Suzuki Carry First generation (FB/FBD)
Suzuki Carry (First generation (FB/FBD)) was built from 1961 to 1965, as a 2-door pickup; 3-/4-door van. Powertrain: 359 cc FB two-stroke I2. Layout: FMR layout.
Composed from the specifications below, so it states nothing the specs do not. The picture illustrates the body shape, not this car; a photograph is added when a licence-safe one exists.
Overview
The Carry series was born in October 1961 with the FB Suzulight Carry, a pickup truck with the engine underneath the front seat, but with a short bonnet. The layout has been referred to as a "semicabover". The FB Carry underwent some light modifications in October 1963, for the 1964 model year. A glassed FBD Carry Van was added in September 1964. The engine was called the FB, a 359 cc air-cooled, two-stroke two-cylinder with 21 PS. This engine remained in use, in three-cylinder form, until late 1987 in the Suzuki Jimny (as the LJ50). Top speed was no more than 76 km/h. FB suspension was rigid with leaf springs, front and rear. A panel van (FBC) was also available from July 1962.
Source: the English Wikipedia article on this model, CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be shortened; read the full article for the complete text.
Not yet sourced for this model. Used prices swing with year, mileage, grade and country, so we publish a market range only when it comes with a named source and a date, and never an estimate. For a live figure, use the landed-cost tool with the price on the auction sheet.
Who it suits
- Families, groups and shuttle work: the people-carrier body is built around seating and access.
- Work and haulage: a truck body is chosen for its load bed and payload.
Check before you buy
- Inspect for corrosion at sills, floor, subframes and suspension mounts, and replace perishable rubber (hoses, bushes, boots) at import.
- Read the auction sheet grade and notes, and verify the odometer against service and inspection records. How to read an auction sheet
- Run a history check (accidents, flood, mileage) before you bid. History check guide
- Import age rules: this generation already qualifies in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia. Confirm the rule for your exact vehicle with customs before buying. Landed-cost calculator
General guidance for this type of vehicle, worked out from its body, powertrain and age. It is not a finding about this particular model; use an inspection and the auction sheet for the car you are actually buying.
Worked out from this generation's production years and each country's age rule. Rules also depend on vehicle type and the month of manufacture, so confirm with customs before you buy.
Other generations of the Carry
- Second generation (L20) · 1965-1969
- Third generation (L30/L31) · 1966-1969
- Fourth generation (L40/L41) · 1969-1972
- Fifth generation (L50/L60) · 1972-1976
- Sixth generation (ST10/ST20/ST80) · 1976-1979; 1977-1983 (Indonesia)
- Seventh generation (ST30/ST40/ST90/ST100) · 1979-1985; 1979-2024 (Pakistan); 1982-2000 (China; Changhe); 1983-2009 (Indonesia); 1984-2019 (India); 1990-1999 (Chang'an); 1993-2003 (China; Hanjiang)
- Maruti Suzuki Omni · 1984-2019
- Eighth generation (DA71/DB71/DA81/DA41/DB41/DA51/DB51) · 1985-1991 (Japan); 1986-1993 (England); 1995-1999 (China); 1991-2021 (South Korea); 2000-2019 (Vietnam)
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- Ninth generation (DC51T/DD51T/DE51V/DF51V) · 1991-1999
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- Tenth generation (DA52/DB52/DA62/DA63/DA65) · 1999-2013 (Carry); 1999-2005 (Every); 2009-present (China)
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Can I import a Suzuki Carry (First generation (FB/FBD)) from Japan?
By production year alone, Suzuki Carry (First generation (FB/FBD)) is inside the age window for United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia. Rules depend on vehicle type and the month of manufacture, so confirm with customs before you buy.
What powers the Suzuki Carry (First generation (FB/FBD))?
Per its encyclopedia infobox, engine: 359 cc FB two-stroke I2.
Answered from this page's own data, not from outside claims. See the sources below.
- en.wikipedia.org (retrieved 2026-10-19)
Confidence: single-source (Wikipedia infobox). Specifications differ by market, trim and model year; the auction sheet or the vehicle's registration document is the final word on a particular car.
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