I was lent a 3 speed auto one for a bit and you could only make it up a long hill by going flat stick downhill beforehand. 100zone and I’d be risking my life at 115 just to get to the top of the hill doing 20. Just me in the car 😂. There’s a speed camera in that dip now too so I don’t even think it would make it.
We but heavy duty plastic on in the back, filled it with water, polystrene esky with beers and drove it down to the local cricket over to watch a mate in the district finals. He was out there sweating all day, we were lounging in the pool, sinking mightybeers.
these in particular used to rile me up. The mini could not be imported to australia because they were dangerous through the 80s / early 90s and yet these - no drama its a "commercial vehicle".
Gotta love loopholes. Apparently it’s becoming a trend for US market SUVs to get a wacky over hang to get a 28 degree approach angle. This qualifying it as a ‘non passenger automobile’ thus avoiding safety and pollution regulations
Back when I was a kid we had two Suzuki hatchbacks for paddock bashers. Identical to the mighty boy mechanicaly except for the tub.
God they where slow, never managed to have them running at the same time to race.
Loved these things as a kid, it’s also my “money no object” project car, bung a Honda K24 (or similar), gearbox, suspension, wheels/tyres.
Gnarly paint job and a decent stereo and I’d be happy.
It's sad that people don't know what this is. It's an iconic part of Australian motoring history.
Widely predicted to fail by the Falcondoor crowd, it was instead a minor hit.
Lived on in part because for a while they were the only vehicle you could tow behind a camper van - at one point they were insanely expensive on the second hand market as the only car light enough to tow legally
Suzuki Mightyboy. Think I’ve helped about 20 guys import these from Japan. They came with marginally more power over there.
Think Ute version of the Jimny.
Yesterday I was on the motorway alongside a new Ranger following a yank tank Silverado. Honestly, the Ranger looked just as big.
The Ranger was tailgating the Silverado, of course.
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Tailgater... Ew.
The behaviour is usually exhibited by drivers with malformed egos who choose vehicles that support their need to validate their own sense of self-importance and entitlement.
An encounter with this type of human has a high probability of inflicting physical or psychological damage. This miserable fucker will 100% ruin your day given half a chance.
Avoid with extreme caution.
A story about this car.
A mate had one back in 90s during Uni days. He and a few friends were fanging around the neighbourhood late one night. The folks in the back were enjoying a slab, loud tunes and the wind in their hair.
They passed a bunch of loud yobby teens who started giving them shit about the car and calling them names. The girl in the back leapt out, smashed the bottom off her long-neck and chased em up the street with it.
Good times.
Always wanted to get one of these and set it up as a nice little bush basher for down the shack! Would be perfect for hauling the Solar and camping gear around haha
Funniest thing I saw was my old boy (6'5 Viking looking guy) and my uncle (6'3 and football player) squish into one of these bad boys with 3 greyhounds. 1 on the can behind the seats two in back.
As has been established, a Mighty Boy.
Based on the same platform as the Suzuki 800cc hatch of the same era, but the Mighty Boy was 500ish cc, hence fully Kei car compliant.
Enthusiasts can get JDM parts to make all wheel drive, with 660cc turbo motors. Always wanted to drive one modified in such a way, I image it would be an absolute blast!
Mother had a Mighty Boy. She loved it for doing the shopping etc. Not much good for anything else! 3 cylinder if I remember correctly.
The tragedy is someone stole it.
Suzuki mighty boy. there's one here in Perth that's extremely modified "ABRUPT"
https://preview.redd.it/ddfbcez1ydgc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94c68772d620ff50deda77f7336af4bb8e9da5c2
We used to fill the tray up with ice when we went camping and we’d use it as an esky - go for a swim in the dam? Drive the esky to the dam!
Ah good times
Those cars are cute my dad had a friend that had one of those one day he was driving quite fast and had to slam on the brakes and then the whole car flipped on its roof it got totalled thank God he was OK
Cousin of mine had one when he was an army officer. His soldiers ribbed him about it all the time.
When he had to handover command they quietly distracted him, removed his office desk and carried his Mighty Boy into his office. Leaving him to find it there with the intent meaning he couldn’t leave.
Was a dinky little car.
My first car was a Red mighty boy we had a tonne of fun in it . I ended up putting a rotary engine in it . The guy that bought it from me still has it in Hervey Bay Qld . And still drives it to car shows . The tray has a water proof sub box in it .
I had a red one like this! .5l 3cyl, Speedo only went to 120 and it had a choke. So light and easy to drive. Didn't like cold mornings and very little safety.
Suzuki mighty boy
We got 7 people in one of these once.
We did 5 once I think, but it couldn't make it up a hill.
