Not to be confused with the K-car platform that Chrysler used in the 1980s for transverse front-wheel-drive automobiles, the kei car is the smallest clas.
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The Japanese car auction system has become my new Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. In between getting my pants handed to me in kei van auctions and waiting for the auction list to refresh, I see what other interesting cars I could import from Japan. If you want something special, Japan has a lot of weird vehicles that you can import right now.
Over the past weeks I’ve talked about cars like the Honda Beat and the Honda Acty van. However, Japan has so many more wild cars that are eligible for importation into the States. So I want to shine a spotlight on some cool cars that you may not know about.
Hongda bike. We’ll leave those for another list.
Would you pop for a repop? There are a few on this list we’d like to see on Canadian soil, starting with the machine which occupies our first spot.
Mitsuoka Buddy
We’re kicking off with the inspiration for this rogue’s gallery. Mitsuoka showed the Buddy about a month ago, quickly lighting the internet afire with its lantern-jawed front fascia and somehow-it-works Cadillac-esque rear end. In reality, it’s a new Toyota RAV4 underneath appended styling which strongly recalls the square-body-era Chevy Blazer. Optional white-lettered tires and wheels designed to look like steelies with dog dish hubcaps are a great touch.
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