Nissan Prince Royal

The Nissan Prince Royal is a large Japanese limousine made for the Imperial Household of Japan. In September 1965 the Prince Motor Company announced that it would supply two vehicles for the Emperor, the first due in 1966 and the second in 1967, and when Prince merged with Nissan in May 1966 the Nissan name was added to the car. It was the third Japanese-built post-war car with a V8 engine. At 3,200 kg it used a 6,437 cc Prince W64 overhead-valve V8 producing 260 PS, an American-built three-speed automatic because no Japanese gearbox could cope with the torque, and custom 8.90-15 Bridgestone tyres. Coach doors open for the centre rear, eight passengers sit in three rows, and the pressurised cabin has double-pane glass. The two cars were retired on 7 July 2006, when the Toyota Century Royal replaced them.