page_title: Daihatsu Midget
section_title: DK/DS series
hierarchical_section_title: Daihatsu Midget / First generation (DK/DS/MP; 1957–1972) / DK/DS series
caption_attribution_description: Daihatsu Midget taken in Showroom of Toyota -MEGAWEB
context_page_description: The Daihatsu Midget is a single-seater mini-truck, later a microvan/kei truck made by Japanese automaker Daihatsu. Several distinct vehicles have borne the Midget name over the years, but all have had in common a single or two-seat utilitarian design, with an enclosed or semi-enclosed cab.
context_section_description: In August 1957 the original DKA Midget was introduced. It featured a three wheel, a single seat, a doorless cab, and handlebar steering. The engine was an air-cooled two-stroke single-cylinder design of 250 cc (ZA) which produced 8 PS (6 kW). Beginning in August 1959 it was replaced by the more comfortable DSA, which has doors and a more powerful 10 PS (7 kW) version of the ZA engine. Maximum cargo capacity was also increased, from 300 to 350 kg (660 to 770 lb). There was also a rare two-seat version (DSAP), with the passenger seat offset to the left behind the driver. This required a longer passenger compartment, which encroached on the cargo area. There was also the DSV, a panel van version.
caption: Daihatsu Midget MP5
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