The Daihatsu Midget was released in 1958 and it was one of Daihatsu’s first cars. It was a single seater 3 wheeled delivery truck with a 1 cyl 2 stroke air cooled engine, the first model was an open cab design that used a handlebar instead of a steering wheel and used a kick starter.

The origional Daihatsu Midget

Later models were released that saw the introduction of handy features such as a steering wheel and doors. The last midget was still a 3 wheel design and was sold in 1972. 
 

In 1996 Daihatsu released a Midget II which was a single seat tray ute with retro styling and front mounted spare tire. It had four wheels and was powered by a 660 cc engine to come under with Japanese micro car tax law.  The Midget II was based on a concept car, Daihatsu have also shown a midget III and IV concept car but these later concept cars never made it to production. 

The Modern Daihatsu Midget

A rare 1958 Midget that was in storage since 1958 with 125ks recently sold in the US on Ebay for 7000 US, while a 1996 midget II in Sydney was passed in at 6990 on Ebay.