1990 Suzuki Carry Classic Fire 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, Collector · 4,617 mi

This particular kei truck is a 1990 Suzuki Carry Classic Fire 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, Collector (Red), and it is here rather than on a boat. It is fitted with a manual transmission. The number on the plate is DB51T-171070.

The DB51T Carry, in context

DB51T is the four-wheel-drive Carry from the short run Suzuki built at the turn of the 1990s, immediately after the kei displacement limit rose to 660cc. The engine is the F6A, a 657cc three-cylinder that Suzuki went on to use for most of the decade. These early 51-series trucks are the bridge between the 550cc Carrys and the long-running DC/DD generation that followed.

The odometer records 4,617 miles, which is in the region of 7,400 km in the units the dial was printed in — toward the low end for a Carry-family vehicle coming out of Japan.

What is recorded

• Year: 1990
• Make: Suzuki
• Model: Carry Classic Fire 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, Collector
• Chassis code: DB51T
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 4,617
• Engine: F6A 660cc 3 Cylinder
• Colour: Red
• Chassis number: DB51T-171070
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC91359

The practical side

Low range is the feature that separates a working kei truck from a four-wheel-drive one. A second set of reduction gears in the transfer case multiplies torque and divides road speed, so the truck can creep up a slope or out of a rut under load without the clutch doing the work. On a 660cc engine it is not a luxury — it is what makes the gradient possible at all.

Above $12,000 a kei truck is being priced on specification rather than transport. A 1990 Suzuki Carry Classic Fire 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, Collector in this band is normally carrying hardware or a configuration that the ordinary working trucks do not.

How the purchase works

A 1990 build date places this vehicle beyond the 25-year threshold that governs importing a non-US-market car into the United States. Import documentation and titling are handled at our end, and we ship nationwide. The figure is $12,900, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.