1990 Suzuki Carry Classic Fire 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, Collector#BUC91359

This 1990 Suzuki Carry Classic Fire 4WD is a Japanese domestic-market vehicle we imported and are selling directly, finished in Red.

1990 Suzuki Carry Classic Fire 4WD: the background

Suzuki has supplied the Carry to other manufacturers to badge as their own — Mazda since 1989, later Nissan and Mitsubishi — so the same underlying truck circulates under several names, which is another reason the parts supply runs deep. Suzuki offered a differential lock and a limited-slip differential on the Carry from as early as 1986, and four-wheel-drive five-speeds got an extra-low gear. The Carry has been built under licence and badge worldwide — as the Bedford Rascal in the UK, the Holden Scurry in Australia, the Maruti Omni in India — which is unusual reach for a kei truck.

The mechanical side of this Carry Classic Fire 4WD

Under it is the F6A, a 660cc 3-cylinder engine. Suzuki's F6A is one of the most widely produced kei engines ever made, which is exactly why parts and know-how for it are easy to come by. Behind the Red bodywork sits a manual gearbox. On the specification it carries selectable 2WD / 4WD high / 4WD low.

1990 Suzuki Carry Classic Fire 4WD: recorded details

The odometer reads 4,617. The source recorded no unit alongside that figure, so 4,617 is reproduced exactly as stored rather than converted.

What a Carry Classic Fire 4WD is good for

A 1990 Carry Classic Fire 4WD is old enough to be simple and new enough to be usable, which is most of why this generation gets exported rather than scrapped. Built in 1990, this Carry Classic Fire 4WD is 36 years old and clears the 25-year threshold at which imported vehicles are exempt from US federal motor vehicle safety standards conformity. Price on this one is $12,900.