thefathippyJun 19, 2025

I saw a really cool tiny green ute today. No pic, I thought the owner was coming & panicked. 🙄 REALLY tiny. Made my little Subaru #Brumby #Brat look like a RAM.[1]

Could probably fit two eskies in the tray, & two not too big adults up front. Woodford station, for #BlueMountains carspotters.

[1] poetic licence, probably made it look like a Ford Ranger, they're a tad smaller than a RAM, aren't they? Look, it just looked huge in comparison. Trust me. Or not. Help, how do I turn this thing off, it

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@thefathippy

Sounds like a Suzuki Mighty Boy - a little Kei-class ute. 550cc 3 cylinder engine.

Heaps of fun to drive, and you can pack an extraordinarily large amount of Stuff into them.

I had one for about 10 years.

Jun 19, 2025 at 9:31amWeb
Show threadthefathippyJun 22, 2025

@rdm

No, definitely not a Mighty Boy - a mate's g/f had one back in the day, & I wanted one. They're too modern looking.

I'd guess this was smaller than a Mighty Boy. [scratches at memory] It slightly resembled a 60s Beetle from the front, with vintage style standalone lights on curved guards. Very coolly retro looking. I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture, searching finds nothing similar.

Show threadrdmJun 22, 2025
@thefathippy
Hmmm... there is a 2CV ute variant.
Show threadthefathippyJun 26, 2025

@rdm

We're getting closer, but unsurprisingly the 2CV looks French. This one immediately made me think Japanese.

If I spot it again & don't take a photo, well... [devises horrific punishments, far worse than the "crime"] 😱