1994 Mitsubishi Minicab TD 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 5MT, Great Value#BUC49384

This 1994 Mitsubishi Minicab TD 4WD is a Japanese domestic-market vehicle we imported and are selling directly, finished in White. The chassis code on this one is U42T. We have it on file as stock number 449-7, chassis U42T-0203319.

Background: the Minicab TD 4WD

Mitsubishi launched the Minicab in 1966 and kept it in the range for decades, making it one of the older continuously-built kei trucks. The engine is recorded as the 3G83, a Mitsubishi design from the company's own kei engine range. Minicabs sold into Japanese agriculture and light construction, and the factory list reflects it: a dedicated "Minori" farm specification, low-range transfer options and heavy-duty dump beds.

The paperwork on this 1994 Minicab TD 4WD

It shows 10,983 on the clock. The source recorded no unit alongside that figure, so 10,983 is reproduced exactly as stored rather than converted.

Mechanical specification of this Minicab TD 4WD

Power comes from the 3G83, a 660cc 3-cylinder unit. Sitting under the seats, the 3G83 is reached by tipping the bench rather than by opening anything at the front. The U42T runs a manual gearbox. The trim designation records selectable 2WD / 4WD high / 4WD low.

Owning a Minicab TD 4WD

Farms, vineyards, ranches, grounds crews and building sites are where Minicab TD 4WDs end up in the US, for the same reasons they ended up there in Japan — Japanese sources describe the kei truck as a necessity for moving tools, crops and catch. This 1994 Minicab TD 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 $6,900.