The Hino Runo: When Hino Made More Than Semi-Trucks

Kinja'd!!! by "Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
Published 11/07/2017 at 00:07

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Ah, yes, some classic post-war, occupation era, mid-Showa goodness.


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Kinja'd!!! "Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
11/07/2017 at 00:14, STARS: 1

The lady by the car in the first image is managing to look like a department store mannequin.

Kinja'd!!! "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
11/07/2017 at 00:17, STARS: 2

Contessa Sprint 900 is still the best Hino

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Kinja'd!!! "Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/07/2017 at 00:17, STARS: 0

That is a hallmark of marketing photography in this era, actually.

Kinja'd!!! "not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
11/07/2017 at 00:23, STARS: 3

Fun fact: Hino made the FJ Cruiser.

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Kinja'd!!! "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
11/07/2017 at 00:24, STARS: 0

I kind of want a plaid suit case now.

Kinja'd!!! "C62030" (c62030)
11/07/2017 at 00:56, STARS: 0

P O S I T I V E C A M B E R

Kinja'd!!! "415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
11/07/2017 at 01:04, STARS: 2

Just a rebadged Renault 4CV though.

Kinja'd!!! "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
11/07/2017 at 01:19, STARS: 1

This makes me wonder just how many other badges Renaults have worn.

Kinja'd!!! "Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
11/07/2017 at 02:05, STARS: 0

Well, it’s not REALLY a Hino :) ... It’s Renault 4Cv used under license,

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EDIT: hey, I’m only the 3rd guy to roughly give you the same answer haha, sorry :)

Kinja'd!!! "Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/07/2017 at 02:11, STARS: 1

I already knew it anyway. :P

Kinja'd!!! "Berang" (berang)
11/07/2017 at 02:30, STARS: 0

That’s a Renault.

This is a Hino:

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Kinja'd!!! "Chinny Raccoon" (chinnyraccoon)
11/07/2017 at 05:22, STARS: 2

Opel/Vauxhall/Nissan/Mercedes/Dacia/Samsung are the modern ones I can think of. Sure there’s plenty more historical ones.

Kinja'd!!! "KnowsAboutCars" (knowsaboutcars)
11/07/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 0

Is Runo a nickname? I thought these were sold as 4cv in Japan too.

Btw, runo is finnish for poem.