Hino 1300 and Hino 900 Contessa






Hino 1300 og Hino 900 Contessa – now those are some damn cool classic rides outta Japan, worth their weight in pure gold. They were designed by none other than Giovanni Michelotti himself, and both the man’s name and the way those cars look are just downright classy.

I ain’t ever seen one of ’em here in Norway, and it’d be crazy awesome if somebody went ahead and imported a few. They were built in Japan, New Zealand, and even Israel.


























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