1997 Daihatsu Hijet IS Twin Cam#BUC79022

Currently available: a 1997 Daihatsu Hijet, finished in Light Violet, imported by us from Japan. Drive on this Hijet is four-wheel drive. We have it on file as stock number pBGmqc. We have 15 pictures of this Hijet here, all of the actual vehicle.

About the 1997 Daihatsu Hijet

Daihatsu sold the Hijet in an unusually wide spread of factory body styles — flatbed, PTO dump, panel van, canvas top, the extended-cab Jumbo from 1983 and the four-seat Deck Van from 1988 — because Japanese buyers specified them for particular trades. The Hijet was built to be maintained by its owner rather than by a dealer: the seats tip forward, the engine is right there, and the service points are deliberately obvious. The Hijet has been in continuous production since November 1960, which makes it the oldest surviving kei nameplate — and in 2021 it took a Good Design Long Life Design Award, a first for Daihatsu.

What is on file for this Hijet

It shows 55,840 mi on the clock, with a condition of used on file. Interior colour is recorded as Grey. Fuel type on file is Gasoline.

How this 1997 Hijet is put together

It runs a 660cc engine. Drive reaches the road through a manual gearbox, four-wheel drive. With four-wheel drive the useful part is traction at a standstill — getting a loaded bed moving on grass, gravel or mud rather than spinning one wheel.

Living with a Hijet

A 1997 Hijet is old enough to be simple and new enough to be usable, which is most of why this generation gets exported rather than scrapped. We imported this 1997 Hijet ourselves and sell it directly — there is no Daihatsu franchise between you and the vehicle. Price on this one is $8,127.