Petersen automobile museum.
1966 Nissan Silvia CSP 311. They were hand-built on a Fairlady chassis.
1962 Hino Renault PA62. After WWII, Japan did not have resources to meet demand and therefore partnered with established companies.
1937 Datsun Model 16 Coupe. During the 30s, Japan passed legislation encouraging domestic auto production, and the DAT Corporation was the first in Japan to use mass-production techniques.
1954 Suminoe Flying Feather. After WWII, lack of fuel and raw resources led to small, lightweight cars. This one used a lot of motorcycle parts, and lack of demand resulted in less than 200 being built.
1954 Fuji Cabin 5A. From one of the designers of the Flying Feather, the crappy fiberglass shell on an otherwise decent chassis limited the production to 85 units.
1955 Suzuki Suzulight SF. Built by motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki, it was the first small Japanese car built under the industry-changing "360cc" legislation of 1955.
1960 Mitsubishi 500 A10. Keeping it simple, this was the first Japanese car tested in a wind-tunnel.
1969 Mazda Cosmo Sport 1105. Mazda bought the rotary engine technology from what is now Audi. The hand-built Cosmo premiered at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show and started production in 1967 as the first two-rotor vehicle.
1936 Toyoda (that's how they spelled it then) AA Replica. Textile loom manufacturer Kiichiro Toyoda applied his manufacturing concepts, which became the "Toyota Production System", to the auto industry.
1967 Toyota 2000 GT MF10. Yamaha did the engineering, which was declined by Nissan and embraced by Toyota. Hand-built with a rosewood dash and signal-seeking radio.
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