#Suzuki Mighty Boy

[hirocimacruiser]

Sakura Suzuki Mighty Boy Kei class pick up

[radracer]

Suzuki Mighty Boy

@cwigarage

[things-about-cars-in-posts]

3. Personality, pt. 1

Clearly, cars are way too complex and intricate to be defined by a mere list of features and specs, however long it may be. What we experience, instead, is better described as a reflection of their contexts - when they were made (see: my car and its latest incarnation)...

...where they were made (see: two models sold concurrently from Britain and America)...

...who made them and why (see: two 2012 Italian four-seat three door hatchbacks with sporty intentions and a mean exhaust note)…

…and again, these variations are much more detailed than mere size or spec differences. So much so, in fact, that once you’ve got the eye to notice all that detail, “personality” becomes the only right word for the picture it paints.

I mean, look at the Pike cars. (And if you’re unfamiliar, do so literally by viewing my post about them.) They reflect all about their story: models in those segments could only ever have been made in such low volumes in economic bubble-era Japan (a best case scenario both for funds for such shits-and-giggles projects and demand for cool tiny cars even on the more expensive side), and their groundbreaking designs blending traits from different countries and decades reflect the designers’ youth and the fashion-esque approach of the stylist that led them - and, trust my experience, there is no square inch of them you can look at without feeling that these people were having, and sought to provide, buckets of fun. Far be it from me to say that the promotional video didn’t leave my mouth agape, but not for a moment did I feel it didn’t track.

And to be clear: I am not about to claim that cars have a personality because some of them are the Pike cars. When I say that cars have a personality it’s because you can do this with any old sedan.

Well, any old sedan to you, maybe. To me, this is quintessential pre-self-parody German Big Three - tight, fit, fastidiously understated (especially for the top-of-the-line model it’s sized as), the kind of elegance that isn’t a style choice but a duty that comes with the trade. The lack of hard corners and sharp edges betray a post-80s design, but the flat sides and straight body lines betray its new-millennium “angel eyes” headlights and beautiful five-double-spoke rims to be mere updates to a mid-90s design.

But there’s more to it than that. Let’s look inside.

We need not look left and right at all its tech to figure out this really was premium stuff: it’s got a freaking car phone, and those did not live near long enough to ever trickle down to non-luxury cars like its heated seats and cruise control did. And importantly, that phone is on the front. Because this is not a car designed to drive people around, but to be driven - hence the dashboard angled towards the driver. But this not (necessarily) because the owner couldn’t afford a chauffeur, no, its top trim being well over 130.000 of today’s dollars contradicts that theory. Instead, look at the bolstered seat sides, the -albeit later and optional- three spoke steering wheel, the manual gearbox even being an option, plus the sporty rims and lower stance of this performance trim - hell, look at the mere existence of a performance trim: this is what you get when you ask a luxury car of the brand whose tagline is “Sheer driving pleasure”. And whose country has highways with no speed limit.

And if, when you look at something, you can see the culture that birthed it not just in its looks and build but in its behavior, its priorities, its attitude, its ideas about what it should be and how and why it lives up to them… Well, how is that not a personality?

If, however, you still don’t believe we can see personalities in cars without even interacting with them (which you should, it was studied), here's the Suzuki Mighty Boy:

Look at this dorky little idiot. Not one line of it goes the right way. I would trust it with my life. And, just like you, I understood why they called it that the second I saw it.

what do you like about cars?

I think you knew, upon asking this, that I could only ever have answered with either an ironic one-liner or a dozen-part novel. And unfortunately, this is already the second line, so novel it is. So then, without any further ado than the literal half year that’s gone by since this was asked, let's go.

1. Engineering matters

At the end of last year (aka when I started writing this, yikes) my dear old iPhone 6S moved on to a new home because it simply wasn't keeping up with me anymore. (And again, I was using an iPhone 6S in 2023. If I say a phone is too slow, it's too slow.) I had plenty of criteria for the replacement: a smallish screen not overboard on resolution, ideally a physical media control button and/or vibration toggle, repairability, a FUCKING AUX JACK... Something like the Sony Xperia 10, whose only real issue is marketing so trash you've only just now learned Sony never stopped making phones.

And yet...

