Vemac Car Company was founded in Tokyo in 1998 by Osamu Hatakawa and Masao Ono, both employees of Tokyo R&D, with early support from racing driver and engineer Chris Craft; the company's name combined letters from Vernon Fotheringham, Masao Ono, and Chris Craft. Headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, it operated as a low-volume British-Japanese manufacturer alongside a sister operation in Chelmsford, Essex, run by Luke Craft, and was linked at various…