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The first generation of the Ford F-Series (also known as the Ford Bonus-Built trucks) is a series of trucks that was produced by Ford Motor Company from the 1948 to the 1952 model years. The introduction of the F-Series marked the divergence of Ford car and truck design, developing a chassis intended specifically for truck use.
A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.
1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2 1918 1,012 Light repair truck for vehicles White 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2: 1917–1919: Wide range of bodies Jeffery/Nash Quad [a] 2-ton 4x4: 1913–1928: 11,500+ Early models had 4-wheel steering Liberty truck 3-ton 4x2: 1917–1918: 9,452: built by 15 different manufacturers FWD Model B [b] 3-ton 4x4: 1912–1920: 16,000+ Wide ...
The second generation of the Ford F-Series is a series of trucks that was produced by Ford from the 1953 to 1956 model years. Marketed as the "Triple Economy" series, the second-generation F-Series again encompassed a comprehensive range of vehicles, ranging from light-duty pickup trucks to heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Along with replacing the trucks introduced before World War II, the F-Series expanded Ford trucks into several product ranges. [2] Along with light-duty trucks, the medium-duty range was slotted below the "Extra Heavy-Duty"/"Big Job" commercial trucks.. 1948-1950 Ford F-6 cab over truck The facelift version of the medium duty F-series ...
The first Ford FK series arrived in 1951, in three weight models: the 2-tonne (4,400 lb) FK 2000 with a 3.3 liter four-cylinder G28T petrol engine with 52 PS (38 kW); the 3-tonne (6,600 lb) FK 3000 with a 57 PS (42 kW) version of the same; and the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-tonne (7,700 lb) FK 3500 with the 52 PS (38 kW) G29T petrol V8 engine (this engine gained five horsepower in 1952). [1]
For 1948, as Ford introduced the Ford F-series as its first dedicated truck platform, the B-series made its debut. Based on the medium-duty F-5 and F-6 (1½ and 2-ton), the B series was slotted between the pickup trucks and the "Big Job" conventionals. In 1951, the grille trim was redesigned, with the horizontal grille bars replaced by wider ...
M1078 2.5-ton cargo truck, M1079 2.5-ton van; M1080 2.5-ton chassis; M1081 2.5-ton cargo truck LVAD LAPES/AD; M1082 2.5-ton trailer; M1083 5-ton cargo truck; M1084 5-ton cargo truck with MHE; M1085 5-ton long-wheelbase cargo truck; M1086 5-ton long-wheelbase cargo truck with MHE; M1087 5-ton expansible van; M1088 5-ton tractor; M1089 5-ton wrecker