The littlest Big Guys...

[ChrisV]

Those wacky Japanese. Putting old American (and VW) front ends on their Kei class vans... I really want the green '72 Suburban styled minivan...













It's time for small vans to come to the US...

[CALL_911]

Wow, that's really cool, I'm not gonna lie. Especially the first two cars.

[omicron]

How brilliant!

[The Pirate]

Yeah, that's awesome.  I would definitely drive one of those.

[CALL_911]

Yeah, that's awesome.  I would definitely drive one of those.

I don't know about that, but they are very cool.

[J86]

neat!

[Laconian]

Gorgeous craftsmanship. I would LOVE to see those in person. Thanks!

[Pommes-T]

Nice! 

[FlatBlackCaddy]

So who did this first?

I mean who are the japanese copying this time, we all know they have no creativity of their own.

Those little things must be death traps.

[Middle_Path]

That's just awesome.

[sandertheshark]

Crazy + awesome = crazy-awesome.

[Rupert]

That's excellent.

[2o6]

There are also kits from manufacturers. Here's a Honda Acty with a Dodge A110-esque facia, from the tuning company DAMD. I think the Chevy Beauville styled vans are also Honda Actys.




The Suzuki Lapins look cool, but the Toyota Hiace looks a bit odd.

The Subaru Sambar (VW Style) was actually factory....(I think)


Not a van, but there's the Mini-Esque Daihatsu Mira Gino, and Daihatsu Trevis.

[S204STi]

I totally dig the VW Bus and Dodge van at the end.

[CALL_911]

Hey 2o6, don't forget the Nissan Pao

[2o6]

Hey 2o6, don't forget the Nissan Pao

And the Nissan Be-1



And the Nissan Figaro

[nickdrinkwater]

Figaros are pretty popular in London.

I would love to own one of those custom Kei cars one day.

Some other pretty cool stuff in that website too.

http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/hemidave/Mooneyes%202008/

[the Teuton]

Are these little ugly things that look like they're from the 1980s still made today?

[giant_mtb]

Silly, but done well.

[ChrisV]

Are these little ugly things that look like they're from the 1980s still made today?

Are you talking about the pics I posted? or the little retro ones 2o6 posted?

[Soup DeVille]

That's cool.

I especially appreciate the dead-on era-correct pinstriping jobs on a couple of them.

[Soup DeVille]

It just occurred to me: you know what these things would be perfect for?

Dinghies!

You know, the RVers that drag around a full sized car behind their motor home whilst on vacation?

These little vans would be perfect for that sort of thing!

[2o6]

It just occurred to me: you know what these things would be perfect for?

Dinghies!

You know, the RVers that drag around a full sized car behind their motor home whilst on vacation?

These little vans would be perfect for that sort of thing!

These Are Kei Vans. Much too small for that.



Maybe Enlarged at 25%, maybe.

[Raza]

These Are Kei Vans. Much too small for that.



Maybe Enlarged at 25%, maybe.

I think he's talking about the cars being dragged, not the motorhome. 

[NomisR]

I think he's talking about the cars being dragged, not the motorhome. 
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What about bigger version of the van towing a mini version of the same van in the back.

[Soup DeVille]

These Are Kei Vans. Much too small for that.

Maybe Enlarged at 25%, maybe.

You only use them for short trips away from the big vehicle. Some RVers use golf carts for that sort of thing.

[the Teuton]

Are you talking about the pics I posted? or the little retro ones 2o6 posted?

Both, but mostly 2o6's stuff.

[2o6]

Both, but mostly 2o6's stuff.

Because they ARE from the 80's. (ok. early (90's). The Figaro came out in 1991.

[akuma_supreme]

Chevrolet needs to do whatever it takes to clone that mini-suburban and put it into production asap.  They could call it the Chevy `Urban, and it would sell like hotcakes as a more burly alternative to the Scion xB.

[Soup DeVille]

Chevrolet needs to do whatever it takes to clone that mini-suburban and put it into production asap.  They could call it the Chevy `Urban, and it would sell like hotcakes as a more burly alternative to the Scion xB.

HHR.