There was also a four-door sedan with different bodywork and rear suspension, called the Bellett B. Lastly there was a two-door coupé and a fastback version of the same.
[1] The 50 PS (37 kW; 49 hp) diesel received very low gearing of 4.1:1 - optionally available to the 1.5 as well - resulting in a top speed of only 104 km/h (65 mph).
[2] In April 1964, they were joined by the 1.3 L OHC inline-four engine already in use in the Wasp pickup truck, at which time a three-door van/wagon version called the Express (in Japan) was also added to the lineup.
[6] Between 1963 and 1967, the Bellett was also imported in limited numbers on the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii by Trans-Alpac Corporation.
The car was imported under '300 club' rules which encouraged assembly of up to 300 units a year, using as many locally made parts as possible.
[10][11][12] Introduced in November 1966 the Bellett B line was a simplified version with its own rear bodywork and larger luggage space, especially for commercial (mainly taxi) use.
A down-specced private use version called the "Bellett Special", using the 1.3-litre engine and the B's front clip, albeit with two-door sedan bodywork, was added in 1969.
The Isuzu Bellett GT', launched in April 1964, was a two-door coupé with a 40 mm (1.6 in) lower height than the sedan, fitted with a twin-carbureted 1.6 L OHV gasoline engine.
In late 1966 the SOHC 1.6 litre G161 engine with 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) was introduced, a little after the April addition of a fastback body style.
Available only with two-door notchback coupé bodywork It was visually different from other Belletts primarily by a specific paint scheme, which included a completely black hood.
[18] The Wasp's tiny cabin meant sales were slow in Australia and it took three years to sell what had been intended as an initial batch.
A Group 2-tuned four-door Bellett surprised many European commentators by finishing a "sensational" tenth in the 1966 1000 Lakes Rally.