Evolution of the ford truck
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not quite. the model TT was all truck.
and the TT was in production way before anyone thought WW2
and the TT was in production way before anyone thought WW2
Originally Posted by jimandmandy
I dont have a picture or link, but a comment. It seems that before WWII, pickup trucks were basically passenger cars with a bed. It wasn't until after WWII that they were a completely separate chassis and body from the cars.
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Classic Motorbooks International has full sized posters of nearly everything Ford made, from the A Model of 1903 to Zephyrs. Yes, there were two Model A's..1903-5, and 1928-31. The Zephyr's were the original Lincolns from 1935-42, not the Mercury versions from 1978-83. The Zephyr name was dropped by Lincoln in 1946-48, though the cars were identical to the 1942 version.
Back around 1909, International offered a high wheeler truck. It was nothing more than a buckboard on wheels, and the wheels were just that, wooden wagon wheels with hard rubber attached.
In 1925, Ford offered the first purpose built light truck. It was basically a Model T roadster with a pickup bed in place of the the "turtle back" the roadster had. So Ford does get credit for the first light pickup, but Dodge (Graham) offered a 3/4 ton pickup the year before. Very few were built. In 1935, Ford pickup trucks/panels broke away from the car bodies and offered unique sheet metal and frames. In 1940-41, Ford trucks mimiced the 1939-40 passenger car style, but the sheetmetal doesn't interchange.
First COE = 1935 Studebaker. While previous trucks like FWD's, Nash Quads and Packards offered a flat front end with the driver sitting high above, the engines were further back on the frame. Most of those early trucks used worm drive. Try finding parts for that set up today.
FWD gets the credit for the worlds first 4 wheel drive truck. They were built in Wisconsin. FWD = Four Wheel Drive. The Nash Quads were the 2nd 4WD truck. Quad = 4WD. Nashes were also built in Wisconsin (Kenosha).
Back around 1909, International offered a high wheeler truck. It was nothing more than a buckboard on wheels, and the wheels were just that, wooden wagon wheels with hard rubber attached.
In 1925, Ford offered the first purpose built light truck. It was basically a Model T roadster with a pickup bed in place of the the "turtle back" the roadster had. So Ford does get credit for the first light pickup, but Dodge (Graham) offered a 3/4 ton pickup the year before. Very few were built. In 1935, Ford pickup trucks/panels broke away from the car bodies and offered unique sheet metal and frames. In 1940-41, Ford trucks mimiced the 1939-40 passenger car style, but the sheetmetal doesn't interchange.
First COE = 1935 Studebaker. While previous trucks like FWD's, Nash Quads and Packards offered a flat front end with the driver sitting high above, the engines were further back on the frame. Most of those early trucks used worm drive. Try finding parts for that set up today.
FWD gets the credit for the worlds first 4 wheel drive truck. They were built in Wisconsin. FWD = Four Wheel Drive. The Nash Quads were the 2nd 4WD truck. Quad = 4WD. Nashes were also built in Wisconsin (Kenosha).
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