Unusual motor

barrysweet52
barrysweet52 Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Sorry its not HET related. There are a lot of knowledgable people on this site, and we need help identifying this motor and the car it came out of. It has a Hitachi carby, Mitsubishi charging generator & starter. It appears to be a 2cyl rear drive motor. Thanks, Barry

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  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    Apparently Japanese, from the accessories- Earliest Hondas had a 2 cylinder, I believe- anybody know what those engines looked like?
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    I think Fiat 600s were 2 cyl. My friend '3-wheel Charlie' used to race one on the ice at Whitney Point, NY The inside rear wheel lifted off the ice in the turns, hence his monicer.



    I rode in it once. I can still see Charlie rocking back and forth trying to get the last ounce out of it.
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    You need to date it first by general design and construction materials, is it '40's, '50's etc and then find the vehicle. Looks pretty interesting. My thoughts would be either an economy car or some sort of small vehicle from the war, or an agricultural machine.
  • Looks very much like powertrain used in a 3 wheel utility cycle built by Mazda. If I remember correctly they were built in the mid to late 60's but were not inported to the US.
  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    Mike (WA) wrote:
    Apparently Japanese, from the accessories- Earliest Hondas had a 2 cylinder, I believe- anybody know what those engines looked like?



    Not a Honda 600. Here is a pcture of Honda engine.



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  • barrysweet52
    barrysweet52 Expert Adviser
    dover1 wrote:
    Looks very much like powertrain used in a 3 wheel utility cycle built by Mazda. If I remember correctly they were built in the mid to late 60's but were not inported to the US.



    Dover 1 wins the prize. After many emails and asking, a Mazda club member has identified it as a Mazda T600 motor. In August 1959, just 19 of the T600 and K360 (combined) were ordered and they arrived in October 1959. During 1960 a further 28 arrived, making a meager total in Australia of just 47 vehicles.



    The T600 were sold in Australia during 1959 and 1960. That is how Mazda claims 50 years in Australia. Mazda vehicles were not imported in any numbers until 1963. Even then, that started with about 100 vehicles in late 1963 with more during 1964. Hope this is of interest, Barry
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    barrysweet52 wrote:
    Dover 1 wins the prize. After many emails and asking, a Mazda club member has identified it as a Mazda T600 motor. In August 1959, just 19 of the T600 and K360 (combined) were ordered and they arrived in October 1959. During 1960 a further 28 arrived, making a meager total in Australia of just 47 vehicles.



    The T600 were sold in Australia during 1959 and 1960. That is how Mazda claims 50 years in Australia. Mazda vehicles were not imported in any numbers until 1963. Even then, that started with about 100 vehicles in late 1963 with more during 1964. Hope this is of interest, Barry



    How about an image of the vehicle to put engine to vehicle as it were?
  • barrysweet52
    barrysweet52 Expert Adviser
    Here is a photo of a Mazda 3 wheel truck that the motor goes in. Regards, Barry
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    Fascinating, didn't know these even existed!
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