As we start the
21st century, PickupTruck.Com is proud to present an exclusive series
you won't find anywhere else on the Internet: The Pickup Truck Chronicles
- A History of the Pickup Truck in America.
Over the next
6 months we are going to bring you a new chapter each week until
we have completely chronicled the history of the Big Three Auto
Manufacturers (Chevy, Ford, and Dodge) and their role in producing
the pickup truck.
PickupTruck.Com
has teamed up with Don Bunn, the well known Dodge truck historian,
and Paul McLaughlin, a Ford truck aficionado since the 1950s and
popular Ford author. To learn more about Messrs. Bunn and McLaughlin
click here.
We hope you
enjoy this series as PickupTruck.Com makes every effort to supply
our community with the material our members want to see.
1925-1927:
The Model T Years 1928-1931: The Model A Years
1932-1936: The V8 Years
1937-1942: Economy and Pre War Years
1945-1947: The Same Old Stuff
1948-1952: The Birth of the F-Series
1953-1956: Golden Anniversary
1957-1960: Slab Sided Trucks
1961-1963: Unitized Body
1964-1966: Twin Beam Axles
1967-1972: Comeback of Slab Sided Designs
1973-1980: Ford Comes on Strong
1981-1987: F-Series Becomes Number 1
1988-1992: Increasing Market Share
1993-1995: Ford Lightning
1996-1997: A New F-Series
1998-2000: Splitting the F-Series