Date:         Mon, 7 Feb 2011 18:49:07 -0800
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Indian Mini?
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Interesting example. I have a very old Suzuki Carry. I bought because it was one of the early street legal versions. I planned to 'rebuild' it with parts from a newer Kei-class van or truck.

You should be wary of imports from the Philippines. Many of the Kei-class vehicles there are imported from Japan and converted to LHD with materials which are not always to say Vanagon standard. The trucks are particularly dicey. They are typically imported in containers stacked on pallets. To make them economical to transport, they cut the roofs off. Then they are welded back on in the Philippines where labor is cheap.

I looked at a few of them there for possible importation here. Especially since they have a lot of vans. The ones typically found here are trucks. 

Still dreaming of a 4X4 micro-Doka to park on top of my Syncro Doka.


BenT

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On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Oxroad <oxroad@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I think it might be a Diahatsu mini mini van. There is an large apartment
> complex has a couple in their fleet for the maintenance department.
> I do not think they are licensed here-- only used on the property of the
> complex.
> Here's an ad I found for one for sale overseas to compare.
> 
> http://imus.olx.com.ph/daihatsu-mini-van-for-sale-iid-96395045
> 
> Best,
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
> 
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 5:45 PM, VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Online doing some work research today, and I ran across this pic . . .
>> 
>> Look weird to anyone else?
>> *http://tinyurl.com/6dg47ce*
>> 
>> Thought I'd seen 'em all.
>> What the heck is this?
>> : )
>> 
>> 
>> Drew, Las Vegas
>> '90 GL "Blackbeard"
>>