Hino Motors ITS MY OLD CAR; THE HINO CONTESSA 900 – 1965 From Aharon Sharf Hino Motors, commonly known as simply Hino, is a manufacturer of diesel trucks, buses, and other vehicles based in Tokyo, Japan. For the last 32-years the company has been the leading producer of medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks in Japan. It is a member of the Toyota Group Hino Contessa 1300 Deluxe >>>>> Video <<<<< History The company traces its roots back to the founding of Tokyo Gas Industry Company in 1910 (today it is two companies; Tokyo Gas Company and Tokyo Electric Power; TG&E). It produced its first motor vehicle in 1913, the Model TGE "A-Type" truck. In 1937 TG&E merged its automobile division with that of Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and Kyodo Kokusan K.K. to form Tokyo Automobile Industry Co., Ltd., with TG&E as a shareholder. Four years later the company changed its name to Diesel Motor Industry Co., Ltd. which would eventually become Isuzu Motors Limited. The following year (1942), the new entity of Hino Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. spun itself out from Diesel Motor Industry Co., Ltd., and the Hino name was born. Following the end of World War II, the company had to stop producing large diesel engines for marine applications, and with the signing of the treaty, the company dropped the "Heavy" from its name and formally concentraded on the heavy-duty trailer-trucks, buses and diesel engines markets, as Hino Industry Co., Ltd. To sharpen its marketing focus to customers, in 1948, the company added the name "Diesel" to become Hino Diesel Industry Co., Ltd. by Taisyo  ShareAlike 2.1 Japan HINO-4CV - Fukuyama MOTOR & CLOCK MUSEUM Products Trucks Profia (previously Super Dolphin Profia), sold as Hino 700 for export - heavy duty truck Bonneted medium truck (for North America) Dutro - light truck Wide range in Japan including Wide Cab, Double Cab, Hybrid, 4WD, and Route Van. Five models in Indonesia: 125ST, 125LT, 125HT, 140GT, and 140HT. All are Standard Cab. In Thailand: Dutro 300, 301, 340 (Standard Cab), 410 and 420 (Wide Cab). The Dutro is also sold in Malaysia, Australia, and Latin America. FB, FC, FD - light trucks replaced by Dutro Ranger - medium to heavy truck The Ranger KL was first introduced in 1969 The 2nd generation was launched in 1980 The 3rd generation of 1989 is called Rising Ranger The latest 4th generation (Ranger Pro) came in 2002 In Indonesia the 2nd & 4th generation are labelled Super Ranger and Jumbo Ranger . The 3rd generation was not offered. Hino has been competed in Dakar Rally since 1991 with Ranger FT 4WD truck driven by the Japanese rally driver, Yoshimasa Sugawara. He always finished in the Top 10 in Camion Category, and 1st in the category in the 1997 event. Buses Poncho - light bus Liesse & Liesse II - light bus Blue Ribbon - city bus Rainbow - medium bus Melpha - medium bus S'elega - luxury bus Front-engine chassis (e.g. FB) - light bus Front-engine chassis (AK) - big bus Rear-engine chassis (RG, RM, RK) - big bus Others Toyota Hilux Surf (4Runner) - assembled by Hino Motors Contessa, passenger car built in 1960s Wiki Source Source Hino Contessa 900 Sprint Pictures of your car Send a picture of your car attached to this Email, tell us a little about it and we'll show it here.

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