The theme of the event "GFGS CARLIFE IN YAHIKO Vol.1" held on June 9, 2024, in Yahiko Village, Niigata Prefecture was "cute cars made in the 1980s to 2010s that are used for everyday practical purposes". We spoke with "Nacchin," a female owner who participated in the event with Mitsuoka Motors' first-generation "Viewt," a car that perfectly suited the theme of the event.

The look of the car is the SS100 (Hundred), Jaguar's first car that debuted in 1935, and we present a replica car that is based on the Panther J72, which is a further imitation of the SS100. What is different is its size: this is the BUBU 505-C, a small one-seater moped car about 2.5 meters long.

As they say, "The Germans invented the car, the French turned it into a business, and the British play with it", and in the field of cars, Britain has long been a major hobby nation. One of the unique British car hobby cultures is the 'kit car' genre. So when you hear the word 'kit car', you first think of the UK, the home of the genre, but of course it is not exclusive to that country. In Japan, Mitsuoka Motor, well-known for its small cars, also sold kit cars.

Mitsuoka Motor announced the 'M55 Concept' model in November 2023. Initially, it was said that there were no plans to commercialize it, but news suddenly broke that the company had decided to make it commercially available. What exactly is this concept model?

Mitsuoka Motor's Viewt, which was launched in 1993, is a long-selling car, with a total of 13,000 units produced over 30 years, with each unit being handmade. Its next model has finally been revealed.

This is the BUBU501, which Mitsuoka Motor, Japan's 10th authorized automobile manufacturer based in Toyama Prefecture, began producing in 1982. At that time, it was marketed under the name "microcar".