Jitsuyō Jidōsha Seizō

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Jitsuyō Jidōsha Seizō
legal form Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company)
founding 1918
resolution 1926
Reason for dissolution Merger with Kaishinsha
Seat Osaka , Japan
Branch Motor vehicles

Jitsuyō Jidōsha Seizō KK ( Japanese 実 用 自動 車 製造 株式会社 ) was a manufacturer of motor vehicles from Japan .

Company history

The American William R. Gorham designed a truck in Japan and in 1918 a light three-wheeled automobile that the physically challenged entrepreneur Yumito Kushibiki used and approached the Kubota company from Osaka . This then founded Jitsuyō Jidōsha Seizō for the production of these vehicles. The brand name was initially Gorham and from 1923 Lila . In 1926 it merged with Kaishinsha to form Datsun . Production of the Lila ended in 1927 .

vehicles

About 250 vehicles were made from the Gorham tricycle. A four-wheeled vehicle also added to the range. The construction period from 1919 to 1922 is specified for both models. They had an engine with 880 cm³ displacement , which, depending on the version, made 7 hp , 8 hp or 10 hp. The engine was mounted in the middle of the vehicle and drove the rear axle. Open cars , box vans and light trucks are mentioned .

The first prototype of the Lila was already available in 1921 . The production version appeared in 1923. It had a more conventional design and was available as a four-door sedan . It had a four-cylinder engine . A displacement of 850 cm³ and both 8.4 HP and 10 HP have been handed down. The front engine drove the rear wheels. Called Phaeton , Sedan, Roadster and pick-up . Around 200 vehicles were built in the first year.

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  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Gorham and Lilac.
  2. ↑ a b c d George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 639 and p. 901 (English).
  3. ↑ Jeremy Risdon: Pomchi Book of Cars, Vans & Light Trucks. Volume 1. Japan 1902-1934 . Pomchi Press, Yate 2017, ISBN 978-1-5332-8268-2 , pp. 69-71 (English).
  4. ^ A b Jeremy Risdon: Pomchi Book of Cars, Vans & Light Trucks. Volume 1. Japan 1902-1934 . Pomchi Press, Yate 2017, ISBN 978-1-5332-8268-2 , pp. 69-76 (English).