1994 Honda Acty Super Delux RealTime 4WD, Mid-Engine, 5MT · 32,569 mi

We have this 1994 Honda Acty Super Delux RealTime 4WD, Mid-Engine, 5MT (White) on the ground in the United States. It is fitted with a manual transmission. Identified by chassis number HA4-2129872.

The HA4 Acty, in context

HA4 is the four-wheel-drive Acty truck of 1990 to 1999 and the most numerous Acty on the US market. Honda put the 656cc E07A under the bed, nearly flat, and ran drive forward to the front axle from behind it — the opposite of almost everything else in the class. The result handles like a mid-engined vehicle, carries its load directly over the driven rear wheels, and keeps a completely flat deck floor because nothing is in the way of it.

Recorded mileage is 32,569, equivalent to roughly 52,400 km in the units the gauge reads. Honda's E07-series triples are small-capacity commercial engines designed for a long duty cycle, and readings in this part of the range are common across the Acty's export population.

Key figures

• Year: 1994
• Make: Honda
• Model: Acty Super Delux RealTime 4WD, Mid-Engine, 5MT
• Chassis code: HA4
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 32,569
• Engine: E07A 660cc 3 Cylinder
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: HA4-2129872
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC96298

The configuration

Whatever the drive configuration, the Acty's defining layout is the same: the engine lies flat beneath the load bed, between the axles, rather than under the cab or ahead of it. That is why the deck floor is low, why the cab has no engine hump, and why the truck turns in like something considerably more expensive than a 660cc commercial.

Between $8,000 and $12,000 the market moves from ordinary trucks to better ones: later chassis, lower readings, fuel injection, air conditioning, or a factory option that is hard to find. The step up from the mid band is usually specification rather than condition.

Next steps

Because it was built in 1994, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. Customs entry, import documentation and title work are all done here, and we arrange transport to any state. The figure is $10,900, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.