Prince Sedan

Prince Sedan AISH/AMSH
1952 Prince Sedan AISH-I
Overview
Manufacturer	Prince
Production	1952-1957
Assembly	Mitaka, Japan
Designer	Takuya Himura
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	FR layout
Chronology
Predecessor	Tama Senior EMS-49-III (Electric vehicle)
Successor	Prince Skyline

AISH-2
1954 Prince Sedan AISH-2 (Crown Prince Akihito's vehicle)
Overview
Production	1953-1955
Body and chassis
Related	Prince AFTF Truck
Powertrain
Engine	1.5L FG4A-10 I4
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,460 mm (96.9 in)
Length	4,290 mm (168.9 in)
Width	1,655 mm (65.2 in)
Height	1,633 mm (64.3 in)
Curb weight	1,254 kg (2,765 lb)

AISH-5
1956 Prince AISH-5 Sedan
Overview
Production	1956-1957
Powertrain
Engine	1.5L FG4A-20 I4
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,486 mm (97.9 in)
Length	4,290 mm (168.9 in)
Width	1,655 mm (65.2 in)
Height	1,633 mm (64.3 in)
Curb weight	1,300 kg (2,866 lb)

Tama Senior EMS-49-III

The Prince Sedan was a Japanese compact executive car made from 1952 until 1957 by the Tama Motor Company (later renamed as the Prince Motor Company in November 1952), which was one of the successors of the Tachikawa Aircraft Company. It was replaced by the first generation Prince Skyline ALSI in 1957.

The Prince Sedan AISH had live axles in front and the back.

In March 1956, the Prince Sedan Special AMSH was added to the line-up. It had a double wishbone suspension in front.

The Tama Electric Car Company was producing several kinds of electric vehicles. Before the Korean War, the supply of gasoline was controlled by the GHQ and was expensive. In June 1950, the Korean War broke out. The price of batteries became extremely high (approximately ten times). On the other hand, the price of gasoline became cheaper. Tama Electric Car could not continue to produce electric vehicles.

In September 1950, they decided to produce new gasoline vehicles instead of electric vehicles. In November 1950, they officially ordered the Fuji Precision Industries, one of the successors of disbanded Nakajima Aircraft Company, to design and produce a new gasoline engine for Tama.

Tama finally stopped building electric vehicles in September 1951. In the next month, Fuji Precision completed the new gasoline engine named FG4A. This engine was based on the engine of the Peugeot 202 which was owned by Shojiro Ishibashi, the Bridgestone founder and the owner of the Tama Motors and the Fuji Precision.

This engine (later renamed as G-1) was improved and modified gradually and was used until 1968 for the basic version of Prince Skyline S50, and was shared with the Subaru 1500 the first Subaru manufactured. (The upper version S57 used the new G15 SOHC engine in 1967 and 1968.) Around ten people belonged to Tama's development team headed by the design manager Jiro Tanaka. His assistant manager Takuya Himura, who would become the direct boss of Shinichiro Sakurai in October 1952, was in charge of the development of the Prince Sedan and other vehicles.