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Written by Tom Ford
Having fallen into a slightly JDM-shaped hole on the internet one evening, a couple of things popped up. And then became one of those tiny obsessions for a few days. Weird Japanese minivans. It started by spotting a local Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 - a Space Gear Chamonix" no less - and developed into a bit of light research into these odd little semi-commercials. Now the Delica is a cab-over range of commercial/MPV vehicles that"s been around since the late 60s in Japan. Delica is a contraction of Delivery Car", and they started out as urban commercials designed to meet city size regulations, but it"s the later all-wheel drive variants that are really interesting. The four-wheel drive versions first appeared in 1982 in Japan, basically using a tweaked version of the Shogun/Pajero chassis, albeit with smaller, 1.8-litre motors. So they"re robust, and you can get bigger, badder off-roady bits for them. Plenty got converted into chunky campers, although the original modest-ish dimensions mean they aren"t as aggressive as a full-house SUV. There"s a slightly strange following for them, and some of the extreme custom jobs are completely wild.
Date written: 15 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12225
Having fallen into a slightly JDM-shaped hole on the internet one evening, a couple of things popped up. And then became one of those tiny obsessions for a few days. Weird Japanese minivans. It started by spotting a local Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 - a Space Gear Chamonix" no less - and developed into a bit of light research into these odd little semi-commercials. Now the Delica is a cab-over range of commercial/MPV vehicles that"s been around since the late 60s in Japan. Delica is a contraction of Delivery Car", and they started out as urban commercials designed to meet city size regulations, but it"s the later all-wheel drive variants that are really interesting. The four-wheel drive versions first appeared in 1982 in Japan, basically using a tweaked version of the Shogun/Pajero chassis, albeit with smaller, 1.8-litre motors. So they"re robust, and you can get bigger, badder off-roady bits for them. Plenty got converted into chunky campers, although the original modest-ish dimensions mean they aren"t as aggressive as a full-house SUV. There"s a slightly strange following for them, and some of the extreme custom jobs are completely wild.
Date written: 15 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12225
