1997 Subaru Sambar Van Classic#BUC44453

On offer here is a 1997 Subaru Sambar Van Classic, finished in Green, sourced and imported by Bucks Mini Trucks.

Under the skin of a 1997 Sambar Van Classic

The engine is recorded as the EN07 — 660cc. Subaru was the last maker to keep a four-cylinder in the kei class, and the EN07 is that engine — four small cylinders instead of three larger ones, which is why a Sambar is so much less busy than a three-cylinder rival. The 1997 Sambar Van Classic came with a 5-speed manual gearbox, and that is what this one has.

What we have on record for this Sambar Van Classic

The Green bodywork sits over an odometer reading of 220900 km, with a condition of used recorded. Recorded equipment covers Air conditioning recorded as not cold.

Dimensions and load — Sambar Van Classic

On the paperwork it measures 330cm × 140cm × 190cm. The documents give a kerb weight of 900kg, a rated load capacity of 200kg and 8.77m³ of measured cargo volume. The Japanese paperwork lists this 1997 Sambar Van Classic as Kei van, Vans with 4 seats.

Background: the Sambar Van Classic

Subaru's rocker covers carry a cast "CLOVER4" badge with a four-leaf clover — a nod to the four-cylinder layout the company built its kei reputation on. The KV4 designation places this 1997 Sambar Van Classic in the fifth-generation Sambar, built between 1990 and 1999. Subaru built the Sambar in-house from 1961 until the last one left the line on 29 February 2012, after which the badge moved onto a rebadged Daihatsu. A 1997 vehicle comes from the in-house era.

Practicalities of this Sambar Van Classic

Recorded as a 4-seater, so it carries people as well as cargo. A 1997 build date puts this one well past the 25-year federal import threshold. Price on this one is $4,850.