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Finding Our Long-Lost Suzuki Sidekick, The Teal Terror

February 16, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment

Before our JDM Pajeros or Delicas, before our Jeep Cherokee, we had a great little 1995 Suzuki Sidekick. We called it The Teal Terror. We sold the Teal Terror in 2016, and I always wondered what happened to it. Well, we recently found out. Check out our sister site, Subcompact Culture for the whole story.

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Crankshaft Chronicles: Matt’s Swapped Suzuki Sidekick Sport

November 1, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 11 Comments

We all know that one person who seems to be a jack of all trades; a renaissance man (or woman). For me, that man is Matt Verley. From welding to professional drone operator; fireman to mechanic—Matt knows just seems to know a lot about, well, a lot. Another thing Matt knows a lot about: Suzuki…

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Crankshaft Chronicles: Eric Bewley’s Suzuki Sidekick “Sweet Pea”

May 3, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 3 Comments
Eric Bewley's 1989 Suzuki Sidekick Sweet Pea

We unabashedly have a soft spot for Suzuki 4x4s. When I was a kid growing up in the 1980s, I remember thinking that Samurais were awesome and that someday I wanted one. In the early 1990s, I remember seeing a lifted four-door Sidekick for sale in Auto Trader and thinking it was too cool. I wanted a Suzuki…

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Trailer Supported Adventuring in OutdoorX4 Magazine

December 8, 2016 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Teal Terror in Moab

The Teal Terror (the former Subcompact Culture project vehicle) and our Dinoot J Series trailer are the focus of the latest installation of the Trailer Supported Adventuring series in OutdoorX4 magazine. Despite the fact the Suzuki is gone, it lives on in print. The Dinoot, however, is still safely parked under our carport and now gets…

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