N4WD The prototype Hilux Surf

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Interesting article from some information i got in a file.... thought i'd share: (translated as best I could lol)

Started from the newly launched Development Research Division

from the creator Ken Sakai:

Mr. Sakai's newly established development research after joining Arakawa Auto Body. I was assigned to a room. Arakawa Auto Body is the head of the development laboratory
Tsutomu Arakawa, son of Gihei Arakawa, founder of Managing Director. Here was tasked with the development of a new car. Was one of the big goals of the lab.

It was called N4WD

The development of a completely new car. Hilux surf Before it came to the world, but a car with a similar idea I was developing it to make it. Eventually Aiming to sell to Toyota Motor and adopt it.

Namba is the Development Laboratory established around 1970?

Sakai: That's right. Was being built in Kotobuki Plant in the fall of 1971. It has been started at the office and has begun development testing. 7/73'

The N4WD is a two-door model equipped with a 1,500cc engine, with independent front wheel suspension.
If you put another top made of glass on the pickup type body, you have the N4WD design. The rear bumper which goes around the front. There are new ideas.

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