Wednesday, 7 December 2011

About Trucks: A Glance Back at Vintage Ford Trucks

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Pictures of Ford F-1 Pickup Trucks
1952 Ford F-1 Pickup TruckHere's a collection of F-Series trucks -- pics taken at the F100 Supernationals in Knoxville, Tennessee. You'll find fifteen photos of F-1s, and all of the pickups are a pretty good representation of changes that occurred during the model's 1948-1952 run. Most of the trucks in the gallery have been customized in some way, but the design elements that identify one year from another are pretty much intact.


F-Series Pickup Trucks, 1957-1960
vintage Ford trucksF-Series received significant styling changes for this generation, including a wider cab and straight lines that replaced the rounded appearance of previous models. Ford introduced its Styleside box in 1957, opting for a steel bed floor instead of the wooden version used in previous trucks. Read more...


Ford F-Series Trucks, 1967-1972
Chevy Avalanche TruckFord introduced a new generation of its F-Series trucks in 1967, offering pickups with flatter, more squared body lines than we'd seen in the past. Padded dashes and visors became standard equipment, and so did seat belts with shoulder-anchored harnesses. Read more...

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Ford Pickup Trucks Memorabilia
ford memoabiliaThis ad for a 1951 Ford truck was part of a collection of memorabilia released to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the F-Series, and as a group the literature covers important design milestones. The collection is a good resource of real-deal vintage Ford truck info, because the ads point out what's new for each model year and they give details about important features -- all insights into what was considered comfortable and innovative during the the last half-century. Trucks have certainly changed. Take a look...

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