Hino Contessa 900 Sprint

Sven7 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:03 pm

What can you tell me about this beauty? Is there any literature available?

Thanks

SharmCos · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:26 am

Italian styling?
The front looks very much like the Fiat 850 Coupe

SharmCos · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:28 am

Naturally I had to find one with fender mirrors.. :lol:

here it is:

Oh infos and brochures here http://www.hinosamurai.org/Contents/cars/cars_e.html

You'll need to translate the page though. Please do so and summarize it for me :lol:

Sven7 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:11 pm

Thanks for the links! Here are some copy/pastes.

http://www.hinosamurai.org/Contents/cars/spec_SPRINT_900/spec_spec_SPRINT_900_e.html

There were only a few made. It was acclaimed in a 1963 magazine, and then featured in a 1990 nostalgic car magazine.

The car they speak of does run, but needs a lot of work to get it in good running condition.

They use a lot of useless metaphors and personal anecdotes; it's really fluffy writing. Example:

Quote:

It is an earl woman of our admiration is beautiful and cheerful, not an earl woman of the heavy makeup that grew old that legs were enfeebled.

From another page:

SharmCos · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:50 pm

Does the 1300 version share the same body?

This car doesn't look Japanese at all. To me at least.

john · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:13 pm

SharmCos wrote:

This car doesn't look Japanese at all. To me at least.

Styled by Michelotti, I would say not. :mrgreen:

fisch · **Posted:** Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:12 pm

This is really rad! I thought I'd seen it all!

Hino Contessa 900 Sprint

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