1996 Mazda Scrum Truck · 2WD · 88,600 mi

1996 Mazda Scrum Truck in White — a Japanese domestic-market kei truck held in our US stock. It runs 2WD and an automatic gearbox. Chassis number DJ51T-393905.

DJ51T Scrum: the short version

Mazda's Scrum is a rebadged Suzuki Carry, and DJ51T is the truck version from the 1990s supply agreement between the two firms. Mechanically it is a Carry down to the 657cc F6A three-cylinder under the cab floor; the badges, the grille trim and the dealer network were the extent of the difference. Parts interchange with the Suzuki equivalent.

The instrument reads 88,600 miles, roughly 142,600 km on its original kilometre scale. The Carry has been built continuously since 1961 and its engines were designed around sustained commercial use.

The numbers

• Year: 1996
• Make: Mazda
• Model: Scrum Truck
• Chassis code: DJ51T
• Drivetrain: 2WD
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 88,600
• Engine: F6A 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: DJ51T-393905
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC45684

Why this configuration

The rear-drive Carry is the volume-selling version of the best-selling kei truck, with the engine under the cab driving the back axle through a short propshaft. It is the lightest configuration Suzuki offered and the cheapest to keep, and it leaves the full bed length — the longest in the class for the overall dimensions — completely usable.

This sits in the cheapest band of the market. At this level a 1996 Mazda Scrum Truck is competing with used garden machinery and utility vehicles on price while offering a cab, a heater and a licence plate, which is the argument most buyers at this end are making.

Making it yours

Built in 1996, it sits the far side of the 25-year federal import cut-off. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. A walkaround clip sits with the photographs on this page. Asking $4,230. Contact us and we will reserve it against your name.