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{{Infobox Automobile
|image        = [[Image:DAIHATSU-MIDGET-DA5-01.jpg|250px|A Daihatsu Midget DA5 model]]''A Daihatsu Midget DA5 model''
|name=Daihatsu Midget
|manufacturer=[[Daihatsu]]
|production=1957&ndash;1972
|class=[[Autorickshaw]]
}}

The '''Daihatsu Midget''' is a single-seat mini-[[truck]] made by [[Japan]]ese automaker [[Daihatsu]].  Several distinct vehicles have borne the Midget name over the years, but all have had in common a single-seat utilitarian design, with an enclosed or semi-enclosed cab.

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==Midget I==
[[Image:DAIHATSU-MIDGET-MP4-01.jpg|right|thumb|A Daihatsu Midget MP4 model]]
The original Midget was made from 1957 to 1972.  It had three wheels, two in the back, and one in the front.  Early versions also had motorcycle-like handlebars in place of a steering wheel.  The engine was an air-cooled 2-stroke design of 305 cc which produced {{Convert|12|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.

The Midget I has also been sold outside Japan as the "[[Auto rickshaw|Bajaj]]", "Tri-Mobile", or "Bemo"

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==Midget II==
[[Image:Daihatsu Midget II Cargo 001.JPG|thumb|right|Midget II Cargo]]
From 1996 to 2001, Daihatsu manufactured a four wheeled [[kei car|kei]] Midget with four-wheel drive or air conditioning as options.  As Kei cars, they were equipped with 660 cc engines.

The Midget II was introduced as a concept at the 1993 Tokyo Motor Show.

There are 2 types of engine available, one offered as in Electronic Fuel Injection.

both are identical in width, height, but EFI version is shorter by 75mm.

they are available in one seater or 2 seater, there are automatic and manual transmission available.

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==External links==
*[http://www.ebbro.com/catalogue2001/daihatsu/midget/Shizuoka2001/ Model of an original Midget]
*[http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/a03_16_1.html Toyota Museum page with photo of Midget MP5]
*[http://usedcar.autos.yahoo.co.jp/search.html?type=search&car_cd=01091020 Midget IIs for sale in Japan]

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[[Category:Daihatsu vehicles|Midget]]
[[Category:Kei cars]]
[[Category:Three-wheeled motor vehicles]]
[[Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles]]