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The design of the F-Series truck changed tremendously from 1950 to 1954. From 1948 to 1950, the grille was a series of horizontal bars and the headlights were set into the fenders. For 1951 and 1952, the headlights were connected by a wide aerodynamic cross piece with three similarly aerodynamic supports.
In March and April 1950 the more powerful ¾- and 1-ton 2R11 and 2R14 models entered production for export, becoming regularly available in the domestic market for model year 1951. For 1951 the Econ-O-Miser engine also received a higher 7.0 to 1 compression ratio (rather than the earlier 6.5), increasing power to 85 hp (63 kW). [ 3 ]
1964 Mercury M700 flatbed towtruck 1964 Mercury Econoline EM-100 pickup. Alongside rebranding the F-Series pickup trucks as the M-series, Lincoln-Mercury also marketed other vehicles of the Ford truck range. The Ford medium-duty F-series (F-500 and above) was part of the M-series, including an MB-series bus chassis (Ford B-series).
Studebaker had enjoyed earlier success and was the first independent automaker to produce an overhead valve V8 engine, [10] a 232.6 cubic inch, 120 hp unit, the first low-priced V8. The company's peak year was 1950, when it produced and sold 329,884 units. [11] Studebaker struggled during the first half of the decade.
They replaced the prewar Dodge truck and were replaced by the Dodge C series in 1954. The B-series trucks came in several different variants. The B1-B were ½-ton trucks standard with a 95 hp (71 kW) flathead-straight-six engine while the B1-C were ¾-ton trucks with a standard 108 hp (81 kW) flathead-straight 6 engine. It also came in several ...
Starting in 1910, the development of a number of technologies gave rise to the modern trucking industry. With the advent of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, improvements in transmissions, the move away from chain drives to gear drives, and the development of the tractor/semi-trailer combination, shipping by truck gained in popularity. [1]
American LaFrance ladder truck of Gainesville FD. AEERSA (ambulances, rescue vehicles, fire trucks, 2000–present) Ace (1918–1927; also Busses) Alden Sampson; Alexis Fire Equipment Company (fire trucks, 1947–present) Alkane; Allianz; AM General; American (1911–1913) American Austin (1929–1934) American Bantam (1935–1941) American Coleman
The Federal Motor Truck Company was an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company was founded in 1910 as Bailey Motor Truck Company by Martin L. Pulcher , who would later found the Oakland Motor Car Company , which launched the Pontiac GM companion brand in 1926.