This fancy wallpapers-sporting foldable is a Motorola RAZR 5G, a phone whose too-big screen already broke (though at the edge due to adhesive issues) and those who dared try warn repairing it will be as hard as phone repairs get. Why the fuck did I buy this? Well, because it has something more important than the aux jack, proper sizing, and good cameras: it made me go “That’s so cool!”, and when’s the last time a phone made you say that? It's the cusp of a new technology, and whether it becomes the future of phones, a future of phones, or just a weird footnote, it is an island of interesting in a sea of boring. And sadly, even this island is rapidly sinking. The drive for new form factors has already boiled down to the same two phones and their evolution is sinking into the usual millimetric proportion tweaking, camera rearranging, touchscreen expanding, case material switching, fingerprint sensor moving, and spec improvements not even manufacturers can come up with use cases for. I mean, seriously, how does the iPhone 15 differ from a software-updated iPhone X (which is apparently not pronounced "x", so I guess the iPhone Twitter)? Nothing is new. Nothing is tackled differently. The user experience does not differ. And why should it, when iPhone users will get a new one out of habit anyway and many are so tech illiterate moving a button could hospitalize them? Five generation newer and 150% faster are numbers you basically have to trust, because they don't make a difference that matters.

But in cars? 150% faster will matter alright. Even just looking at it. Cars are a visceral experience to even witness, let alone ride in or drive, and the frantic engineering pursuits for performance and overall capability actually have impactful real world implications beyond "some pockets will bulge 1mm less". And their engineering involves so many fields that there’s always a breakthrough going on somewhere - which leads to another reason their engineering is so interesting: there’s simply so much of it that anyone interested in engineering will find something for them, no matter their level or sector of expertise! Interested in mechanics? Well, obviously you’ll have a field day! Aerodynamics? Don't even get me started! Electronics? You're getting more goods by the year! It spread from engine management to safety assists to infotainment to ergonomic adjustments to even suspension and aerodynamics! Sound design? Even just working on the way engines sound is a profession of its own, let alone making these barrels of metal and glass propelling themselves at triple digit speeds through hundreds of explosions a second things you can comfortably have a conversation in - and that's not even mentioning horns and chimes! Hi-Fi? We’ve spent most of a century trying to get concert hall sound from a tiny tin can where everyone sits off-center and everything bumps and shakes around and you have maybe room for two components* a third the normal size and speakers can only be in a handful of places you wouldn’t want them which may well be the next room over**!

And this is just engineering.

*Like everything in the car world, there are exceptions to that

**For those unfamiliar, subwoofers, the speakers dedicated to, indeed, sub-bass, due to their frequent humongousness are often installed in the trunk.

[japanesecarssince1947]

1986 Suzuki Mighty Boy

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Suzuki Mighty Boy 1988. - source Classic and Modern Show Cars AU.

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Masterlist #2:D

Milo’s character sheet

Milo’s drawing reference (old, redesign is further down)

I’m sorry (Basil x Milo)

New Addition (GiYuMiLo)

Teaching an angel (Yuto x Milo)

A knight’s duty (Hachikazu x Milo)

Here for you (Satoshi x Milo)

My persona

Changes (Zeno x Kitari)

Unbearable news (Milo centered)

Your warmth (Hasuki x Milo)

You’re safe now angel (Kaito x Milo)

Comfort cuddles (Yuto x Milo)

It’s ok sweetheart (Obanai x Reader)

Opposite personality (Milo centered)

Sleepy kitty (Hikaru and Milo)

Kitari head-canons

It won’t go away.. (Zeno x Kitari)

Taking risks, saving lives (Milo in Mugen Train)

Updated Milo info post

Brother from another mother (Hikaru and Milo)

How I think Milo’s (hypothetical) death would impact the demon slayer corps

All lies (Yuto x Milo)

Meeting (Hasuki x Milo)

Stomach ache (Yuto x Milo)

Ice cream (Hachikazu x Milo)

Sleepy assistance (Hiroyuki x Milo)

My rp accounts

Argument (Yuto x Milo)

Safe now.. (Yuto x Milo) (part 2 of Argument)

Milo’s thoughts on the other hashiras

Darling (Zeno x Kitari)

Birthday stickering (Hikaru birthday fic)

Birthday struggles (Ayuna birthday fic)

Comfort in your arms (Yuto x Milo)

Sacrifice (Yuto x Milo)

Tag list

Milo in the pint sized pillars au head canons

Lost in a storm (Yuto x Milo)

Separated (Suzuki siblings centered)

Sibling shenanigans (Suzuki siblings and Zeno)

My ocs ages

All of my kny ocs

In each other’s arms (Basil x Milo)

Hype boy (Zeno x Kitari)

The bigger simp (Zeno x Kitari and Tanjiro x Milo)

Injury repair (Sebastian x Yuina)

My tumblr family!!

As if it was fate (Senjuro x Milo)

Milo’s redesign

In her time of need (Hikaru and Milo)

Tanjmilo stories

Mistletoe

Destroyed

Lost bow

At fault

Guilt

Shock

Not an inconvenience

Milorius stories

Unique demons

Picnic date

“Don’t worry, princess.. I’m okay..”

