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The Daihatsu Bee is a three-wheeled microcar produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Daihatsu from 1951 until 1952.

Daihatsu Bee
Overview
ManufacturerDaihatsu
Production1951-1952
AssemblyIkeda, Osaka, Japan
Body and chassis
ClassMicrocar
Body style2-door coupé
LayoutRear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine540 & 804 cc 2HA V2 (petrol)

Overview


Although Daihatsu had been producing motorized tricycles for carrying freight since 1930, and had also produced a small car for military use in 1937, the Bee was the first passenger car the company built for sale to the general public. The car was marketed from October 1951, shortly before the company changed its name from 'Hatsudoki Seizo Co' to Daihatsu. The Bee's model code is PCA.[1]

The car had a two-door fibreglass, saloon body, and was popular as a taxi in Japan where licensing regulations permitted a lower charge per mile for three wheel vehicles than for four.[2] Power was provided by a rear-mounted 540 cc OHV air-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke engine. It was the first car in Japan with a horizontally opposed engine.[3] The car was adapted from one of Daihatsu's three-wheeled delivery trucks. It sold very poorly, production was highly labor-intensive and ceased after only approximately 300 units were built.[4]


Notes


  1. "ダイハツ ≪小型、普通・商用車 その他≫" [Daihatsu: Other small, regular, and commercial vehicles] (PDF). Car Recycling Fees. Daihatsu Motor Co. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  2. Nick Georgano, ed. (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Vol. 1. London: The Stationery office. p. 367. ISBN 0117023191.
  3. G.N. Georgano, G.N. (Editor) (1982). Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars. London: Ebury Press. ISBN 0-85223-234-9. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. Davis, Tony (2005). Extra Lemon!. Sydney: Bantam. p. 99. ISBN 1-86325-550-8.

References






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[de] Daihatsu Bee

Der Daihatsu Bee ist ein vom japanischen Fahrzeughersteller Daihatsu von 1951 bis 1958 produzierter dreirädriger Kleinstwagen. Der Wagen gilt als das erste Fahrzeug des japanischen Konzerns, das für die private Nutzung bestimmt war. Vor der Produktion des Autos stellte Daihatsu bereits mehrere Lastkraftwagen und ein kleines Militärfahrzeug her.
- [en] Daihatsu Bee

[ru] Daihatsu Bee

Daihatsu Bee (яп. ダイハツ・Bee) — трёхколёсная мотоколяска, производившаяся Daihatsu в 1950-е годы.



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