| The pickup truck is as American as apple pie, the | | | | cargo bed in the rear and an adjustable tailgate, and |
| Lone Ranger and Tonto. We associate these trucks | | | | sold for $281. |
| with the Old West, American family values, and | | | | Over the years many variations on the pickup truck |
| southern states like Texas. Owners of pickup trucks | | | | were introduced including compact pickups which are |
| are usually proud of their vehicles and what they | | | | the most widely used form of pickup trucks |
| stand for. It's the vehicle of a hard working American. | | | | worldwide. Made popular in America during the 1960s, |
| The pickup truck of today comes in all imaginable | | | | the compact pickup was sold primarily by the |
| makes and models, shapes and sizes. It is found on | | | | Japanese manufacturers Nissan and Toyota. A |
| most any job site, in anyone's garage. The versatility | | | | popular, larger pickup truck, the full-size pickup is used |
| of the pickup truck comes first and foremost from | | | | for moving heavy loads or personal use. The |
| its simple utility. It is as fundamental an innovation to | | | | American full-size pickup is typically sold for passenger |
| the automobile as the wheel. | | | | travel, and is built by Ford, GMC, Chrysler, Chevrolet, |
| And like the invention of the wheel, the pickup truck | | | | and more recently,Toyota. |
| comes from humble beginnings. Before the days of | | | | Introduced in 1987 with the Dodge Dakota, mid-size |
| Ford's Model T and internal combustion engines, there | | | | to large pickups are very popular in the United States. |
| was real horse power. That is, carriages driven by | | | | These trucks feature large cargo beds, but are not |
| teams of horses. Prior to the introduction of | | | | as large as full-size pickups. The most powerful |
| horseless carriages, farmers and industrial workers | | | | pickups in the world, better known as muscle trucks, |
| relied on horse driven wagons to carry materials | | | | are built for high performance and hauling capability. |
| around a worksite. | | | | Some manufacturers of these heavy duty trucks are |
| With the debut of the Model T in 1908 however, | | | | Dodge, Holden, Ford, and General Motors. |
| farmers quickly found ways to modify the vehicle, | | | | A sports utility truck, or SUT, gets its name for its |
| adding a makeshift cargo bed to the back. Motorized | | | | similarity to other sports utility vehicles. Depending on |
| vehicles cut down significantly on transportation costs | | | | the vehicle, it is built for light to heavy loads. If you're |
| for farmers and industrial workers. Finally, over a | | | | in the market for a used vehicle, why not consider |
| decade later, Ford introduced the first proper | | | | the many advantages of driving a truck. Whether |
| factory-made pickup truck, which was called the Ford | | | | you live in the city or the country, a truck can be |
| Model T Runabout with Pickup Body. This vehicle was | | | | stylish as well as a real work horse. Only you don't |
| a slight modification to the Model T and included a | | | | have to feed it. |