VINTAGE! Mitsubishi Traction Elevator at One Corporate Plaza, Makati, Philippines

This is an extremely rare 1971 Mitsubishi, the oldest Mitsubishi in the Philippines, found by an elevator enthusiast. This elevator is Series SP, also interchangeably known as the "Elepet for Export." It uses a DC Geared drive instead of the standard AC two-speed drive because this elevator has a speed above 1 m/s and was installed before the DIAGLIDE Elepet was introduced. DC geared Mitsubishis, such as the one shown in the video, were quite common in the Philippines from the 1960s until the mid-1970s, particularly in office buildings. ---- Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Brand: Mitsubishi Installed by: International Elevator & Escalator, Inc. (IEE) Model: Series SP (Elepet for Export) Speed: 1.6 m/s Year installed: 1971 Capacity: (?) kg / 8 Persons Type: Overhead traction, geared Drive: DC-GD (DC geared) Controller type: Relays Floors served: 1–7 Usage: Passenger ---- Sources: Yamada, H. (1970). New Elepet. Mitsubishi Denki Giho, 44(8), 1038–1041. https://www.giho.mitsubishielectric.c... Funahashi, K. (1980). PASSENGER ELEVATORS FOR EXPORT: Giving a lift to building users around the world. Mitsubishi Electric ADVANCE, 13, 7–8. ---- Requesting places in my comment section is PROHIBITED. To request for a place, answer this Google Form in the link below. Link to answer the Google Form: https://forms.gle/o4Wxb3gY68PyWkqR7 ---- Camera: iPhone 15 Pro Max Date of Recording: May 15 2026 ---- #elevators #elevators #idjdjdj1397