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Suzulight - formerly Suzuki with four wheels

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Created on May 22, 2020

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Daniel Koch

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - für die ganze Familie

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1961) - Blick unter die Motorhaube

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1961) - kompakter Wagen für Japan

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - Erinnert die Form ein bisschen an den britischen Mini?

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - Miniatur-Van aus Japan

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - Optimale Raumausnutzung

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - Japanischer Kleinstwagen

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - Eckig aber praktisch

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - Zweigeteilte Heckklappe

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - aufgeräumtes Interieur

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - Stehende Pedale

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - variabler Innenraum

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Suzulight SL Light Van (1962) - kompakte Abmessungen

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Suzulight Sedan (1962) - Viertürige Variante

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Suzulight Sedan (1962) - Vier Türen und vier Plätze auf kleinstem Raum

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Suzulight Sedan (1962) - Messestand-Dame auf japanisch

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Summary

Motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki with its four-wheel small cars and a displacement of just under 360 cc - mass mobilization in Japan began a few years after the Second World War, and almost every well-known manufacturer wanted a slice of the pie. This report introduces the Suzulight cars and shows them in a wealth of historical images as well as in the sales literature of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

360 cc rule
From two-wheeler to car
Lots of space in a small area
Sufficient power and low fuel consumption
Across the pond to the west
Spartan equipment
Many variants
Consolidated

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Just a few years after the Second World War, Japan began to mobilize the masses. While the Isetta, Beetle and Topolino characterized the streetscape in Europe in the 1950s, microcars, known as "kei-cars", were the measure of all things in the land of the rising sun. Due to their small engines and external dimensions, they were tax-privileged and promoted individual transportation. Many of these street fleas had the number "360" in their type designation. In order to benefit from the lowest taxes, the engines of these tiny vehicles were not allowed to have a displacement of more than 360 cc, and their length and width were also strictly limited. These tiny cars, known as "kei-cars", are largely unknown in this country, but similar regulations still exist in Japan's major cities and the kei-car can still be found in Japan today.

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