Welcome to DCY Europe, more than just an Import company!

DCY Europe originally founded back in 1997 by 2 very good friends with a serious passion for cars. Whilst under full time employment Barrie and George found the time to source and sell some of the best Sports & Performance vehicles the UK had to offer and so was the birth of Distinctive Cars York. Both Barrie & George owned Japanese sports cars and realised the advantages over what the UK market could offer with this in mind Barrie & George headed over to Japan to see what was on offer. Making excellent ties, visiting a new auction house everyday, gaining experience of how the Japanese used automotive industry works.

By 2002 Distinctive Cars York was 100% Japanese Import Specialists. The superiority of Japanese cars was so much better than what the UK had to offer. No Rust was a big thing, better build quality, higher spec, better performance and the added bonus of knowing every Japanese car gets looked after and serviced like they should.

It wasn't long before the enthusiasm that drove Barrie & George together in the first place reared it's head again, this time leading them to buy moderately tuned Japanese Skyline R32 GTR, which the guys wasted no time in stripping apart, upgrading and rebuilding with an aim to run a 10second time on the drag strip. 6 months later and plenty of development Barrie & George saw there R32 GTR Skyline run a 10.03 second quarter mile time. Still not content there enthusiasm pushed them to buy another demo vehicle a Nissan Skyl.ine R32 GTS, this time the idea was to convert this car to a drift car, running a 500bhp GTR engine this Skyline entered Pro level drifting across Europe. (Both cars can still be seen competing today)

It was the birth of these 2 cars which inadvertently changed the company name. Whilst away Racing, race organisers shortened Distinctive Cars York to DCY. George had been busy building ties with other importers in Ireland, Germany, France, Holland and across Europe supplying them with Imports direct from Japan. So the new name was born DCY Europe.

DCY Europe today is a household name in Japanese Imports, whether it's importing, tuning, servicing, exporting, sourcing parts or just out racing them,

DCY have access to over 200,000 cars per week and are continuously purchasing cars from Japan so if there's nothing on the stock list you fancy, there is a good chance there might be next time you visit. Alternatively we are able to offer our tailored 'ordering service' This virtually guarantees you the exact car you are looking for.

Since July 2006 DCY have pushed forward with the supply of Japanese Imports to outside the UK. 2008 Saw a new start to DCY with name, logo & website change but most importantly the availability to ship any of our vehicles to anywhere in the world. We have since built up contacts with other dealers in Ireland, Denmark & Costa Rico, germany, france, USA, finland who now retail our Imports to their countries. (Trade sales are welcome)

Where our service department is concerned we boast a dedicated team of technician's with decades of experience that will maintain your car with the latest workshop equipment. Further feathers in our cap include being able to offer some of the most competitive quotes on Vehicle Security Systems. Full range of accessories are also now available at possibly some of best value prices in the UK today. Please do not hesitate to visit the other sections of our website to confirm details regarding the above.
  

Our First visit to Japan was in 2001, below left is a young looking Barrie at an auction, below right is our Japanese team who do all our buying. Our cars are hand picked, which means we can guarantee the best quality.

   
As we have proven to many of our clients, cheap is not always best and above all quality and assurance cannot be compromised by price.

Since 2001 many customers have embraced our system and fully experienced the benefits of having their car sourced directly by DCY Europe.

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