The Asahi was made by Miyata Works Ltd,

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, from 1937 to about 1939. It was a

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, powered by a 730 cc 2-cylinder

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that drove the front wheels. It had a two-seater body and

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all around.Odin, L.C. ''World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production''. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.

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