Suzuki Carry

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Suzuki Carry Minibus

The Suzuki Carry, officially known as the L60V, is a microvan and pickup truck produced by the Japanese automaker Suzuki. In Japan, the Carry is a kei car but in export markets, the Carry had a longer hood for safety purposes and a larger 1.3-liter 82 hp (61 kW) 4-cylinder engine.

The Carry was constructed with a unibody architecture. The van version was a five-door, with dual sliding rear side doors; available as rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.

Early models (1960-1970s) had a 450 cc 2-cylinder, 2-stroke engine mounted horizontally underneath the load area. The starter and generator were combined and mounted directly on the front of the crankshaft. Later models had an 550, 660 and 800 cc engines unconventionally mounted beneath the cab.

In 1977 the st20k was released.The "K" referred to the "trucklike" nature of the vehicle in that it had 3 drop sides as opposed to the utility version which had only a tailgate and formed sides.It had a 3 cylinder 550 cc water cooled 2 stroke engine and a carrying capacity of 500 kg (1102 lb).