1998 Mitsubishi Pajero Duke · 4WD · 51,365 mi

A Japanese import you can buy now — this 1998 Mitsubishi Pajero, listed as White. It came out of Japan as 4WD with an automatic transmission. The chassis identifier is H56A-5233326.

What the H56A Pajero Mini is

The Pajero Mini is Mitsubishi's kei-class four-wheel drive, and H56A is the 1994 to 1998 car. Its engine is the 4A30, a 659cc twin-cam *four*-cylinder — Mitsubishi was one of only two makers to put four cylinders in a kei engine — and the quicker versions are turbocharged and intercooled. Styled as a scaled-down Pajero, it is a genuine four-wheel drive inside the kei footprint.

The clock reads 51,365 miles, roughly 82,700 km on the scale it was built with. Mitsubishi kei vehicles of this era turn up across a broad range of readings and this is squarely within it.

On paper

• Year: 1998
• Make: Mitsubishi
• Model: Pajero
• Chassis code: H56A
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 51,365
• Engine: 660CC
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: H56A-5233326
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC29639

Putting it to work

A 4WD Minicab is a conventional cab-over kei truck with the front axle available on demand. What distinguishes the line is the hardware Mitsubishi offered around it — crawler gears, power-take-off provision and dump bodies fitted on the production line rather than by a converter afterwards.

The $5,000 to $8,000 band is where most imported kei trucks sit, and it is where supply is deepest — which means the most choice of year, drivetrain and body style. Our price guide breaks down what moves a truck between bands.

Paperwork and shipping

With a 1998 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. The figure is $6,202, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.