Solved: Wendax 2210 - Mikasa Service Car Mark I (MC-V)

[Wendax]

A typical ladies' car?

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

[Wendax]

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[richard cuyler]

Is there a 2CV chassis under this and is it special to the Middle East, perhaps Iran or Iraq?

[Wendax]

No and no, but there is a slight 2CV connection.

[del78]

from Poland?

[Wendax]

No

[D-type]

Citroen for the Algerian market?

[Wendax]

Not a Citroen, not for Algeria

[thorax]

Asian?

[Wendax]

Yes

[Hiawatha]

Any connection with Autocar?

[Wendax]

No

[Hiawatha]

Japanese?

[Wendax]

Yes

[barrett]

It's a Mikasa Mark I, 600cc air-cooled microcar from Japan, and hugely influenced by the 2cv but not sharing any parts

[Wendax]

Correct!

[Arunas]

How about original Mikasa brochure?
Very rare item from my collection...

[Wendax]

 

[Djetset]

Ha Ha Ha...  No Clutch OK Drive , as printed on the reverse of the Mikasa leaflet. Fantastic!

I just love these 'International English' translations in old car brochures that actually make little or not sense at all in English!

I have a late 1960s international English brochure on the Suzuki Fronte 360, for which one of the available colours is 'Abysmal Green', plus a great Motokov export leaflet for the Zastava 101 in which one of that model's benefits is listed as  "reassuringly unreliable'  At least they were honest! 

[Arunas]

How about this?

A very new Karma Revero brochure....     

[Djetset]

Yuk, I'm feeling sick  .

I've got a great one like this at home for the Paradine 525 S.  I will scan it in and post it when I'm next there.

[pguillem]

A lineup of Mikasa models built by the Okamura Corporation

[Wendax]

The correct name of the puzzle car should be Mikasa Service Car Mark I (MC-V).