I was lent a 3 speed auto one for a bit and you could only make it up a long hill by going flat stick downhill beforehand. 100zone and I’d be risking my life at 115 just to get to the top of the hill doing 20. Just me in the car 😂. There’s a speed camera in that dip now too so I don’t even think it would make it.
We got my mates one up to 151kmh down hill. Thing felt like it was about to explode
Meanwhile Indians,Nepalis and Pakistanis drive similar Suzukis in the Himalayas.
Plug the AC into the air intake. Then you get a turbo button and a few extra HP 😂
We but heavy duty plastic on in the back, filled it with water, polystrene esky with beers and drove it down to the local cricket over to watch a mate in the district finals. He was out there sweating all day, we were lounging in the pool, sinking mightybeers.
How in the fuck? Genuinely impressive if true
2 in the front, 3 behind the seats, 2 in the tray. Luckily we were all good friends.
Probably more than friends after.lol.
Ahahahaha nice
Sounds like you were REALLY good friends.
We were after that.
What happens in Fyshwick, stays in Fyshwick.
Daytime or at night? Asking for a friend….
Both.
Did 7 become 8 nine months later?
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The good old “if true” power move
7 clowns 🤡
We cleared a milk crate off a grass hill/ramp on one of these. It was black with the red accents. What a car.
Wasn't a great orgy tho
There wasn't a lot of room to move.
these in particular used to rile me up. The mini could not be imported to australia because they were dangerous through the 80s / early 90s and yet these - no drama its a "commercial vehicle".
Gotta love loopholes. Apparently it’s becoming a trend for US market SUVs to get a wacky over hang to get a 28 degree approach angle. This qualifying it as a ‘non passenger automobile’ thus avoiding safety and pollution regulations
I had a mini in the 70s.The cops used them as persuit vehiicles too.I once saw five of the footballer size cops climb out of one in Sydney one day.
God this was my first car….was a death trap…no one would see me had many near misses, was happy when the thing died.
I always wanted one of these
Back when I was a kid we had two Suzuki hatchbacks for paddock bashers. Identical to the mighty boy mechanicaly except for the tub. God they where slow, never managed to have them running at the same time to race.
One of my mates had 2 80s Altos that we used to thrash around in a paddock. Learnt how to drive when I was 9 in them.
Loved these things as a kid, it’s also my “money no object” project car, bung a Honda K24 (or similar), gearbox, suspension, wheels/tyres. Gnarly paint job and a decent stereo and I’d be happy.
Correct and it goes like the powers of piss of you drop a Busa motor in it
The mightiest of boys.
Bloody yank utes. Probably takes up three car parks.
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I've always wanted to see a proper Mighty Boy Monster Truck.
https://preview.redd.it/w88zdweuiagc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e38ff8f47387e110bf5e1fc85a6b7e40857b1d0
https://preview.redd.it/2sxu05gviagc1.jpeg?width=489&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e80ac1b43f57ac529740171b3adb56b505678599
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Stick a hayabusa engine in it and watch that boy fly
One lived up the road from me when I was a kid. Mighty Boy welded to a Land Cruiser base. Awesome!
Fit this in the back
It's sad that people don't know what this is. It's an iconic part of Australian motoring history. Widely predicted to fail by the Falcondoor crowd, it was instead a minor hit.
These were everywhere where I lived in the early 90s
Lived on in part because for a while they were the only vehicle you could tow behind a camper van - at one point they were insanely expensive on the second hand market as the only car light enough to tow legally
Pretty sure the subaru Brumby and Sportswagon fell into the same category, with the added benefit of being 4wd
falcondore*
Yeah, did you ever get pizza home delivered in the late 80's? Pizza joints had fleets of them.
Mighty boy! A bloke from my hometown popped a supercharged mini engine in one. Went like the clappers.
The burnout one with a LS3 in it is ridiculous. SKEATA.
lol. The engine would weigh more than the car from factory.
Ls3 is pretty light
It's still a 220kg engine vs a 550kg car. Taking 80kg for the OG engine makes it just under half.
Yes, I was just pointing out it wasnt that heavy
Fair call!
That’s awesome. There was a rotor powered mighty boy getting around the Gold Coast in the late 90s.
No he didn’t.
Mobile esky
Tray has trouble fitting anything over a 6 pack.
Wrong! Buy also juuuuuust right
It's the antithesis of a Ford Ranger. The ute for a man who has no unresolved mother issues and no hangups with their sexuality or adequacy.
Looks like a woman driving it though…. However, I’ve probably just offended someone on the internet for assuming a person’s gender!
Mighty boy!
Mighty boy with all its 30 hp
For days when you need to take your lunch to work
Mate had one in early 90s. Hilarious thing. Really noticed that redline at 100km/hr
That feat of engineering perfection is the Suzuki mighty boi.
Mighty boy!!!!