Requests

Soft ears (Obanai x Ayuna)

Strong enough (Shinobu and Leah)

Gingerbread house (Basil x Milo)

Library date (Basil x Milo)

First meeting (Obanai x Hanako)

Secret place (Muichiro x Kiyoka)

Katsaridaphobia (Obanai x Ayuna)

A helping hand (Ilona and Milo)

Calm down my love (Giyuu x reader)

Kitty comfort (Milo and big sister! reader)

Falling stars (Basil x Milo)

Wanting to forget (Muichiro x Koname)

Puppet show (Gyomei and Ames)

Silent comfort (Milo and big sister! reader)

Wingwoman (Basil x Milo)

Stress comfort (Ayuna x Obanai) (emergency req)

Comfort from little sis (Milo and older sibling reader) (emergency req)

Lost bow (Tanjiro x Milo)

Hide and seek shenanigans (Michika and Milo centered)

Already gone (Shiina and Milo)

Guilt (Tanjiro x Milo)

Overwhelmed (Zeno x Kitari)

Hide and seek shenanigans: part two (Michika and Milo centered)

Similar but different personalities (Milo and Haruta)

Plushie mischief (Milo and Ames centered)

Comforting flame (Kyojuro x Kaori) (emergency req)

Star-crossed lovers (Hachikazu x Milo)

Girl talk (Shiina and Milo)

Cold day (Obanai x Hanako)

Low energy (Obanai x Ayuna)

Forgotten (Hideaki x Milo)

Nawovuherszki’s lazy day head canons

The hashiras’ thoughts on Kianna

Tiny but mighty (Obanai x Ayuna, tiny 21 trio au)

Taking care of her (Shou x Milo)

Spending time together (Kyojuro x Kaori, and Senjuro)

Gentle (Kadaj x Milo)

Motivated (Milo and big sister! reader) (emergency req)

Hard day (Kansatoki and Amaya)

Anons: 🎈

[useyourimagination2020]

Suzuki Mighty Boy - POPEYE magazine, No.147(1983)

[spooky-fubuki]

Any mutuals want to hold hands in the bed of a 1983 Suzuki Mighty Boy

[bergeronprocess]

Today I learned about the existence of the Suzuki Mighty Boy

It's 10.5 feet long and it has a tiny little bed that could probably fit one (1) suitcase total and I'm OBSESSED

They did produce an automatic version but it would probably be harder to find

It's well past the 25 year minimum to be imported to the US

It's SO FREAKING CUTE

[seat-safety-switch]

Perhaps the most noble pursuit for a car customizer is that of truckification. As the Buddha once said, all cars are meant to be trucks, and all trucks are meant to be cars. We can't do anything about the latter point, but every so often an automaker realizes they can cut the trunk off of a perfectly good station wagon and sell it for more money.

Perhaps the most famous example is that of the Chevrolet El Camino. More than a car, it is the generic brand for this entire genre of cars. Of course, this fame means that there's no way I can afford it, so we have to move down the list. Unfortunately, the less-loved 80s Chrysler products – with great names like Scamp and Rampage – are also right out. People have heard of those, too, and they are asking as much as one thousand five hundred dollars for a running car, no doubt stoked by breathless news coverage of the Barrett-Jackson auctions.

Japan has a couple of truck cars, too: special versions of the Nissan Sunny, the demented-but-lovable Suzuki Mighty Boy. Their nation is awash in discarded cars, rejected by a populace that has committed the twin sins of developing an effective, universal public transit option, and requiring that cars be correctly maintained before they can imperil human life. By the time you've imported one, you might as well have bought a Subaru Brat (also expensive.) It's enough to drive you to build your own car, which of course is what I did.

The only expense when you decide to build your own El Caminalike is sawzall blades. Sure, if you do it right, there's also a lot of fabrication, welding, and removal of the razor-sharp chunks of metal that you leave behind after cutting. Trucks, though, are not about doing it right. Trucks are about getting it done, in the least socially responsible fashion imaginable.

That's why I now own a 1995 Mercury Sable station wagon that has had everything south of the C-pillar cut off. Yes, I do realize that most actual trucks have a wall behind the cabin, to keep things like thieves, bugs, and rain out of the passenger compartment while you are trying to drive. However, I saved a lot of money, which I'll need in order to commission a custom-built truck topper on which to place in the back. I'm tired of my groceries getting wet whenever I put them in the bed.

