jamscal
jamscal Dork
3/14/12 4:26 p.m.

2 cyl 2 stroke...4wd

Suzuki Brute I think.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
3/14/12 4:39 p.m.

I'm voting this up!!!

MG Bryan
MG Bryan Dork
3/14/12 4:42 p.m.
EastCoastMojo wrote: I'm voting this up!!!

I second that motion. I'd drive the E36 M3 out of that thing.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
3/14/12 4:58 p.m.

LOVE the fender mounted mirrors.

Cole_Trickle
Cole_Trickle Reader
3/14/12 5:01 p.m.

Cool. Never seen one before.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/14/12 5:35 p.m.

that's too cool.. how big is it compared to something else.. say, a Miata?

ditchdigger
ditchdigger Dork
3/14/12 5:49 p.m.

Back in 95 my brother had two Jimnys. One hard top one soft. He was told a Datsun 1200 engine and 4spd was a drop in and I managed to find that powerplant for him. When it didn't bolt right in he gave up and sent them to a scrapper!

I remember a sticker on the convertible that said maximum capacity was 360lbs. We did the math and realized that it would barely carry both of us

I would love a Jimny

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy SuperDork
3/14/12 7:54 p.m.

Looks like a newer version of an LJ80. Dog slow. Like, seriously, slow. The speedo ended at 80 Kmph, and there was no hope of burying the needle.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/14/12 7:56 p.m.
ditchdigger wrote: I remember a sticker on the convertible that said maximum capacity was 360lbs. We did the math and realized that it would barely carry both of us

My fiat 124 lists it's carrying capacity as 300 pounds in the passenger compartment and 150 in the trunk.

When I was in college, I used to give a friend a lift.. he weighed around 300 and I weighed 135... so we were close to maxing out my poor car.

Those are cool little suzukis.. I would rock one!

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid SuperDork
3/14/12 7:58 p.m.

SON???

poopshovel
poopshovel PowerDork
3/14/12 8:01 p.m.

2 cyl, 2 stroke, spankspankspankspank. Why do car makers/gov't make 40 mpg so damned complicated.

jamscal
jamscal Dork
3/14/12 8:26 p.m.

It was surprisingly quiet as it drove away, but he did say 55 was basically the top speed.

Had a PTO winch.

Also had a combo starter/generator on the front of the engine.

-James

CanadianTercel
CanadianTercel Reader
3/14/12 10:13 p.m.

WHOA! that's some sick E36 M3!

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Dork
3/14/12 10:20 p.m.

almost bid on one on ebay years ago.... for what thats worth. cool stuff

EricM
EricM SuperDork
3/14/12 10:29 p.m.
mad_machine wrote: say, a Miata?

a miata

novaderrik
novaderrik SuperDork
3/14/12 10:55 p.m.

looks like it's supposed to have a lawnmower deck under it in the summer and a snowblower on the front of it during the winter.

ddavidv
ddavidv UberDork
3/15/12 6:59 a.m.

They were terrible, in the same way that a Subaru 360 is terrible, or a Crosley is terrible...yet, we all want one anyway.

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