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Rippin
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My fiance's sister saw this at the local monthly classic car show. Any idea what it is?
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Kane
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Samauri with a kit body???
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I think I have seen one before. It is Japanese, as I recall, and they were imported as security and maintenance vehicles for business and hospital campuses. I don't think it is all wheel drive. I am not sure they were even intended to be registered as a road vehicle.
mylittlecj5
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Looks like a "Mighty Mite".
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thats not a mighty mite, there's one of them sitting fully restored not 5 miles from my house, it don't look anything like it. that is some sort of asian import thing.
mylittlecj5
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LOl I didn't say it was, I said it looked like one.
Might be a Suzuki Samurai, tho.
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That's what it is!
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you are correct sir that is what it is. wonder what year it has to pretty old.
kickitandholdit
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look at the windshield wipers 
that thing is cool.. if i didn't think samurais were the devil of 4x4s i would look for one of those
that thing is cool.. if i didn't think samurais were the devil of 4x4s i would look for one of those
kickitandholdit
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After some research its like a 1977 Suzuki LJ which led to the samurai of the 80s
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you might say they are the devil but they will go damn near anywhere on 31x10.50s