Inter 175 Berline
1953—1958
This is yet another motorized scooter with a lift-back hatch. In profile the car resembles an airplane. Manufactured from 1954 through 1958 by French airplane manufacturer S.N.C.A.N., a number of models were mooted, but virtually all produced cars were two-seaters.
Max Speed
Weight
80
175
km/h
kg
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Fuji Cabin
1955—1958
Like Messerschmitt, Hitachi was originally a manufacturer of military aircraft that converted to the manufacture of motorcycles after World War II when it was banned from building planes. Working with Fuji, it produced the Fuji Cabin, a scooter with a polyester cabin. The design was by Ryuichi Tomiya, the greatest of the early Japanese car designers, who had worked for Nissan in the 1930s. The Fuji Cabin wasn’t so popular and very few items were actually built (years of production: 1955–1958).
Max Speed
Weight
45
250
km/h
kg
Darin Schnabel © 2013 Courtesy of RM Auctions
Darin Schnabel © 2013 Courtesy of RM Auctions
Darin Schnabel © 2013 Courtesy of RM Auctions
Darin Schnabel © 2013 Courtesy of RM Auctions