1996 Daihatsu Hijet Truck#BUC09876

1996 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, finished in Blue, came to us straight out of the Japanese domestic market. Drive on this Hijet Truck is four-wheel drive. 10 photographs of this specific vehicle are on this listing.

Powertrain on this Hijet Truck

The engine is recorded as the EF. The EF lives under the seats in a Hijet, which is why the bench tips forward and the service points face upward. The 1996 Hijet Truck came with an automatic gearbox, and that is what this one has. Daihatsu's EF series is a 659cc three built in a great many variants, from plain carburetted versions to twin-cam and turbocharged ones.

Odometer and specification — Hijet Truck

Odometer at listing is 42268; the paperwork gives a Japanese auction grade of 3/C. That reading of 42268 came to us without a unit attached, and we have left it exactly as found.

The 1996 Hijet in context

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. The Hijet Climber was the first kei vehicle offered with a limited-slip differential, and low-range sub-transmissions were a factory option across several generations. Every four-wheel-drive Minicab from 1984 onward got twelve-inch front disc brakes and automatic free-wheeling front hubs as standard. The Hijet was built to be maintained by its owner rather than by a dealer: the seats tip forward, the engine is right there, and the service points are deliberately obvious.

Import and ownership — 1996 Daihatsu Hijet Truck

Four-wheel drive on a Hijet Truck was specified in Japan for field and forestry work, not for road holding. A 1996 build date puts this one well past the 25-year federal import threshold. It is listed at $4,900.