1997 Subaru Sambar HD Dump 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT#BUC12348

A 1997 Subaru Sambar HD Dump 4WD in our current inventory, finished in White, brought in out of the Japanese domestic market. The chassis code on this one is KS4. We have it on file as stock number 452-7B, chassis KS4-319873. 9 photographs of this specific vehicle are on this listing.

The 1997 Sambar in context

The Sambar is the odd one out in the class and deliberately so: Subaru put the engine right at the back, behind the rear axle, and drove the rear wheels from there. Subaru's Sambar was the first ordinary kei truck and cab-van offered with four-wheel drive, from 1980. Subaru gave the Sambar four-wheel independent suspension from the very first 1961 model, at a time when Japanese passenger cars mostly did without it — struts at the front, semi-trailing arms at the rear. 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.

What is on file for this Sambar HD Dump 4WD

It shows 40,876 on the clock. No unit was stored with that reading — we quote 40,876 as recorded and will confirm from the vehicle on request.

How this 1997 Sambar HD Dump 4WD is put together

Power comes from the EN07, 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. The KS4 runs a manual gearbox. Listed drivetrain equipment includes an extra-low crawler gear and selectable 2WD / 4WD high.

Living with a Sambar HD Dump 4WD

Landscapers, small builders and smallholders are the people who end up with a Sambar HD Dump 4WD like this one. It is on our books as 452-7B, and what this listing records is what we hold on file for it. The asking price is $13,900.