The Fuji Rabbit was a motor scooter produced by Fuji Heavy Industries in Japan from 1946 through 1968. Production of the initial model, the S-1 began in 1946, some six months before Vespa went into production and was largely inspired by scooters used by American servicemen during and after World War II. Eventually the Fuji Rabbit scooters evolved into some of the most technologically sophisticated scooters of their era, featuring electric starters, automatic transmissions and pneumatic suspension systems. The Fuji Rabbit scooters were the first Japanese made scooters capable of reaching speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour. As the Japanese economy expanded, the demand for scooters decreased in favor of more comfortable four wheel transport, and Fuji diversified into automobiles in 1958 with the introduction of the Subaru 360. Yes, FCI is the same comapny that makes the Subaru. The last Fuji scooter rolled off the production line in June 1968...
Picture is a 1960 Fuji Superflow s601.
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