The Daihatsu Copen is a 2-door convertible ‘Kei’ car (the smallest category of Japanese road-legal motor vehicle) built by the Japanese car company Daihatsu.

The Copen was originally designed with a 660cc turbocharged engine in order to meet Kei car regulations in Japan, coupled with either 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmissions.

However, since the 660cc engine did not meet environmental emissions standards in several other countries, the Copen was fitted with a more powerful but cleaner 1.3-litre, naturally aspirated engine for these markets after October 2007.

The First Generation was available between 2002 and 2012, its styling reputedly inspired by the Nissan Figaro and Audi’s TT Roadster with fresh air motoring available via an electric hide-away hard top roof.

Between 2002 and 2007 there also existed a variation with a detachable top.

Finished in silver with a red interior, this characterful right-hand drive First Generation Copen dates from 2009 and currently reg...