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Shinroku Momose

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Shinroku Momose

SubaruDevelopment lead

Moved from aircraft engine engineering to leading design of Subaru's early models, and led development of the Subaru 360

Timeline

  1. 1942

    Joined

    Nakajima Aircraft Company

  2. 1957

    General Manager of Engineering, Isesaki Plant

  3. 1958
    SUBARU 360
    SUBARU 360

    1958–1970Development lead

    Being the dummy himself

    Momose was over 180 cm tall, quite tall for a Japanese man born in the Taisho era. In developing the Subaru 360, less than 3 m long, when checking that it had room for four adults, he climbed in and out of the mock-up himself in place of a dummy, which helped secure enough living space.

  4. 1960

    General Manager of Engineering, Gunma Plant

  5. 1966
    SUBARU 1000
    SUBARU 1000

    1966–1969Development lead

    General Manager, Automobile and Technology Division

  6. 1967

    Director

  7. 1969
    ff-1
    ff-1

    1969–1970Development lead

  8. 1983

    Audit & Supervisory Board Member

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Profile

From Shiojiri, Nagano. Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics in 1941. Head of design for the Subaru 360. After working on aircraft engines at Nakajima Aircraft, he led the Subaru 1500 design team, kept intact, in designing a kei passenger car.

Translated from Japanese sources.

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