Classic Ford Trucks
Things are certainly different in the pickup truck world of today than they were seventy five years ago. Take the Ford F-Series pickups, America's number one selling vehicle the last nineteen years. Go onto any Ford truck lot and you'll see them in all sorts of colors, all sorts of sizes, and with all sorts of equipment. That is a far cry from what was available back when the first Ford pickups hit the streets back in the mid 1920s. Back then they came in one color, one model, and without much equipment.
The date was April 25, 1925 and on that date the Ford Motor Company introduced their first factory produced pickup truck. This new model was officially called the Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body. And Ford priced this new truck at $281.00 F.O.B. Detroit.
| In basic terms this new Ford was a roadster type pickup with an all steel bed that was 56 inches long, 40 inches wide, and 13 inches high. The sides of the bed had pockets for stakes and the tailgate was adjustable. If you wanted, or needed, a longer heavier duty pickup truck you could opt for a Model TT (1 ton rated) Ford truck with an 8 foot long Express Body. |
A rear, 3/4 view, showing the pickup bed of a 1926 Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body. Notice how extra taillights have been added to make this vehicle safer to drive in these faster paced times. |
| The Ford model T Runabout with Pickup Body turned out to be a pretty popular model for Ford in 1925 with over 33,800 of them being sold. | |
