#delica van

[rootbeercarguy]

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Mitsubishi Delica 75 Root Van. 1971. The camper version of Mitsubishi's first generation forward control van. It was powered by the new 1.4 litre 86hp Neptune engine.

[nsdclassic]

Mitsubishi Delica

[arcadebroke]

[tylerhayward]

Van Life

[identifying-cars-in-posts]

Any guesses what toyota this is? It's the cutest little van I've ever done seen.

that’s a HiAce! 2nd generation, 1977-1982!

it’s JDM (japanese domestic market) and i would love to import one some day. the 90s and early 2000s HiAces are getting popular in the states since you can import them now but i remember when i briefly got obsessed with JDM vans i saw pictures of some of these 70s and 80s HiAces and fell in love

you should also check out the first couple generations of mitsubishi delica, also an adorable JDM van!

[japanesecarssince1947]

1979 Mitsubishi Delica Van & Truck

My tumblr-blogs:

www.tumblr.com/germancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/frenchcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/englishcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/italiancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/japanesecarssince1947 & www.tumblr.com/uscarssince1935

[attempted-influencer]

Gonna work away at this but I’d love to work with a dedicated artist and make this a proper comic or something but here’s the premise —

A guy imports a van from Japan (it ends up being cheaper than buying new and half the used listings didn’t have what he wanted) and settles on this immaculate condition Mitsubishi Delica

The one he ends up purchasing has off-road gear, a massive roof rack, a bed, and a surprising amount of equipment included in the listing. When it eventually arrives he discovers the vans primary purpose was navigating across the majority of Japan, with maps and journals illustrating where the owner went and what they did, but there was also herbs, incense, candles, various ornate containers, religious artefacts…

After stumbling with translation apps in the journal the pieces click that the previous owner hunted ghosts, and fascinated by this the vans new owner follows in the footsteps of the previous owner, using what advice he can glean from the writings as well as his own research, and travels North America dealing with ghosts however he can

There is more I want to do with the story and the world and characters but that’s the main premise, and the I think it would make for something potentially interesting, and if people want to collaborate on the idea let me know 😌

[earthtomica]

meet mica

Mica is a 1994 Mitsubishi Delica L300 imported from Osaka, Japan. This year marks her 30th birthday, which in car years makes her a major grandma with six years of life experience on the both of us. As with any of our elders, we have learned an immense amount from her already - she is a little stubborn, tough as hell, and gives back even more to us than we unto her.

When we met Mica, she was imprisoned by the horrifying confines of a used car dealership. With no rust we could tell she had good bones, but she seemed neglected and we had to do something about it. Plus, considering we were running on a fresh-out-of-college budget, it didn’t hurt that she cost much less coin currency than her similarly imported siblings. We drove five hours to go pick her up and purchased her without hesitation (after spending four hours on the phone with insurance). We love insurance agents! They are so respectful of your time and so helpful in convincing you that you will cause $150k in damage to a local bridge. Finally we were on the road home as full of excitement and spirit as two young people could possible be driving their brand-new-super-old future home on wheels. Surely the only challenges would be steering from the wrong (right) side of the road and the 65mph top speed.

Halfway home, we took a mandatory Subway pitstop, ready to tackle the last couple of hours in the dark. Oh yea, we forgot to mention that the forecast leading into this weekend was a winter storm. But anyways, we forged on with hope in our hearts and Subway in our stomachs. At a certain point we noticed that the windshield wipers were slowing down a bit - “must just be the heavy wind and rain”, we said. Kept going. A little while later the headlights looked dim on the pitch black road- “our first upgrade should be new headlights”, we said. Kept going. After a few more minutes, the rapidly dropping fuel gauge needle caught our eyes - “FUCK”, we said, as the naivety finally started to fade. We had just filled up, so either we had a gaping hole in our fuel tank, or something worse… Surprise! It was something worse.

Internally full panic mode, externally calm. Neither of us would dare say a word.

Enter, Saugerties, NY. A small town off the highway which now holds a very specific spot in our hearts. We pulled into a gas station with relief and shut the car off. Mind you, this was still our first time taking this grandma out for a spin, and the first time this grandma had been out for a proper spin since we were born. After gathering ourselves and laughing at what might have been the scariest drive either of us had ever taken, we tried cranking her up again…

nothing.

