LBTs for sale in Taichung. I'll take the little guy second from the right.LBTs run in size from micro "Kei"-size trucks with cabovers like the Mitsubishi Canter being on the larger end of the spectrum.
LBTs can also be used to transport human cargo, military-style. I caught this Canter with a lift gate in Taipei hauling what appear to be food service workers.
My favorite of the LBTs is the Toyota Z-Ace. These are marginally larger than a mid-size US car and would probably meet the needs of 99% of non-commercial owners of full-size trucks in the US. How perfect, small, maneuverable, fuel-efficient 4-banger and simple and likely reliable. Plus it has 1000x more charm than a Camry, Corolla or any Toyota model of the last ten years. Plus they kind of remind me of Land Cruisers of the 70s and 80s.
Sadly I didn't get around to snapping a pic of one on the Taiwan streets, this is from the innerwebs.Being a fan of die cast cars, Subarus and now LBTs, I picked one up for myself at the Taichung airport. A Japanese Takara Tomy Subaru Sambar Noodls* Truck.
Not quite the right shade of blue, but good enough for my office.*Not a typo (on my part anyway), that's how it's spelled on the box.
I like to think that "LBT" stands for Low Back Tattoo (tramp stamp), but I guess Little Blue Truck works as well.
ReplyDeleteI once asked one of my Taiwanese friends why so many of the trucks were blue. He looked at me like I had asked why water was wet. Then he said "that's the color people like". OK. Simple enough.
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