1972 Hit & Run - ヒットアンド・ラン by 昭和遊園機械 (Showa Amusement Park Machinery)

 

Name: Hit & Run - ヒットアンド・ラン
Year: 1972
Company: 昭和遊園機械 (Showa Amusement Park Machinery)

The first Hit & Run appearance I've found is in the Amusement magazine, November 1972.

Amusement 1972-11

The game's playfield and mechanics come from Super Match.  It has entirely new art, and uses a familiar pachinko shooter instead of the German style handle.

I have seen a flyer for Hit & Run that was distributed by ホープ自動車株式会社 (Hope Motor Co., Ltd.) so they probably also sold this game.

There are (at least) 3 games with the same name.  In 1974 there is Hit and Run - ヒットアンド・ラン by こまや (Komaya) and then in 1976 we see Hit and Run - ヒットアンド・ラン by an unknown company, perhaps by カワクス (Kawax).