The author, a leading expert in the field of commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses, which supported Japan's rapid economic growth, makes full use of the materials available at the time to introduce the history of these vehicles in detail, with more than 500 illustrations, including color catalogs, by manufacturer. In the front of the book, the transition of major commercial vehicles from 1917 through the postwar period to the 1970s is described, and at the end of the book, chronological tables and various production volume charts are included to enhance the materiality of the book.
This book is a new edition of the same book published in April 2019, with the same content, but with a new, unified cover design for the trilogy as a "special collector's edition.
History of Trucks and Buses in Japan
Toyota TOYOTA
Truck FA/DA series ■Dump series ■Fire truck series ■Bus FB/DB series ■Bus DR series
Bus RK series ■Stout series ■Land Cruiser series ■Master line series
Corona line series ■Toyoace series ■Daina series
Hino HINO
T series ■Z series ■TC series ■TH full cab series ■B bus series ■Briska series
Commerce series
PRINCE PRINCE
Mylar series ■Clipper series ■Skyway series ■Light & Route van series
Microbus series
Daihatsu DAIHATSU
New Line series ■Compano Van series ■D150 series ■F175 series ■Vesta series
High line series ■Light bus series
Kurogane KUROGANE
Oota series ■Mighty series ■Nova series
Chronological Table
Production volume by model
Number of passenger cars, trucks, buses, and special purpose vehicles owned