Midget Minitruck Mania

Oh Kei baby let's go! This 1996 Daihatsu Midget II K100P truck is the polar opposite to the current crop of oversized, truck-nutz'd adorned uber-pickups.

Best of all, it's as teal as the fin de siècle decade it hails from!

The Daihatsu Midget II K100P is a single-seat, Japanese-market "kei truck" featuring a single-person cab and a compact 4ft-long bed. The vehicle is 113" long and is powered by a 659cc, three-cylinder, carbureted engine that puts out an underwhelming 31 horsepower... notably less when the AC is on (yes, this one's air conditioned!).

Sure, it's cute but is it street-legal outside Japan? You betcha! This (and any 25-year-old or older) Midget II K100P can be imported and registered for use in North America - in fact, it's the smallest vehicle that can be.

Owners report it can reach and maintain highway speeds... though attempting to pass 18-wheelers (or even being there while semis pass you) is NOT advised!

The featured Daihatsu Midget II K100P is a first-year (1996) model with a "four on the floor" manual transmission. It's in great shape, notwithstanding an odometer reading of 53k kilometers (~33k miles).

We're not sure if the paint and side graphics are original but the colors are authentic to 1996, somewhat late in the Teal Age.

For more information, images and a walkaround/driving video (the Ferrari steering wheel is a cheeky touch), please view the auction listing at Bring A Trailer.