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Ryuichi Tomiya was commissioned to design the car. He had been
in charge of body design at nissan Motors Ltd. before the war, and
afterwards, he was responsible for the design of the Suminoe Flying
Feather for Suminoe Manufacturing, of which 150 examples were built
between 1954 and 1955. His work was highly respected, and he was
known as “the Leonardo da vinci of Japan.”
The Fuji Cabin made its appearance at the 1955 Tokyo Motor Show.
It was a beautifully streamlined two-seater coupe on three wheels, and
it was powered by a Gasuden scooter motor with kick start. It was a
monocoque design, strengthened by a full-length tunnel bringing
cooling air to the motor. There were two rounded beetle-wing lids
providing access to the motor and allowing warm air to exit. at first