Not long ago, vintage pickup trucks sat low on the totem pole of collectible vehicles and were seen more as workhorses than museum pieces. Now, they're entering collector circles with force. What’s ...
In May 1940, A.G. Ficken, the postmaster of Bison, Kansas, went into his local Ford dealer to buy a new 1/2-ton truck to use on his rural mail route in the wintertime. From here it appears Mr. Ficken ...
Designed for American civilian life, the 1940 Chevrolet WB Series exceled fighting in one of the harshest climates in the world. Taken at face value, the 1940 WB Series was nothing special. It was a ...
Classic trucks were once background players in American life, working quietly on farms, job sites, and back roads. Today they sit center stage, commanding auction premiums, filling social feeds, and ...
"It was all there when I got it, so I left my '40 Dodge stock," said Bill Bishop of Huntington Station, New York. "I used DuPont basecoat/clearcoat to repaint it in the original colors." We have to ...
Lovers of vintage pickup trucks have an affinity, or at least respect, for those special trucks from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. However, many old truck enthusiasts might not know that, as part of ...
Long before the first passenger car-styled Ford Ranchero Pickup in 1957 and the first passenger car-styled Chevrolet El Camino Pickup in 1959, Ford Motor Company introduced the 1940 Ford Pickup. Prior ...
A family dispute over vehicle safety has put one father in a difficult position as […] ...