1997 Mitsubishi Minicab HD Dump 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, PS, 5MT#BUC25928

Currently available: a 1997 Mitsubishi Minicab HD Dump 4WD, finished in Grey, imported by us from Japan. The chassis code on this one is U42T. We have it on file as stock number 456-8B, chassis U42T-0458064. 9 photographs of this specific vehicle are on this listing.

1997 Mitsubishi Minicab HD Dump 4WD: engine, gearbox and running gear

Under it is the 3G83, a 660cc 3-cylinder engine. Sitting under the seats, the 3G83 is reached by tipping the bench rather than by opening anything at the front. The 3G83 drives through a manual gearbox. The trim designation records selectable 2WD / 4WD high / 4WD low.

The 1997 Minicab in context

The engine is recorded as the 3G83, a Mitsubishi design from the company's own kei engine range. This one is recorded in Grey, though the Minicab's natural habitat is a Japanese trade fleet in plain white. Mitsubishi launched the Minicab in 1966 and kept it in the range for decades, making it one of the older continuously-built kei trucks.

Recorded condition of this 1997 Minicab HD Dump 4WD

The odometer reads 57,110. No unit was stored with that reading — we quote 57,110 as recorded and will confirm from the vehicle on request. On the specification sheet: power steering.

Where a Minicab HD Dump 4WD earns its keep

Tipping beds like this are what turn a two-person unloading job into a one-person one. Built in 1997, this Minicab HD Dump 4WD is 29 years old and clears the 25-year threshold at which imported vehicles are exempt from US federal motor vehicle safety standards conformity. The asking price is $11,995. Mitsubishi had the same 660cc ceiling to work with as every other maker, so the differences between kei trucks come from packaging and engineering rather than from displacement.