented for testing on a fixed cycle throughout their lives.

The practical side

Japanese-market saloons and coupes of this period were built to a domestic specification that never crossed to North America: different engines, different trim, different equipment, and in many cases a model that was simply never offered elsewhere. That is the reason to import one rather than buy a local equivalent — there is no local equivalent.

Between $8,000 and $12,000 the Japanese import market offers cars that have no domestic equivalent at any price — engines, trims and models that simply were not exported. That is the whole value proposition in this band.

Buying this one

Because it was built in 1994, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. It is listed at $10,995. Get in touch to put a hold on it.