Spend any amount of time in Taiwan and you'll notice the ever-present little blue trucks. Or, as my friend Keith likes to call 'em, "LBTs". The LBTs are constantly buzzing around like hornets and are generally filled with the raw materials to feed the Taiwanese manufacturing machine.
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.
overwrought, ugly architecture
bucket o' pups
available for adoption
I like this one
expat bar w/good music and cheap beer
half of a sheep head, just washed on the sidewalk
window display
Engrish
huh?
random street, surprisingly blue skies
computer fans serving as kitchen ventilation
neon wilderness
side of a restaurant
no more excellence
betelnut shop
the coolest scooter in all of Taichung
Thai restaurant lamps
trouble is brewing
training wheels, trailer, proud woman 
lumber store
fresh-delivered eggs
factory dog 1
factory dog 2
mechanical highway safety flagger
betelnut stand 2
street dog, he waited for a green light before crossing
little blue truck 1
little blue truck 2
