to the end to delineate revisions of the same model. This number was a Roman numeral until 1956, after which it was an Arabic numeral. From 1962, Prince switched to a alpha-numeric code, similar to what Nissan would eventually use. History The Prince Motor Company had two origins. Tachikawa Aircraft Company December 1946 - The electric car division of the Tachikawa Aircraft Company became independent and was activated as the Fuchu Plant of the Kosoku Kikan Kogyo Co., Ltd.. June 30, 1947 - The Fuchu Plant of the Kosoku Kikan Kogyo Co., Ltd. became the Tokyo Electric Car Company. (Official foundation date of the Prince Motor Company.) February 1949 - Shojiro Ishibashi invested in the Tokyo Electric Car Company and became the chairman. November 30, 1949 - The Tokyo Electric Car Company changed its name to Tama Electric Car Company. November 1951 - The Tama Electric Car Company changed its name to Tama Motor Company. November 1952 - The Tama Motor Company changed its name to Prince Motor Company. April 10, 1954 - The Prince Motor Company merged with its engine supplier Fuji Precision Industries. The new company was named Fuji Precision Industries and the name Prince Motor Company disappeared in the meantime. Nakajima Aircraft Company August 16, 1945 - The Nakajima Aircraft Company changed its name to Fuji Sangyo Co., Ltd.. November 6, 1945 - The GHQ defined Fuji Sangyo as the Zaibatsu and decided to disband them. May 1950 - Fuji Sangyo Co., Ltd. was disbanded. July 1950 - Fuji Sangyo Co., Ltd. was divided into twelve companies. Of them, the Tokyo Plant (located in Suginami, Tokyo) and the Hamamatsu Plant became Fuji Precision Industries. April 1951 - Shojiro Ishibashi became the chairman of Fuji Precision Industries. April 10, 1954 - Fuji Precision Industries merged with its customer Prince Motor Company. The new company was named Fuji Precision Industries and the name Prince Motor Company disappeared in the meantime. After Merger of Fuji/Prince Until Merger with Nissan February 1961 - Fuji Precision Industries changed its name to Prince Motor Company. (The name "Prince Motor Company" revived.) 1962 - Prince became the first Japanese car company to field a works team in a European rally, the Liège-Sofia-Liège. Neither of the two Skylines entered finished the rally, which had an 82 percent attrition rate. May 1965 - Prince Motor Company announced the merger with Nissan Motor Company. August 1966 -