Nikko (car brand)

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Nikko
Introductory year 1938 or 1939
Products Automobiles
Markets Japan

Nikko was a Japanese car brand.

Brand history

The brand was introduced to the Japanese market for automobiles in 1938 or 1939, depending on the source , and was discontinued in 1940. It is believed that parts were used that were left over from Chrysler's assembly plant, Chrysler Automobile Works, after its closure. The JAC brand followed the same concept.

vehicles

There were two models on offer as passenger cars . Similarities were front engine and rear wheel drive. Model 4 had a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2199 cm³ and an output of 48 hp . The body was a four-door sedan . The vehicle length was 420 cm.

Model 6 was a bit longer, although no dimensions are known. It resembled a 1938 Dodge. The body was also a four-door sedan. The six-cylinder engine developed 90 hp from a 3612 cm³ displacement.

literature

  • Jeremy Risdon: Pomchi Book of Cars, Vans & Light Trucks. Volume 2. Japan 1935-1939 . Pomchi Press, Yate 2017, ISBN 978-1-983476-36-5 , pp. 75-76 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Jeremy Risdon: Pomchi Book of Cars, Vans & Light Trucks. Volume 2. Japan 1935-1939 . Pomchi Press, Yate 2017, ISBN 978-1-983476-36-5 , pp. 75-76 (English).
  2. ↑ Jeremy Risdon: Pomchi Book of Cars, Vans & Light Trucks. Volume 3. Japan 1940-1949 . Pomchi Press, Yate 2018, ISBN 978-1-72004-729-2 , pp. 53 (English).