A History of the Classic Pickup Truck
The pickup truck has been intricately intertwined with American culture as far back as the 1920s, when Henry Ford took notice of a preliminary pickup truck design that the military was using during World War I. Ford was the original designer of the civilian pickup truck, integrating it into a special Model T vehicle. Since the pickup’s inception, people from all walks of life have found pickup trucks to be both useful and enjoyable to drive. Current pickup models range from being strictly utilitarian to over-the-top luxury models with extended cabs, leather interiors, and state-of-the-art navigation systems. READ MORE
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The pickup has certainly evolved through the years. Many of today’s pickups are not used for hauling or towing, they are as nice or nicer than any mass produced car. It is fun to revisited when pickups were trucks that were made for work. Thanks for the pictures and the post.