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Kawasaki – Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, is unveiling three, fully restored historical trucks. Meticulously refurbished to their original conditions and drivable, the 2nd-generation Canter T91A (1970 model), 2nd-generation Canter T95AD (1970 model) and 3rd-generation Canter T210C (1975 model) will appear at various media, customer, employee and public events in the coming months and years.

“These restored vehicles show Mitsubishi Fuso’s legacy of technological innovation which continues today with our focus on highly efficient, environmentally-friendly trucks and buses,” said Prof. Dr. Eike Boehm, MFTBC Vice President of Product Engineering. “These trucks surely provided a long service life to their customers, and now they will live on as strong examples of Mitsubishi Fuso’s product heritage.”

According to Prof. Dr. Boehm, the three vehicles are the first achievements of a larger “Fuso Historical Vehicle Restoration Project,” which started in April 2008. The aim is to restore 15 Mitsubishi Fuso historical vehicles in total including four heavy-duty trucks, five medium-duty trucks, five light-duty trucks, and one light-duty bus.

The purposes of this project are to convey Mitsubishi Fuso’s history, to enhance pride about the company’s products and to learn restoration skills.

The restoration project team, led by Prof. Dr. Boehm, consists of about 30 volunteers mainly from MFTBC’s R&D and Testing departments. The volunteers gather on weekends and holidays to work on restoring the vehicles at MFTBC’s Kitsuregawa Proving Ground in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, and at the company’s Kawasaki, Japan, Plant.

Source: http://www.mitsubishi-fuso.com/en/press/100827/100827.html

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