Daihatsu New Line

The Daihatsu New-Line was a compact series of pickup trucks and vans built by Daihatsu from 1963 until 1968. They were based on the Daihatsu Hijet kei trucks and microvans, although they were somewhat larger and sturdier, and they were fitted with the 797 cc inline-four engine also used in the Daihatsu Compagno, instead of the 356 cc two-stroke of the Hijet. The first New-Line was based on the first Hijet of late 1960 and used a conventional front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with the driver sitting behind the engine, in a pickup fashion. It did not meet the strict kei car standards of the time and sold only in small numbers until its replacement in February 1966. The New Line Cab was built until March 1968 and was replaced by the somewhat larger Daihatsu Delta 750.