la ▁ 4 - door ▁del ux e , ▁then ▁ret ail ing ▁at ▁ ¥ 5 2 0 , 0 0 0 : ▁for ▁this ▁price ▁Toy ota ▁included ▁delivery ▁to ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Motor ▁Show ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁but ▁production ▁only ▁got ▁under ▁way ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁months ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁H onda ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁went ▁on ▁sale ▁in ▁Japan . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁launch ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁because ▁company ▁president ▁So ich iro ▁H onda ▁found ▁the ▁sty ling ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁as ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Motor ▁Show ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁un accept ably ▁bland ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁red es ign . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁lost ▁on ▁contemporary ▁comment ators ▁that ▁H onda ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁owned ▁and ▁frequently ▁drove ▁a ▁Pont iac ▁Fire bird , ▁and ▁the ▁split ▁air ▁int akes ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁H onda ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁as ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁market ▁suggest ▁that ▁H onda ▁design ▁personnel ▁were ▁also ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁b oss ' s ▁fond ness ▁for ▁his ▁Pont iac . ▁ ▁Despite ▁enthus i astic ▁im prec ations ▁from ▁H onda ' s ▁US ▁deal ers ▁the ▁H onda ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁was ▁not ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Nor ▁is ▁there ▁evidence ▁of