Suzuki Carry Second generation (L20)
Suzuki Carry (Second generation (L20)) was built from 1965 to 1969, as a 2-door pickup; 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
In June 1965, the rebodied L20 Suzulight Carry replaced the FB. The ladder-frame chassis was modified, now with independently sprung front wheels (by torsion bars). While output remained 21 hp, the engine benefitted from Suzuki's patented Cylinder Crank Injection lubrication system. The Carry Van was replaced by the new L20V in January 1966, and there was also a dropside pickup (L21). Finally, the L20H, a pickup with a canvas canopy and a rear-facing seat placed in the bed, providing seating for four, was offered. Top speed for the second generation was down to 75 km/h. The Carry Van had a horizontally divided, two-piece tailgate, and sliding rear windows.
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
- First generation (FB/FBD) · 1961-1965
- 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)
- Bedford Rascal · 1986-1993 (England); 1993-1999 (Japan)
- Daewoo Damas and Daewoo Labo · 1991 2021
- Ninth generation (DC51T/DD51T/DE51V/DF51V) · 1991-1999
- Suzuki Carry · 1991-2019 (Indonesia); 2015-present (India)
- Tenth generation (DA52/DB52/DA62/DA63/DA65) · 1999-2013 (Carry); 1999-2005 (Every); 2009-present (China)
- Eleventh generation (DA16T) · 2013-present; 2018-present (Super Carry)
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Can I import a Suzuki Carry (Second generation (L20)) from Japan?
By production year alone, Suzuki Carry (Second generation (L20)) 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 (Second generation (L20))?
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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