SOLVED: WTH # 268 - 1968 HopeStar ON360 w 2-stroke 2-cylinder Mitsubishi engine

[sixtee5cuda]

Easy?  Or not...

For one point, specify the make and model of this vehicle.  Also indicate what engine it used.

[richard cuyler]

Japanese?

[sixtee5cuda]

Yes, Japanese

[fyreline]

Hope Star ON360 from about 1968. Eventually led to the Suzuki Samurai, etc.

[sixtee5cuda]

LOCKED for fyreline.

Entirely correct.  To finish earning the point, tell me about the strange engine.

[fyreline]

tell me about the strange engine.

Air-cooled, 2 stroke, 2 cylinder, from Mitsubishi Type ME24D. 359 cc / 21 hp @ 5500 rpm.

[sixtee5cuda]

And the point goes to Fyreline for the correct answer.

[fyreline]

A 21-horsepower 2-stroke 2-banger couldn't have provided much power, even for such a small vehicle.