• This HiAce is a Japanese-spec, right-hand-drive truck equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission and currently titled in Tennessee. Said to have been imported from Japan in 2023, it’s equipped with a metric instrument cluster, and the odometer shows about 16,800 kilometers, which represents approximately 10,500 miles.
• Equipment includes 14-inch steel wheels, cloth upholstery, vinyl flooring, a split-front bench seat, hand-crank windows, and more as detailed below.
• This truck was converted to serve with a Japanese fire department, and some of the modifications include a custom bed-mounted rack for carrying hoses, tools, and various firefighting equipment, a slide-out fire pump rack, auxiliary lights, and siren provisions.
• Toyota introduced the fourth-generation HiAce in 1989, and sold the model in numerous global markets, though the United States was never one of them. Tough, spacious, and relatively compact thanks in part to its cab-over design, it was offered in multiple people- and cargo-carrying variants until 2004, when it was replaced by the fifth generation, which continues to be sold in Japan.
• Power comes from a 3Y 2-liter inline-4, rated at approximately 87 horsepower and 114 lb-ft of torque. Output is sent to the rear wheels through a 5-speed manual transmission.

1996 Toyota HiAce Fire Truck