4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1936–45
NAMED MODELMilitary · JapanJapan

Type 95, Imperial Japanese Army.

The Type 95 in Imperial Japanese Army service from 1936, in China and across the Pacific until 1944.

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Sources & evidence
Type 95, Imperial Japanese Army — A Type 95 scout car captured at the Battle of Khalkhin Gol.NA · Public domain ↗
BASE VEHICLEType 95 (1936–44)BUILT BYTokyu Kogyo Kurogane, ŌmoriIN SERVICE1936–45OPERATED INJapanPRODUCTIONAbout 4,700LAYOUT4 wheels · 79″

The record

It was the army's reconnaissance car throughout the war in China and the Pacific. Very few survived the war, and fewer still survive now — which is the main difficulty in illustrating the type at all.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1936–45
ENGINEAir-cooled OHV 45° V-twin, 1.2–1.4 litres, 33 PSKurogane air-cooled V-twin
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 4,700
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
OPERATED INJapan
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEType 95
FAMILYType 95
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE79″
BODY STYLEroadster
CATEGORYMilitary · Japan

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Army Khaki

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Kurogane Type 95 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched