1995 Daihatsu Hijet Truck#BUC19752

On offer here is a 1995 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, finished in White, sourced and imported by Bucks Mini Trucks.

Odometer and specification — Hijet Truck

Recorded against this 1995 Hijet Truck: 49651 on the odometer and a Japanese auction grade of 4/B. No unit was stored with that reading — we quote 49651 as recorded and will confirm from the vehicle on request.

About the 1995 Daihatsu Hijet

The Hijet has been in continuous production since November 1960, which makes it the oldest surviving kei nameplate — and in 2021 it took a Good Design Long Life Design Award, a first for Daihatsu. Daihatsu sold the Hijet in an unusually wide spread of factory body styles — flatbed, PTO dump, panel van, canvas top, the extended-cab Jumbo from 1983 and the four-seat Deck Van from 1988 — because Japanese buyers specified them for particular trades. Daihatsu supplies the Hijet to other makers for rebadging — Toyota since 2011, Subaru since 2012 — and it was licence-built abroad as the Piaggio Porter in Italy and the Asia Towner in Korea.

Powertrain on this Hijet Truck

The engine is recorded as the EF. EF variants ran the full range from twelve-valve twin-cam to simple single-cam versions, depending on what the vehicle was for. The EF drives through a 5-speed gearbox.

Import and ownership — 1995 Daihatsu Hijet Truck

Farms, vineyards, ranches, grounds crews and building sites are where Hijet Trucks 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. At 31 years old, this 1995 Hijet Truck is outside the window where federal safety-standard conformity applies to an import. The asking price is $5,700.