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Rare Honeymoon Car Fetches $233,700 at Auction

12/13/2025

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The Honeymoon Car, a rare postwar Japanese toy car with a robot driver and passenger, sold for $233,700 at Morphy Auctions in Pennsylvania, surpassing a Tesla Roadster.
The auction, held November 11–13, included 1,375 lots and generated $1.66 million.
It is one of only two known to retain its original box.
The Honeymoon Car drew 37 bids and sold to an American buyer for nearly three times its high estimate.

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The Honeymoon Car, a rare postwar Japanese toy car with a robot driver and passenger, sold for $233,700 at Morphy Auctions in Pennsylvania, surpassing a Tesla Roadster.
The auction, held November 11–13, included 1,375 lots and generated $1.66 million.
It is one of only two known to retain its original box.
The Honeymoon Car drew 37 bids and sold to an American buyer for nearly three times its high estimate.