1991 Subaru Samber 3-Way Dump 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT#BUC29631

Our stock includes this 1991 Subaru Samber 3-Way Dump 4WD, finished in White — a right-hand-drive Japanese import. We have it on file as stock number 441-6, chassis KUNI01-033070. 9 photographs of this specific vehicle are on this listing.

What is on file for this Samber 3-Way Dump 4WD

It shows 69,076 on the clock. No unit was stored with that reading — we quote 69,076 as recorded and will confirm from the vehicle on request.

Background: the Samber 3-Way Dump 4WD

Putting the engine under the bed was a deliberate load-carrying decision: on a kei truck the difference between empty and laden is enormous, and the engine acts as ballast over the driven axle when the bed is empty. 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. Enthusiasts nicknamed the rear-engined Sambar the "agricultural Porsche", and the joke does real work: rear engine, rear drive, four cylinders, independent suspension all round.

How this 1991 Samber 3-Way Dump 4WD is put together

Power comes from the EN07C, a 660cc 4-cylinder unit. Sending drive forward from a rear-mounted EN07 gave Subaru a four-wheel-drive layout unlike anything else in the class. Behind the White bodywork sits a manual gearbox. On the specification it carries an extra-low crawler gear and selectable 2WD / 4WD high.

Living with a Samber 3-Way Dump 4WD

Tipping beds like this are what turn a two-person unloading job into a one-person one. This 1991 Samber 3-Way Dump 4WD spent its working life on Japanese registration, where a light goods vehicle faces its first statutory shaken inspection at two years and another every two years after that. It is listed at $17,900.