[hirocimacruiser]

Suzuki Mightyboy kei ute

[radracer]

Suzuki Mighty Boy

@visualized

[awesomecarmods]

LS powered Suzuki Mighty Boy with a two-piece body and tilting cabin on a custom chassis [ https://i.imgur.com/oVvu2i2.jpg ]

[airbendertendou]

high&low masterlist ♥︎ 

now playing : “your friend is not just the person beside you.”

spirited thoughts '22 , wrapped '23

♥︎ your insta living w fujio in the sword district ♥︎ your insta when you work w the amamiya brothers & meet sannoh ♥︎ reader being part of an og sword gang & meeting the current crows love you, hate foolish! ♥︎ synopsis : you work at one of bonten's clubs, but recently, have been acting suspicious. a bonten member is sent to watch you and is met with someone completely different. | cross-over w bonten era!tokyo revengers

SANNOH

cobra

♥︎  scary boyfie but he paints your nails <3 ♥︎ misc. self care with him [yellow version]

acid! ♥︎ synopsis : you’re usually the one who’s cleaning up his wounds but now the roles have reversed. | rocky's sibling!reader

yamato

♥︎  scary boyfie but he paints your nails <3

noburu

♥︎ nothing yet

tsukumo

♥︎ misc. self care with him [yellow version]

WHITE RASCALS

rocky

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version]

kaito

♥︎  scary boyfie but he paints your nails <3 ♥︎ misc. self care w him [pink version]

kizzy

♥︎ misc. self care w her [pink version]

OYAKOU

murayama yoshiki

sappy! ♥︎ synopsis : inspiration is low when you’re assigned an art project. fortunately, visiting your favorite boy sparks the motivation you need <3

you right! ♥︎ synopsis : patching up murayama after a fight is a normal thing. what isn’t normal, however, is how tense and worried he seemed after a particular fight. and after witnessing his odd fighting techniques — you aren’t sure if you’ll remain just friends.

i miss the way you say my name! [the way you bend ; the way you break] ♥︎ synopsis : running into your ex seems to set off a chain of events — ones he could have prevented. | darker content than usual! kidnapping [not by yama] , yakuza boss!murayama , manipulation , mind-break , probably not as good as you're hoping </3 , exes to lovers if you squint

♥︎ misc. self care w him [pink version]

fujio

♥︎ bodyguard!fujio walks you home ♥︎ instagram of life after befriending bodyguard!fujio ♥︎ tsukasa is sick n tired of bodyguard!fujio ♥︎ misc. self care w him [pink version]

tsukasa

♥︎ misc. self care w him [yellow version]

todoroki

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version] twiddling fingers ♥︎ synopsis : stimmy thoughts abt my faves <3

yasushi

♥︎ your instagram dating yasushi ♥︎ misc. self care w him [yellow version]

RUDE BOYS

smoky 

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version]

p 

♥︎ misc. self care w him [pink version]

takeshi

♥︎ nothing yet

DARUMA

hyuga

♥︎ misc. self care w him [pink version]

MIGHTY WARRIORS

ice

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version]

sarah 

loved you before! ♥︎ synopsis : a day w your [soon to be] gf <3 | intentionally sapphic.

ryu

♥︎ nothing yet

HOUSEN

sachio

♥︎ scary boyfie but he paints your nails <3 ♥︎ misc. self care w him [pink version]

yuken

♥︎ absolute brainrot ♥︎ misc. self care w him [purple version]

sawamura

♥︎ nothing yet

SUZURAN

in chaos now! ♥︎ synopsis : your brother and his friends make a small trip to get you from school, only to run into the local gang.

♥︎ misc. self care w him [pink version] ♥︎ misc. self care w him [yellow version]

rao

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version]

mercy

♥︎ nothing yet

yamaguchi

♥︎ nothing yet

binzo

♥︎ misc. self care w him [yellow version]

kamui

♥︎ nothing yet

ask abt the og crows zero!

OTHER 

amamiya masaki

♥︎ nothing yet

amamiya hiroto

♥︎  scary boyfie but he paints your nails <3

suzuki ryo

ok! ♥︎ synopsis : amagi koheis is good at using people. ryo thinks you deserve more - and you think the same of him. ♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version] wanna see you shine! ♥︎ synopsis : purge!au , ryo isn't quite how you remember him to be. but, he's always kind to you.

arata 

♥︎ nothing yet

amagi kohei

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version] ♥︎ misc. self care w him [yellow version]

shoji sameoka

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version] ♥︎ misc. self care w him [yellow version]

until you love me! ♥︎ synopsis : it’s up to tsuji and shiba to watch after you — unofficially, but they made a silent promise to your older brother to make sure you’re safe in their care. | todoroki!reader

reiji himoru

♥︎ misc. dating details w him [purple version] ♥︎ misc. self care w him [yellow version]

idk how confident i am in writing these characters well but if i get any requests for them, ill try my best! 

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[tokyostreetviewcars]

haha mighty boi

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Suzuki Mighty Deck Concept, 2015. A Kei-car prototype presented at the 44th Tokyo Motor show that referenced the 1980s Mighty Boy Kei pick-up. Like it's 1980's ancestor the Mighty Desk was a pick-up but the 2015 version offered 2+2 seating and a rear bulkhead that could be rotated to form a shelf.