Topic: Solved - NEH 5690: Ohta PX prototype - 1955 (?)

[Carnut]

What's this, from when - for 1 point?:

[Spazmatron206]

British?

[Carnut]

No..

[Carnut]

Experts?

[Alfa_Japan]

Indian?

[sichel]

Standard India?

[marmer]

Early Postwar Japanese?

[Alfa_Japan]

Appears to be Standard Eight or Standard Ten (or Triumph Ten) with non-standard grille. Not been able to find it yet though.

[Carnut]

Indian?

Standard India?

Appears to be Standard Eight or Standard Ten (or Triumph Ten) with non-standard grille. Not been able to find it yet though.

None of the above!

Early Postwar Japanese?

Postwar Japanese, yes.

[marmer]

Ohta?

[Spazmatron206]

Ohta PX

[Carnut]

Ohta?

Yes but sorry marmer, if I'd seen this before this morning I would have locked it for you.

Ohta PX

That's right, yes.
Just give me the year and the point will be yours.

[Spazmatron206]

I wasn't the first one to answer. It should be the correct thing to let marmer name the car in full.

[marmer]

Spaz is being very gracious.  The PX clue came from him/her.

I found a reference to the Ohta PX being from 1955, is that the year you are looking for?

[Carnut]

I wasn't the first one to answer. It should be the correct thing to let marmer name the car in full.

Thanks for that.

Spaz is being very gracious.  The PX clue came from him/her.

I found a reference to the Ohta PX being from 1955, is that the year you are looking for?

Yes, that is the date I was looking for, although looking at the story below it may actually be from earlier but only saw the light of day in 1955 (but not production!). So it's 1 point for marmer; well done!

The following is from Jeremy Risdon's excellent series on Japanese vehicles: