Early Sami?

[Chris]

I don't know anything about Sami's and wonder if this was an early version.

[TJS86TOY]

Wow, never have seen such an animal. From the tires it almost looks like it had a military application.

[redneck23ms]

pretty sure thats a jimny sj20. could be wrong on the model but definitely a jimny. from the mid 70s. it is the predecessor of the samurai.

[Patrolman]

Exactly. It is a 2 cylinder 2 stroke engine. They made a convertible version as well. Kind of an oddity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny

[Chris]

Thanks! Nice to know since I had never heard of the Jimny. If you look at the hood you can kind of make out the Samurai badge that someone put there.

[Java]

Wow! :thumb: where is that?

[Chris]

Jerome, AZ - The former Gold King Mine, tons (literally) of cool old stuff now called a museum.

[redneck23ms]

in asia they mae the jimny for many years, same era when we had the samurai. they even had a turbo'd motor in them. a friend of mine was stationed over there for a few years and bought one while he was there. not sure what he did with it when he moved back stateside but i know he brought the hood back to put on his sami.

[dieseldoc]

Yup it's an sj20.
Rare on this side of the world.

Suzuki makes some cool old iron for sure.