Kaibatsu, like the majority of post-war Japanese automotive companies, started out building rugged construction equipment for the expansive rebuilding of their country. In the early 60’s they began to produce a handful of somewhat crude but sensible automobiles for the Japanese and European markets, where they received mild success for simple of fun driving manners and overall solid build quality. However, Kaibatsu’s main strengths lay in trucks, so designing an all new pickup for the world-market was an easy task.
In 1990 the H15 Cub was born as a rugged, simple, borderline unkillable pickup for the civilized and soon-to-be civilized world. Every pressed steel panel was made to be easily replaced or remanufactured, the engine was tuned for low quality fuel and low end torque, and the suspension could tackle the nastiest 3rd-world roads in stride, nevermind a muddy ditch or a dense jungle path.