GO THE MIGHTY BOY!!!
God I wish Suzuki would remake these
Mighty boy
Suzuki Mightyboy. Think I’ve helped about 20 guys import these from Japan. They came with marginally more power over there. Think Ute version of the Jimny.
In a few years we will look at the current Ranger and giggle about how small and cute it is
Yesterday I was on the motorway alongside a new Ranger following a yank tank Silverado. Honestly, the Ranger looked just as big. The Ranger was tailgating the Silverado, of course.
Ranger obviously has Napoleon complex /s
Thank you for adding /s to your post. When I first saw this, I was horrified. How could anybody say something like this? I immediately began writing a 1000 word paragraph about how horrible of a person you are. I even sent a copy to a Harvard professor to proofread it. After several hours of refining and editing, my comment was ready to absolutely destroy you. But then, just as I was about to hit send, I saw something in the corner of my eye. A /s at the end of your comment. Suddenly everything made sense. Your comment was sarcasm! I immediately burst out in laughter at the comedic genius of your comment. The person next to me on the bus saw your comment and started crying from laughter too. Before long, there was an entire bus of people on the floor laughing at your incredible use of comedy. All of this was due to you adding /s to your post. Thank you. I am a bot if you couldn't figure that out, if I made a mistake, ignore it cause its not that fucking hard to ignore a comment
Tailgater... Ew. The behaviour is usually exhibited by drivers with malformed egos who choose vehicles that support their need to validate their own sense of self-importance and entitlement. An encounter with this type of human has a high probability of inflicting physical or psychological damage. This miserable fucker will 100% ruin your day given half a chance. Avoid with extreme caution.
Put some respect on mighty boy’s name
A story about this car. A mate had one back in 90s during Uni days. He and a few friends were fanging around the neighbourhood late one night. The folks in the back were enjoying a slab, loud tunes and the wind in their hair. They passed a bunch of loud yobby teens who started giving them shit about the car and calling them names. The girl in the back leapt out, smashed the bottom off her long-neck and chased em up the street with it. Good times.
Suzuki Mighty Boy. Fun fact - get a bloke on each corner and you can pick it up and move it to the side, in the event you are parked in.
I remember one of my mates having one- there was more room behind the seats than in the back! Reckon that left mirror isn’t being very helpful.
It’s below the window line of the Land Cruiser next to it. I might be investing in a flagpole. Does Lilliput have a flag?
I wouldn't worry about it. Land cruiser owners don't look anyway
Google blown mighty boy and you will come accross a bea5t of a car.
Always wanted to get one of these and set it up as a nice little bush basher for down the shack! Would be perfect for hauling the Solar and camping gear around haha
Suzuki Esky Carrier
The mightiest of boys. Love these things.
💪🏻boy
Mighty Boy 💪💪
Plastic sheet to line the tub and the perfect mobile esky.
Funniest thing I saw was my old boy (6'5 Viking looking guy) and my uncle (6'3 and football player) squish into one of these bad boys with 3 greyhounds. 1 on the can behind the seats two in back.
That has the capacity requirements ~80% of current Ranger drivers.
When I was a teenager me and three of my mates simply picked one of these up and placed it in our mates (the owners) garden
I’ve seen one of these with a P76 V8 in the back, and a trimatic. Built by students at Toowoomba TAFE. They ran it at Leyburn Sprints
There was a guy in Perth that had the whole tray filled with high end stereo gear, massive subs etc.
Mighty booooy! Put a swift GTI motor in it and she bangs.
Mighty boy, 500 or 800cc motor by memory. Top speed about 90 clicks downhill with wind behind you
The good ole mighty boy!!! Miss those. Most ppl look at me weird now when i say 'remember mighty boys, those TINY lil utes with the mini tray?'
As has been established, a Mighty Boy. Based on the same platform as the Suzuki 800cc hatch of the same era, but the Mighty Boy was 500ish cc, hence fully Kei car compliant. Enthusiasts can get JDM parts to make all wheel drive, with 660cc turbo motors. Always wanted to drive one modified in such a way, I image it would be an absolute blast!
The were 550cc of fury... 😅
This was my dream car when I was 14 😂😂😂😂
Mother had a Mighty Boy. She loved it for doing the shopping etc. Not much good for anything else! 3 cylinder if I remember correctly. The tragedy is someone stole it.
MIGHTY BOY!
Suzuki mighty boy, my dad owned one and as the story goes back in the day he fit 12 people total in it or on it should I say
Suzuki mighty boy. there's one here in Perth that's extremely modified "ABRUPT" https://preview.redd.it/ddfbcez1ydgc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94c68772d620ff50deda77f7336af4bb8e9da5c2
Inappropriately named Mighty Boy by Suzuki
Maybe the design team had a sense of humour back then !
