2019 Toyota Century | Auction Cars Japan

A bit different to most of the cars I like, this is not a car designed to be driven but to be a passenger in. Since the 1960s the Toyota Century has been the car of choice to be chauffeured around in if you are a Japanese Prime Minister, business tycoon or Yakuza boss.

From the first model the exterior has rarely been updated, keep the same unshowy, refined look. This particular model cited today in Tokyo is from 2019, and the 106,000kms on it shows it’s taken the owner to a fair amount of meetings over that time. Despite this it is still in good cosmetic condition, has clearly been treated with care and has a 4 rating overall. A real Japanese classic and a little bit of a taste of past times.

There are about 80,000 cars a week going through the Japanese dealer auctions, with everything from JDM classics like this to high-end Italian cars to well maintained, low km models from Volvo and Volkswagen at great prices.