1983 Subaru Sambar 4WD Mini Truck#BUC34578

This 1983 Subaru Sambar is a Japanese domestic-market vehicle we imported and are selling directly, finished in White. We have it on file as stock number 1895, chassis KT2042762. 15 photographs of this specific vehicle are on this listing.

What is on file for this Sambar

A 1983 vehicle showing 9,800 mi, recorded with a condition of used. Interior colour is recorded as Grey.

1983 Subaru Sambar: the background

Japan's Akabou courier cooperative ran Sambars almost exclusively for three decades, on a factory type-approved version with its own valves, pistons, rods and crankshaft built to cover 200,000 kilometres of courier work — a fair indication of what the platform tolerates. Subaru built the Sambar in-house from 1961 until the last one left the line on 29 February 2012, after which the badge moved onto a rebadged Daihatsu. A 1983 vehicle comes from the in-house era. Putting the engine behind the rear axle loads the driven wheels, and that is a large part of why Sambars have the traction reputation they do. Every Subaru-built Sambar is a full cab-over, which is precisely how Subaru got a longer cargo bed than its rivals onto the same overall length.

How this 1983 Sambar is put together

It runs a 550cc 2-cylinder engine. The 1983 Sambar came with a manual gearbox, and that is what this one has.

Living with a Sambar

Plenty of buyers keep a Sambar looking exactly as it arrived; this one is White and presented as we received it. What you see is what we have: a White Sambar on our lot, not a listing for a vehicle still in an auction hall. Price on this one is $6,614.