In the final decades of the 20th century, Japan produced everything from the world’s best compact pickups to the most sophisticated sports cars along with the sort of cool niche automobiles that get approved when automakers have lots of profit to play with.
That stuff is all appreciating now. Nissan Skylines and Toyota Supras, of course, but also
small pickups and even Honda Civics. Here are some of the most significant public sales we've analyzed of late.