1965 HINO Contessa 1300 Saloon
There was a selection of world famous small common cars shown in the London Science Museum. The first in the row was this Hino which still wears its original Japanese license number here.
The Hino Company had a good reputation for their vans, lorries and other utility vehicles. With the 1962-1964 first Contessa they started production of passenger cars.
This 1964-1971 Hino Contessa MK2 was designed by Giovanni Michelotti. It was the first Japanese post-war international body styling commission ever done. Two years later was the launch of the famous 1966-1972 Mazda 1500 Saloon, another great Japanese project of Michelotti.
1251cc water-cooled rear engine,
960 kg.
Production Contessa MK2: 1964-1971.
See also: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/online_science/explore_our_colle...
London, Knightsbridge, Exhibition Road, March 3, 2016.
© 2016 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
1965 HINO Contessa 1300 Saloon
There was a selection of world famous small common cars shown in the London Science Museum. The first in the row was this Hino which still wears its original Japanese license number here.
The Hino Company had a good reputation for their vans, lorries and other utility vehicles. With the 1962-1964 first Contessa they started production of passenger cars.
This 1964-1971 Hino Contessa MK2 was designed by Giovanni Michelotti. It was the first Japanese post-war international body styling commission ever done. Two years later was the launch of the famous 1966-1972 Mazda 1500 Saloon, another great Japanese project of Michelotti.
1251cc water-cooled rear engine,
960 kg.
Production Contessa MK2: 1964-1971.
See also: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/online_science/explore_our_colle...
London, Knightsbridge, Exhibition Road, March 3, 2016.
© 2016 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved