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Dagger with Sheath | Iranian | 18th–19th century | Met Museum

The Autozam AZ-550 Sports Type A Prototype was unveiled by Mazda at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show. Like the other two AZ-550 kei-car concepts, it used a mid-placed 550cc Suzuki 3-cylinder engine. The styling referenced elements of mid-engine sports cars with pop-up headlights, front air vents, and side strakes, but most distinctive of all design features were the gull-wing doors. Unlike the other two AZ-550 concepts, the Type A served as the direct design prototype for the production Autozam AZ-1 micro-sports car, which was launched in October 1992.

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