Mazda T2000

The Mazda T2000 is a small three-wheeled truck made by Toyo Kogyo, today Mazda, as part of its line of Japanese auto rickshaw style commercial vehicles. The line was redesigned in 1957 with a closed cab and a round steering wheel on the right with a column shift and hydraulic clutch, to compete with four-wheeled trucks. In 1959 the air-cooled twin was replaced by a water-cooled four cylinder engine and the truck became the T1500. In 1962, when the small vehicle class was enlarged, the engine grew to 2.0 litres and the name changed to T2000. It stayed in production on a made-to-order basis until 1974, and is credited with the highest top speed of any three-wheeled truck, 100 kilometres per hour.