Robust, Agile & Powerful Mazda’s Four-Wheeled Trucks

Robust, Agile & Powerful Mazda’s Four-Wheeled Trucks After Japan’s recovery from the war, there was a peak of 72% of overall truck production in 1953 – three-wheeled trucks went out of style and were quickly replaced by small four-wheeled pickup trucks. Japan quickly experienced a growth in demand of the comfortable new four-wheeled trucks – having produce small four-wheeled trucks in low volumes since 1950, the increase in demand lead to the production of a new kind of truck. In April 1958, the auto manufacturer brought out the new Romper cab-over semi four-wheeler. Although this model featured a robust body it was a superbly nimble performer with plenty of other attributes. The Romper featured some of the latest technology of its time – the Romper had a 32.5ps water-cooled, twin cylinder engine and a one-ton load capacity. The following year, Mazda delivered the D1100 – a pickup truck with an advanced water-cooled four-cylinder DHV engine delivering unmatchable performance and power. If you would like to read more on this topic, or would like to read the full article, please click on the link below: