I recently received an email from Matt (of JNC fame) providing me the link to an “oddball ‘hatsu” .. how could one not click it? I love me an odd car. So I did just that, the inner workings of google chrome sent messages backwards and forwards and relayed to me, this mighty fine 70′s delight. PLACE BETS.. NOW! (answer after “More”)
what manner of 70's Daihatsu is that?!
Well… the answer is “Daihatsu Charmant”.
Most people know of the Daihatsu Charmant as the little Toyota *E7* Corolla type variant, which for those unaware, looks like this;
later generation Charmant.
I think it’s safe to say that it’s almost a shame the Charmant went to that shape and design after looking so freakin’ awesome in the 70′s.
How freakin’ awesome? Several thousand words;
Slammed on Slotmags, it's a good look.
Advertisement for what I assume is the face-lift version. Botched surgery, I believe.
Face-lifts, they’re a 50/50 area of potential degradation.
Back to the better looking ones;
Maybe sedans aren’t your thing? How about some wagons then?!
Yep, I’d own one.
You forgot the G100 Charade, the greatest Daihatsu of all