It actually sounds like a rallye car I experienced in Japan in 1998.
The car was the original Henri Toivonen lancia car he died in, bought
in an Auction and restored in Japan. The Bunny I was shagging went out
with this billionare businessman in love with Henri Toivonens and drove
this restored car on the streets for a hoot yet remained in contact
with her as she was also a car freak and infectious company.
I was invited to his car gallery/factory and I saw cars I cannot describe let
alone dream of affording. He also had a handful of engineers working for his
hobby while he worked as some kind of import/export Tycoon.
Here we are 1k fans trying to find funds to make our lil A series angry
and reliable where there are millionaires with more money than logic.
This guy went to a private Auction somewhere in Europe to buy this
wreck in order to restore it. Its cost something like 250,000 pounds
at the time and 500,000 usd to restore it so it doesnt surprise me
when he told me the police pulled him up and just wanted to take pictures
of themselves with the car and chat with him.
Japan is an Enigmatic place full of obsessive compulsive freaks not
dissimilar to our community I suppose :).