Welcome to my blog. It was initially created in 2012 to post music I recorded. I posted a few quick experiments in 2013 and never posted music again, though I did record more. Since I already owned lots of boats and outboard motors, I decided to post about boats, ATVs and snowmobiles. I posted a few snowmobile photos and then nothing until 2025. Since I planned to sell my cottage and move south, I started selling all my boats and motors and switched to Radio Control vehicles in early 2024. In February 2025 I started collecting 1:64 scale diecast vehicles and decided to catalogue them on this blog...may you find freedom in my toys!

Friday, October 17, 2025

Hot Wheels (HW Art Cars) 1:64: Kei Swap

A kei truck, kei-class truck, or Japanese mini truck, known in Japan as a keitora ('light truck'), is a style of pickup truck built to satisfy the Japanese keijidōsha ('light vehicle') statutory class of light vehicles. Limited to certain size restrictions - currently no more than 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 1.48 m (4.9 ft) wide - they are produced by a wide range of Japanese automakers and are available in rear-wheel or four-wheel drive.

Kei trucks were first introduced in Japan in 1959 and have since been widely used throughout Asia. Since at least the 2020s, they have become increasingly popular in North America, earning a cult following for the affordability and reliability.



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