Hope Motor Company
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Hope Motor Company was a Japanese car company bought by Suzuki in 1968. In December 1967, they released the HopeStar ON360, with a Mitsubishi 360-cc two-stroke, straight-two ME24 engine producing 21 bhp. The ON360 had a four-wheel drive layout. While 100 engines were purchased from Mitsubishi, most sources state that only 15 ONs were finished, all in 1968. Their earlier model, the HopeStar SM, was affectionately referred to in Japanese as the sanrin (三輪)" or "three wheels". [citation needed]
