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- 1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924 - Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- December 12, 1924
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1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924
Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- 1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924 - Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- December 12, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924
Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- 1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924 - Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- December 12, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924
Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- 1998 Dodge Ram Quad Cab Pickup Truck - In the 1970s pickup trucks became the bestselling vehicles in the United States. By the 1990s extended cabs with small but usable rear seats were very popular. The 1998 Dodge Ram Quad Cab added two doors to give better access to the rear seat. Four doors, a full rear seat, and a high-quality car-like interior turned the pickup into a replacement for the family sedan.
- 1998
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1998 Dodge Ram Quad Cab Pickup Truck
In the 1970s pickup trucks became the bestselling vehicles in the United States. By the 1990s extended cabs with small but usable rear seats were very popular. The 1998 Dodge Ram Quad Cab added two doors to give better access to the rear seat. Four doors, a full rear seat, and a high-quality car-like interior turned the pickup into a replacement for the family sedan.
- 1929 Ford Pickup Truck - Ford's 1929 Model A pickup was based on its Model A car. The company offered the pickup with an open cab, like this one, or with a more weather-tight closed cab. Early pickups were homemade or aftermarket conversions. Serious factory production didn't start until the 1920s. Pickups evolved from utilitarian workhorses to stylish vehicles with all the comforts of automobiles.
- 1929
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1929 Ford Pickup Truck
Ford's 1929 Model A pickup was based on its Model A car. The company offered the pickup with an open cab, like this one, or with a more weather-tight closed cab. Early pickups were homemade or aftermarket conversions. Serious factory production didn't start until the 1920s. Pickups evolved from utilitarian workhorses to stylish vehicles with all the comforts of automobiles.
- Drawing, "Plate - Body Side Name," Ford F-Series Custom Cab Pickup, April 11, 1955 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- April 11, 1955
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Drawing, "Plate - Body Side Name," Ford F-Series Custom Cab Pickup, April 11, 1955
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck. On loan from the Museum of American Speed, Lincoln, NE. - For decades, most race cars -- even at the top levels of racing -- were transported on open trailers pulled by pickup trucks or station wagons. Drivers and mechanics sometimes slept in their vehicles, or in inexpensive motels. It's a far cry from today, when race cars ride in huge trailers equipped as shops, and drivers travel by plane or in luxurious motorhomes.
- 1956
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1956 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck. On loan from the Museum of American Speed, Lincoln, NE.
For decades, most race cars -- even at the top levels of racing -- were transported on open trailers pulled by pickup trucks or station wagons. Drivers and mechanics sometimes slept in their vehicles, or in inexpensive motels. It's a far cry from today, when race cars ride in huge trailers equipped as shops, and drivers travel by plane or in luxurious motorhomes.
- 1996 GMC Truck Sales Brochure - Car brochures present vehicle information in a colorful and well-designed package. They allow buyers to reflect on their choice and make upgrades, if desired. This 1996 General Motors brochure allowed potential customers imagine owning a GMC truck filled with a number of additional available features.
- 1996
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1996 GMC Truck Sales Brochure
Car brochures present vehicle information in a colorful and well-designed package. They allow buyers to reflect on their choice and make upgrades, if desired. This 1996 General Motors brochure allowed potential customers imagine owning a GMC truck filled with a number of additional available features.
- Chevrolet Advertisement, "Like a Rock," 1996 - The automobile is a paradox -- a practical tool that plays host to both human needs and fantasies. Like car consumers, automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Many ads incorporate apparent opposites: fantasy can sell practicality, and vice versa. Sometimes the car has disappeared completely -- an emotional appeal prompts us to complete the ad.
- July 01, 1996
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Chevrolet Advertisement, "Like a Rock," 1996
The automobile is a paradox -- a practical tool that plays host to both human needs and fantasies. Like car consumers, automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Many ads incorporate apparent opposites: fantasy can sell practicality, and vice versa. Sometimes the car has disappeared completely -- an emotional appeal prompts us to complete the ad.
- 1929 Ford Model A Pickup Truck Used by Wm. Darkwood Co. - Ford's 1929 Model A pickup truck was based on its Model A car. It used the same four-cylinder, 40-horsepower engine. Ford's pickup was available in open and closed-cab versions. Factory price for the open-cab pickup was $430, while closed-cab trucks started at $445. Ford sold more than 212,000 trucks for 1929.
- November 22, 1928
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1929 Ford Model A Pickup Truck Used by Wm. Darkwood Co.
Ford's 1929 Model A pickup truck was based on its Model A car. It used the same four-cylinder, 40-horsepower engine. Ford's pickup was available in open and closed-cab versions. Factory price for the open-cab pickup was $430, while closed-cab trucks started at $445. Ford sold more than 212,000 trucks for 1929.