MAQUETTE À MONTER - Kawasaki Ki45Kai Koh TORYU (NICK) w/ ISUZU TX40 FUEL TRUCK Hasegawa | No. 09781 | 1:48**LIKE NEW INSIDE UNOPENED**
Prix régulier 85,00 € TTC 6%
Characteristics
| Condition | Like New Inside Unopened - Intérieur non ouvert |
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Manufacturer | Hasegawa |
| Size of the box | 42 x 27 x 7 cm |
Description
On April 9, 1937, the two companies that had until then divided Japan's automotive industry between themselves combined in a merger to form the Tokyo Automobile Corporation. This enterprise later became the Isuzu Corporation.
When the Sino-Japanese War began in the wake of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in July of that year, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) placed huge production orders for trucks and other vehicles. In order to meet production demand, a 1.3 million square meter factory was constructed in the city of Kawasaki, on the outskirts of Tokyo, with construction completed on July 7, 1938. The first vehicle to roll off the Kawasaki line was an Isuzu TX40 truck on August 31 of that year. Production soon reached a rate of 1,000 units annually.
The Isuzu TX40 truck had a cargo capacity of 2 tons, and was developed for use in urban and suburban road conditions. All components on the vehicle, including electrical systems and gauges, were domestically produced; in this sense the TX40 can be said to have laid the foundation of the modern Japanese automobile industry. "T" stood for "truck" and "X" for engine, with "40" representing the vehicle's 4-meter wheel base. By 1929, as war conditions became more stringent and the Second World War commenced in Europe, IJA truck orders increased greatly.
Kawasaki Ki45Kai Koh Toryu (Nick) w/Isuzu TX40 Fuel Truck
Hasegawa | No. 09781 | 1:48