殿堂よ 永遠なれ

なぜ、日本は今日のような自動車先進国となりえたのだろうか。その源流が、戦後の自動車工学の先生方から始まっている。日本自動車殿堂の殿堂者でもあられる隈部一雄先生、富塚清先生、平尾収先生、近藤政市先生、亘理厚先生、景山克三先生、そして日本自動車殿堂を立ち上げられた小口泰平先生らの技術向上へのたえまない努力によって、技術的な礎が築かれたと言っても過言ではない。こうした先達の業績をこれからも伝えていくために、日本自動車殿堂がある。

殿堂よ、永遠なれ。

Japan Automobile Hall of Fame, Forever

What helped Japan to attain the present-day leading position on design, production and trade among the automotive industries in the world? It is the endeavors of which headwaters were started flowing by the researchers on automotive technology after World War II. They are Dr. Kazuo Kumabe, Dr. Kiyoshi Tomizuka, Dr. Osamu Hirao, Dr. Masaichi Kondo, Dr. Atsushi, Watari and Dr. Katsumi Kageyama who had been all inducted into the Japan Automobile Hall of Fame. In addition to his contribution to the automotive technology, Dr. Yasuhei Oguchi founded the Japan Automobile Hall of Fame. It is no exaggeration to express that the technological bases of Japan’s automobiles had been established through the ceaseless efforts of the above mentioned wisdoms. The significance of existence of the Japan Automobile Hall of Fame is bequeathing the accomplishments of the precursors to our posterity.

Be forever Japan Automobile Hall of Fame.

Osami Suzuki
Director & Advisor
SAN-EI CORPORATION