Why Pacific Northwesterners are driving tiny, right-hand drive firetrucks from Japan

They’re tiny, they’re bright red, and you’ve probably seen them scooting around Seattle: Mini Japanese firetrucks known as kei trucks. People here say they not only love the cars — but the culture surrounding them, too.

Tonneli Gruetter used to work out of a Chevy Express van, hauling tools and supplies on the Whidbey Island dahlia farm she runs with her mom.

“On a regular basis, we’d be loading heavy tables and buckets and doing a lot of setup, pop up tents, all these different things,” Gruetter told KUOW…

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