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From 1925 until 1940, nearly
3,000 of these unique three-wheelers were produced at the Mizuno Metal Works
Co. factory in Nagoya. The car is a front-wheel drive; the engine and transmission
are on the left side of it while the radiator and fuel tank are on the right. |
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Following WWII, wartime industries
underwent a new change. Most aircraft manufacturers began producing scooters,
and this brought on the first two-wheeler boom in Japan. This scooter, the Silver
Pigeon (a symbol of peace), was largely made of warplane wheels and discarded
warplane parts. It eventually shared popularity with Fuji Heavy Industries'
Rabbit scooter. |
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This was the first new Ford
model to be produced after WWII. Its innovative "flush side" design became a
big topic for discussion. The car was immediately brought into Japan, where
the people met it with wonder and became enraptured in such a fresh, new model. |
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During and after WWII, supplies
of gasoline where low in Japan. To cope with this, a truck, equipped
with a "wood gas generator," went into production. Compared to gasoline-powered
autos, the lack of power in this truck was impossible to ignore.
People often had to get out and push them up hills. Approximately
26,000 of these trucks were produced (based on the Toyota BM model),
and at the time were the primary type of available truck. |
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