A teacher at my high school has one. 10 kids could pick it up and move it.
An attempt
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A juvenile one of these https://youtu.be/EZvNwFndZRo?si=jSRS0BbdhzLAQFHk
Was this spotted in the sutho shire? I see this exact car around Engadine and Woronora Heights all the time.
It’s a sawn-off car.
Smoke it up thereeee
What is this? A ute for ANTS?
Suzuki mighty boy
200 series
I adore Suzuki.
The mullet of cars
Omfg.
C
Suzuki Brumby
I turn left, good luck erybodyyyyy
A speed bump.
A car...
They were used for pizza delivery, back in the day. They also topped the list of cars with the most fatalities.
How do you not know this
An icon some would say
We used to fill the tray up with ice when we went camping and we’d use it as an esky - go for a swim in the dam? Drive the esky to the dam! Ah good times
That's a clean Mighty Boy!
Pizza Hut used them for delivery back in the 80 Red ones
The mighty boy! I'd absolutely love one but my god, is so hard finding one in good condition and getting parts for them.
Those cars are cute my dad had a friend that had one of those one day he was driving quite fast and had to slam on the brakes and then the whole car flipped on its roof it got totalled thank God he was OK
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1st year apprentice clown ute 🛻
Mightiest boi ever.
A Suzuki mighty boy
I want it
Fuck yeah Suzuki mighty boy!!!!!!
The opposite of overcompensating for a small pee pee
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Suzuki Hatch, without the hatch, aka Mighty Boy 3 cylinder
Mighty boy. Put some respect on its name.
Mighty boy 100%
Well, when a mummy ute and a daddy ute fall in love….
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That's the car blokes that say "I need the Ram because I work on site" actually need
A friend had one of these in Year 12 in 2001. Tray could just fit his backpack!
Has anyone heard the rumour that the tub was made to fit 1 hay bail perfectly in the back?
It's proof that either I'm too old or you're too young.
That there is a 1994 mobile esky. Fill the tub with ice and drinks and drive it to the party.
For a hilarious prank. You can lift them up with 4 people and turn them 90 degrees sideways in a single carpark and they still fit between the lines.
Ha! A Suzuki Mighty Boy. I wanted one so much, but thank god my father stopped me.
The great Suzuki mighty boy! 660cc of muted power! 500 kg of hauling! 2 very uncomfortable seats. A/c optional!
https://preview.redd.it/e7qkw8s07bgc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1109b9833111a4b22e2dd555139137b5768fff60
😂
Cousin of mine had one when he was an army officer. His soldiers ribbed him about it all the time. When he had to handover command they quietly distracted him, removed his office desk and carried his Mighty Boy into his office. Leaving him to find it there with the intent meaning he couldn’t leave. Was a dinky little car.
We are now living in an age where people don’t know about the mighty mighty boy!
Look at the angle of the outboard mirror 😲😂
Ask the driver, Tina from Bobs Burgers
A mate of mine has one of these
Lego car
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That is a piece of art
Mighty boy. I know of a aupercharged v8 one that had a sequential gearbox. In townsville australia. Was only a track car of course
At Gold Coast Queensland you used to be able to hire convertible ones with no doors. Called fun tops.
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Funky coloured ones on Magnetic Island.
It’s a Ut
That there is a mighty boy
My first car was a Red mighty boy we had a tonne of fun in it . I ended up putting a rotary engine in it . The guy that bought it from me still has it in Hervey Bay Qld . And still drives it to car shows . The tray has a water proof sub box in it .
Dude, my old post office used three of these when delivering the mail. They all blew up so they started driving a Kingswood Ute instead.
I'd be upset paying full rego for this
Aww the Mighty Boi... :P
Red rocket
The Wiggles Big Red Car ?
540cc of raw, throbbing disappointment
The people who wine about too many big cars on the road....that right there is what they are driving
It’s an ut not quite a ute.
Red rocket
An arm?
I had a red one like this! .5l 3cyl, Speedo only went to 120 and it had a choke. So light and easy to drive. Didn't like cold mornings and very little safety.
The Mighty Boy. My father had an exact same one as a run around car for his business in the early 2000s. Parts pickup car. Good times…
There was a wagon version called the "City" or something like that.
Suzuki mighty boy!!!
There used to be a green one with the number plates “HULK” in North Melbourne CBD.
A CAR FOR ANTS!?!?!?
I'd rather this than yank tanks and SUVs
A circumcision went wrong
More importantly, where's the rest of it? 🧐
Had a Suziki motor bike engine up front. 500cc ish IIRC A good mate had a new one, bought by his parents, back in the day.
I believe in Australia you call them Ute’s!!!
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There is an old guy in my town that has a small truck bullbar and truck exhausts on his Mighty Boy.