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The first Japanese car Sold in Britain was a piece of junk.
The first Japanese car ever sold in England was not a Datsun, Nissan, Prince, Toyopet or Honda Civic, not even a CVCC It was a Daihatsu Compagno single second ever four-wheeled vehicle of the company, and reached first UK shores in May 1965 that the small Daihatsu was available in sedan, coupe and wagon configurations, even a convertible style by Vignale set afire world Have oldest call the car company Japan to those who dream of the beauty of sports car and excitement that the 800 well equipped with its standard heating, reclining seats, tinted windows, clock, cigarette lighter, and a radio with an automatic antenna transformation Dufay import company that sold Japanese cameras, so why not Japanese cars in an overnight success.
He did not by the time production ended in 1970, Daihatsu has sold only six cars.
Seeing that Daihatsu has managed to build 120,000 Compagnos in six years, that is, you know, rather unsuccessful But, apart from the correct period belief that rates of goldfish sandal wear could easily build a car, it is a another good reason he was crap in his August 20, 1965 auto gatekeeper Bus number, he gave a less-than-SHINING well, recalled reviews Stuart Bladon in memory, but ten years technically retrograde step to date, with a lap full of spirit, the horrible grip, touchy brakes, oversteer tons flashing sounded like a ball bouncing table tennis in a long wooden staircase the headlight switch is translated in the manual owner as a slight slow buzzer to 60mph acceleration was too slow to be timed expensive price higher than the popular Hillman Imp and Ford Angli in retrospect, the Compagno seemed like the kind of car automotive critics climbed on their colleagues to have a chance to smear With all the hype and hyperbole waiting to be unleashed since they graduated in English Bosh Flimshaw.
So why should people care about this piece of crap.
Because he was a first because the survivors are still floating on the continent, as far as Finland and Australia, where only three are each probably supported by enthusiastic deals because it is first interesting as a naive experience, then like a flood in 1966 Toyota on Corona and 1968 Datsun 1000 was when another critical Coach Martin Lewis the British public got its first look at a proper Japanese car and done little or British car industry rather complacent to realize that to store.
Because you can buy one right now, directly from the source Oh, Goo-net, what would be the automotive cognoscenti of the world without you.
And, of course, because it is the right of all lovers of decent and respectable car to absorb as much knowledge as many cars as may be contained in our heads swirling all the better to impress our friends, identify unfamiliar vehicles for our loved ones or dominate the next pub trivia night Consider the alternative of not knowing about the Daihatsu Compagno runs the risk of expressing bafflement when Compagno spider 1965 shows the next car and coffee and carbs and caffeine They appear helpless before their macho friends Imagine the gentle ribbing ensuing Imagine the blackness of being shunned as an unbeliever, an impostor, a clueless fool horror horror.
The first Japanese car Sold in Britain was a piece of junk, first, Japanese, sold Britain.
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