The second crop’s last year was the start of making them more than just work trucks. The owner’s was repainted with ...

But even truck fans may not know the intricacies of how the original 1948 Ford F-1 launched the Ford F-Series that eventually developed into the modern pickup that dominates the U.S. market.

the next truck was the Model AA, based on the Model A car, and in 1935 Ford introduced the Model 50 pickup powered by the famous Ford flathead V8 engine. These were work trucks and nothing fancy ...