Fuji Cabin
| Fuji Cabin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Production | 1957–58 85 produced |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Two-seater coupé |
| Layout | 2 front wheels, 1 rear wheel |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2-stroke 121.7 cc |
The Fuji Cabin is a three-wheeled microcar produced by Fuji Toshuda Motors of Tokyo, Japan, from 1957 until 1958.[1] It was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1955.[2] The car has two front wheels and one rear. Its two-seater body, with a distinctive single headlamp, is constructed of fibreglass.[1]
The Cabin is powered by an air-cooled single-cylinder 2-stroke 121.7 cc (7.43 cu in) Gasuden engine, producing 5.5 bhp (4.1 kW) and giving the car a top speed of 37 mph (60 km/h).
Despite being one of the most successful cars of its type in Japan's post-Second World War automobile market, only 85 units were built,[1] partly because of the relatively poor quality of its fibreglass body and partly because of its relatively high price.[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Rees (2013), p. 77
- ^ a b "1955 Fuji Cabin", The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum, retrieved 28 January 2018
Bibliography
[edit]- Rees, Chris (2013), "Fuji Cabin", Three-Wheelers A–Z: The Definitive Encyclopaedia of Three-Wheeled Vehicles from 1940 to Date, Quiller Print, ISBN 978-0-9926651-0-4