1997 Suzuki Carry Mini Truck, Kei Truck - Boeki USA#BUC29629

Our stock includes this 1997 Suzuki Carry Truck, finished in White — a right-hand-drive Japanese import.

Background: the Carry Truck

Suzuki has built the Carry since 1961 — eleven generations, and the oldest nameplate the company still sells. It was Japan's best-selling truck nameplate for thirty-nine consecutive years from 1971, passing four million units by 2010. 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 was candid about who the Carry was for: individual shopkeepers, small workshops, and agriculture, forestry and fisheries. It has sold a dedicated farm grade with a differential lock continuously.

1997 Suzuki Carry Truck: engine, gearbox and running gear

The engine is recorded as the F6A. 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. Drive reaches the road through a 5-speed gearbox, four-wheel drive.

Recorded condition of this 1997 Carry Truck

It shows 19529 on the clock, with a Japanese auction grade of 4/B on file. No unit was stored with that reading — we quote 19529 as recorded and will confirm from the vehicle on request.

Where a Carry Truck earns its keep

Plenty of buyers keep a Carry Truck looking exactly as it arrived; this one is White and presented as we received it. This 1997 Carry Truck 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. Price on this one is $5,700.