Skip the Kei Car and Import This Slammed Chevy Rollback Truck From Japan

Instead of buying a kei truck, the article highlights a different import option: a 1997 Chevrolet C3500 dually rollback currently for sale through Passion Co., Ltd. in Oshu, in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture. The truck, spotted first on Instagram by patina.cars, is fitted with slammed air suspension and clean chrome five-spoke wheels, plus shaved bumpers, billet grille, and a tidy exterior. Built on GM’s GMT400 lineup, it uses a 454-cubic-inch (7.4-liter) V8 driving the rear wheels through a column-shifted automatic transmission. The asking price is 7.8 million yen (about $52,000), excluding shipping, and it’s left-hand drive. The piece notes it may be easier to register in the U.S. than a kei truck, though state rules can still block kei vehicles.