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. The pair had owned Japanese cars before 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.
It was the birth of these 2 cars which inadvertently changed the company name. Whilst away Racing everyone 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 was born DCY Europe.
DCY Europe today is a household name in Japanese Imports, whether it's importing, tuning, servicing, exporting, sourcing part or just out racing them,
DCY Europe - "our goals are to provide the very finest examples of pre-owned Japanese Imports our dedicated team who live and breathe Japanese Performance, we boast over 100 years combined experience and we know that no other specialist in Europe can give you the same unparalleled commitment to supply and maintain your vehicle." |
We 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 of all 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 counties.
(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 Clifford Security Systems. Full ranges 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.
DCY & there passion with Japanese performance cars, pushed them into the tuning scene, which started back in 2004 with the purchase of an R32 GTR running 500hp. This GTR soon turned into a very special, very reliable 800hp, 10 second flat drag car. Which back in 2005 was a quick time on the drag strip. 2005 saw the purchase of an R32 GTS-T Skyline. This standard power car soon received an engine transplant from a GTR. So fitted with an RB26 running 400bhp this car competed at top level drifting and still is competing at pro level, now with 500hp and a unique chassis setup and some of the finest parts available on the market today. In 2006 DCY introduced a further 2 cars, a humble 640hp GTR R32 and a 600hp EVO 7RS. Both cars went from a high build spec to an almost unreachable build spec over the following years. read all about our demo cars on the MEDIA PAGES on this site. here is a quick run down...
2007 saw DCY very active amongst the tuning scene.
R32 GTR 800hp (07 Drag) Skyline In Time Attack Pro / totb
R32 GTR 635hp (track) Skyline in Time Attack Club Class / Jap show / totb / jae
EVO 7 RS 640hp (track) in Time Attack Club Class
R32 GTS-R 400hp (drift) in European Drift Championship (EDC) / eurodrift / jae / trax / demos
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2008 sees DCY running .
R32 GTR 800hp (track) Skyline in Time Attack Pro Class / Jap show / totb / jae
EVO 7 RS 640hp (track) in Time Attack Club Class
R32 GTS-R 400hp (drift) in European Drift Championship (EDC) / prodrift / demos
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2009 sees DCY running .
R32 GTR 800hp (track) Skyline in Time Attack Pro Class / Jap show / totb / jae
EVO 7 RS 640hp (track) in Time Attack Club Class / totb
R32 GTS-R NEW SPEC 500hp (drift) in European Drift Championship (EDC) / prodrift / demos
The cars have been developed to very high standards over the last 6 months.
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2010 sees DCY running .
R32 GTR 800hp under full development
EVO 7 RS NEW SPEC 760hp (track) totb (FASTEST 4WD CAR OF THE DAY)
R32 GTS-R 500hp (drift) in European Drift Championship (EDC) / prodrift / demos
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2011 sees DCY running .
Prediction : DCY to busy to run any cars
See the cars & see the builds on DCY Media !
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