1996 Daihatsu Hijet Mini Truck, Kei Truck - Boeki USA#BUC98765

On offer here is a 1996 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, finished in White, sourced and imported by Bucks Mini Trucks. 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. EF variants ran the full range from twelve-valve twin-cam to simple single-cam versions, depending on what the vehicle was for. This Hijet Truck is fitted with a 4-speed gearbox.

Odometer and specification — Hijet Truck

Odometer at listing is 34925; the paperwork gives a Japanese auction grade of 4/B. No unit was stored with that reading — we quote 34925 as recorded and will confirm from the vehicle on request.

Background: the Hijet Truck

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 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. 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.

Import and ownership — 1996 Daihatsu Hijet Truck

A 1996 Hijet Truck is old enough to be simple and new enough to be usable, which is most of why this generation gets exported rather than scrapped. A 1996 build date puts this one well past the 25-year federal import threshold. Price on this one is $5,700.