The rest of the story isn’t underwhelming, but for the sake of the tumblr character limit, we'll just say it involves no ubers or AAA due to a state of emergency for the impending winter storm (which never came), a very kind gas station clerk who may have accidentally shorted our battery but also gave us food and water (guess we looked desperate), our first trip in a cop car (if you didn’t know you can’t let yourself out from the inside), a two night stay at a very comfortable Comfort Inn, and more auto shop phone calls than we have ever made in a 48 hour span (previous record: 0).

Eventually we were picked up by an extremely kind lady named “Mom” and she took us back home while Mica was towed to the only local shop which would dare take an old diesel van. The shop was great, but held onto Mica for over three months just to replace the alternator (the primary culprit) and change a few fluids. Despite being restless from our time apart and dented by a large bill, we were eager to dive into the abyss of building a mobile-home-studio-temple-spaceship. And thus commences over a year of dusk-till-dawn work, non-stop learning, unlearning, and a newfound friendship with Murphy’s Law…

TN KM

[jlkcarsltd]

2002 Mitsubishi Delica Chamonix 4WD Black Mini-Van 4 Doors $13900 - to view more details go to : https://jlkcars.ca/inventory/view/15630611

2002 Mitsubishi Delica Chamonix 4WD Black Mini-Van 4 Doors $13900 - to view more details go to : https://jlkcars.ca/inventory/view/15630611

[juanmecanico]

"¡AL FIN! Mitsubishi Venderá el Delica Overland en los EE.UU. ¡No Creerás Lo Que Estás a Punto de Ver!" ¡Hola a todos los amantes de los automóviles! Después de leer este artículo de Jalopnik, no puedo evitar emocionarme por la noticia de que Mitsubishi traerá a EEUU, una de mis montañas rusas de cuatro ruedas favoritas, el Overland Delica. No puedo evitar imaginar todas las peculiaridades y características que esta versión tendrá. Para los que desconozcan el Delica, esencialmente es una van de tracción 4x4 producida por Mitsubishi, bastante popular entre los entusiastas de las camionetas camper y los que aman la aventura. Debe decirse que tiene una silueta bastante inconfundible. En su versión Overland, se espera que esté equipado con iluminación exterior reforzada, rieles de techo, tal vez una baca de techo —o nada que diga más "aventura"— y como buen hermano Overland, ruedas off-road. Las versiones anteriores de Delica tienen una particularidad que siempre me ha fascinado: su sistema de tracción 4x4, generalmente no se ve en furgonetas, y no puedo esperar a ver cómo Mitsubishi ha implementado esta vez. Con el hecho de que esta versión está diseñada para viajes por terrenos duros, podemos esperar que el sistema de tracción total sea aún mejor. Pero, ¿qué nos dice el hecho de que Mitsubishi vaya a venderlos en los EEUU? Podemos interpretarlo de varias maneras. Por un lado, puede ser una estrategia para ampliar su alcance en el mercado estadounidense, un movimiento audaz pero potencialmente rentable. Por otro lado, los cambios en la normativa estadounidense de importación podrían facilitar que Delica llegue aquí. Lo mejor es que todo apunta a que estas versiones estarán legalmente protegidas y listas para usar. Lo que siempre he apreciado de los vehículos de Mitsubishi, y que seguramente se mantendrá en esta versión del Delica, es su capacidad para ofrecer funcionalidad y un diseño atractivo en un solo paquete. Pero, ¿qué hay de las ventajas prácticas del modelo de tracción en las cuatro ruedas? Bueno, con la jugosa lista de características y la robustez que se espera de la versión Overland, esta no es solo una cuestión de estética, sino que estamos hablando de un vehículo de alto rendimiento preparado para la aventura. ¡Incluso si esa aventura es solo un viaje al supermercado! Volveré a hablar de este Delica cuando salga a la venta en EEUU y pueda analizarlo con más detalle. Mientras tanto, solo puedo decir: ¡Bienvenido a EEUU, Delica Overland! Esperemos que su presencia aquí permita a más personas experimentar las maravillas de esta peculiar, pero admirable furgoneta. Manténganse atentos para más actualizaciones. ¡Que tengan un excelente día y sigan disfrutando de su amor por los automóviles, tengan siempre en alto a la #CarCulture! ¡Hasta la próxima!

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Mitsubishi Delica Star Wagon 4WD, 1982. The second generation Delica was made available with 4WD using a modified version of the Pajero's chassis. It was the first Japanese van to be offered with all wheel drive. It was powered by the 1.8-litre Sirius engine which was expanded to 2.0 litres in 1983

[otthonzulles]

kéne

Mitsubishi Delica

[vintagecamping]

A family camps on the shores of Chiba.

Japan

1971

[arcadebroke]

[zentauro-woman]