Daihatsu Compagno

Manufacturer	Daihatsu
Production	1963 to 1969
Designer	Vignale
Class	motor car
Body style	2/4-door sedan 3-door van 2-door pickup truck 2-door cabriolet
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Engine	800 cc FC I4 (petrol) 1000 cc FE I4 ( petrol)
Transmission	4-speed manual 2-speed automatic
Wheelbase	2,220 mm (87.4 in)
Length	3,800 mm (149.6 in)
Width	1,425 mm (56.1 in)
Height	1,430 mm (56.3 in)
Curb weight	765 kg (1,687 lb)

The Daihatsu Compagno is an automobile produced by Daihatsu in Japan from in the 1960s.

History

The Daihatsu Compagno , called Daihatsu 1000 in Africa , was a passenger car model produced by the Japanese automobile brand Daihatsu between 1963 and 1969. The Compagno was designed to serve in multiple bodystyles, and was introduced prior to the acquisition of Daihatsu by Toyota in 1967.The small car was available with two or four doors as a sedan, two-door as a spider ( cabriolet ) or pickup, or as a station wagon with two doors and a hatchback.

In Europe, where design configurations are most varied in the small-car class a four-seater car weighing 18 cwt, it is unusual for its conventionality.Unlike other small cars of the time such as the Toyota Publica it was not self-supporting chassis but on a ladder frame.The car was powered by a four-stroke petrol engine with overhead valves and four cylinders in line with either 0.8 or 1.0 liters displacement at the front.for 1000 cc models. The more powerful Spider had a fuel injected engine at the front driving the rear wheels
of an all-steel body mounted on a separate chassis frame .For a small car it is very well equipped with transistor radio is standard.

The 797 c.c. engine gives a lively performance in the lower gears without making much noise.The four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox is controlled by column change with Widely spaced ratios.Like the clutch and gearchange, the steering is very light and easy to turn. The Reasonable medium-size boot boot takes 5.7 cu.ft of luggage.The tool kit comes with pliers, two screwdrivers and a spanner.
inside the seats have thick woven cloth upholstery with good heating and ventilation that has three easy controls and also includes an electric windscreen washer, cigar lighter, electric clock, tinted glass all round, ash trays at the back, little push-button radio with semi-automatic aerial, satin-finished stainless steel fittings there is a parcel tray inside a small facia locker and map pockets in the doors and plenty of safety padding on the facia and sun visors.

The Spider was also available with manifold injection , the other versions were only available with carburetors.The power was transmitted to the rear axle via a fully synchronized four-speed manual transmission.The front wheels were individually suspended independent, wishbones, longitudinal torsion bars, anti-roll bar and  telescopic dampers, at the rear there was arigid axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, anti-roll bar and telescopic dampers.Gearbox was  mechanical with 4 + reverse gears and single dry plate clutch or 2 speed auto.

PERFORMANCE 800cc

• max power (DIN): 41 hp at 5,000 rpm
• max torque (DIN): 47 1b ft, 6.5 kg m at 3,600 rpm
• max number of engine rpm: 6,000
• power weight ratio: 40.6 lb/hp. 18.4 kg/hp
• Engine Capacity 48.63 cu in, 797 cu cm
• Fuel Consumption 47 mlimp gal, 39.2 mlUS gal, 6 1 x 100 km
• Max Speed 69 mph, 111.1 km/h

The first Compagno prototype was shown at the 1961 Tokyo Motor Show and had a design reminiscent of the Fiat 1800/2100. This was not a very well balanced design and the production version ended up looking quite different. It went on sale in the United Kingdom in 1964 as the first Japanese car to be sold there.

120,000 Daihatsu Compagnos were produced between 1963 and 1970, including:

• 1963–1967 Compagno 800 Van (797 cc 41 hp) three-door van model F30V
• 1963–1967 Compagno 800 (797 cc 41 PS) two-door sedan model F40
• 1965–1967 Compagno Spider 800 (797 cc) cabriolet/convertible model F40K
• 1965–1970 Compagno 1000 (958 cc 55 PS) two or four-door sedan model F40 - later models have 58 PS
• 1965–1970 Compagno 1000 Truck (958 cc 55 PS) two-door pickup truck model F31P
• 1965–1970 Compagno Spider 1000 (958 cc, 65 PS) cabriolet/convertible model F40K