This generation was also marketed as the Nissan Clipper, a nameplate acquired with Nissan's takeover of the Prince Motor Company.
Originally, before combining with Nissan Motors, the Prince Motor Company plan of development was to mass-produce a front-engine front-wheel-drive car, but after the Prince and Nissan merger of 1966, the Cherry was released in 1970 as Nissan's first front-wheel-drive car.
Originally this was just a relabelled version of Prince's "Clipper" light/medium duty commercial vehicle range.
In September 1965, the Prince Motor Company announced that they would be providing two vehicles for the Emperor.
This car shared a platform but remained a rear-wheel drive car with the new front wheel drive Nissan Cherry that was developed by Prince Motor Company before the Prince-Nissan merger in 1966.
The Prince Homer was a small commercial vehicle manufactured by the now defunct Prince Motor Company.
The Prince Miler is a medium sized pickup truck built by the Prince Motor Company.
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It remained on the market for four years after the 1966 merger of Nissan Motor Manufacturing Industry and Prince Automotive.
It was brought to market two years after the introduction of the Nissan Homy, acquired by Nissan when they assumed operations of the Prince Motor Company.
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Although the previous R381 had shown its potential in terms of aerodynamics and reliability, the car had been unable to use the planned 600 hp 5954cc V12 engine that Prince was building for Nissan.
The Prince Motor Company had an established relationship with the Imperial Household Agency previously, when they presented the first Prince Gloria to Crown Prince Akihito as a one year anniversary wedding gift.
Prince R380, racing car built in 1965 by Prince Motor Company