Mazda Porter

The Mazda Porter and Porter Cab were small kei trucks that Mazda built from 1961 to 1989, mainly for the Japanese home market, with export versions labelled E360. Until 1968 the range was sold as the B360 and, for export, the B600; the Porter name itself arrived in November 1968, with the Porter Cab, a cabover pickup, following in March 1969. The Porter was available as a pickup truck or a small van and first used a 358 cc inline-four, changing in April 1973 to a 359 cc two-stroke twin shared with the Chantez. The B600 was one of the first Japanese cars to make an impact in Indonesia, where it was nicknamed Soap Box, and the little trucks were also built under licence in Burma from 1972. The Autozam Scrum, a rebadged Suzuki Carry, replaced the Porter.