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Mazda R360 Coupé and Fram-King Fulda S7 - The K-question

Name: Fram-King Fulda S7 1957
Brand: Fram-King

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Created on September 10, 2021

Text:

Paul Krüger

Photos:

Bruno von Rotz

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957)

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Mazda R360 Coupé (1964)

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Only 1.29 meters wide

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Unusually shaped headlight rings

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Mazda's first kei car

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - A hint of Studebaker in the roofline

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Roof structure with thin posts

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Panoramic windshield and a hint of tail fins

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Rear window made of acrylic glass

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - lettering and emblem on the trunk lid

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Side lettering

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Ventilation slots in the side panel and on the hood

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Space for two adults and two children

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Clearly arranged cockpit

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Elegant two-spoke steering wheel

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - A standard Beetle offered no more luxury

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Beautiful crackle on the horn button

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Speedometer from Aichi Tokei

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Air-cooled V2 with 16 hp

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Primitive closure of the hood

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Mazda R360 Coupé (1964) - Maintenance instructions on the air filter box

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Swedish licensed construction of the Fuldamobil

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Optical illusions thanks to just three wheels

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Surprisingly wide at 1.45 meters

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - mud flap with model name in cuneiform script

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Strong positive camber of the front wheels

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Sporty center shift

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Windshield wiper motor on the dashboard

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Light switch on the steering column

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Fram-King Fulda S7 (1957) - Spartan cockpit

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A Fuldamobil N-2 from 1953, nicknamed the "silver flea" because of its unpainted aluminum cladding.

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Mazda P360 (1962) - together with Mazda R360 at the 1962 Turin Motor Show

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Mazda R360 (1962) - at the 1962 Turin Motor Show

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Mazda R360 (1962) - Coupé with air-cooled V2 engine

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Mazda R360 (1962) - the coupé exhibited at the 1961 Tokyo Motor Show

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Mazda R360 (1962) - the air-cooled V2 engine with 90-degree angle

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Mazda R360 (1962) - Transparency drawing

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - for the whole family

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Subaru 360 (1959) - Japan's best-selling kei car at the time

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Summary

Small pocket-sized cars came into fashion in Japan at a time when they were already outdated in Europe. But while Western scooters remained, with a few exceptions, rather two-stroke makeshift models, in the Far East they built real small cars. This article presents a Swedish licensed version of the Fuldamobile and the first production car from Mazda, with many photos of both.

This article contains the following chapters

K for cabin scooter
Bicycle with support wheel, bodywork and auxiliary motor
Change the engine
Premature end in Sweden
K for Keijidōsha
From truck to car
Shrunken Ami at a bargain price
Independent suspension and automatic transmission
K for Chrysler

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"The letter K is the eleventh letter of the modern Latin alphabet. It has an average frequency of 1.21 percent in German texts, making it the 19th most common letter. In German, it denotes a voiceless velar plosive, a closing sound formed at the back of the tongue," says the lexicon. Did zwischengas join the ranks of the linguists? Have the editors finally run out of classic car topics? Don't worry! That's not going to happen any time soon. And in this case, too, it has something to do with our favorite topic. Because in this case, the letter K can also stand for two very similar types of vehicle.

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