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From 1947 to 1952, Ford assembled F-Series trucks at 16 facilities across North America. In Canada, the model line was also marketed through Lincoln-Mercury as the Mercury M-Series to expand dealership coverage in rural areas. This generation of F-Series pickup trucks is the only generation to use entirely flathead engines (inline-6 and V8s).
Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950. Gunnell, John A. Standard Catalog of American Light-Duty Trucks 1896-1986 (Second Edition). Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1993. ISBN 0-87341-238-9; Kimes, Beverly Rae, and Clark, Henry Austin, Jr. The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd edition ...
Powell again switched to war production for the Korean War in the early 1950s and never returned to scooter production. PMC was also an early innovator in pickup and SUV design with several models produced in the 1950s using modified 1941 Plymouth chassis recycled from junkyards. The pickup was sold as the Sport Wagon and the SUV as the Station ...
In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14]
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.
The 3R lineup was mostly identical to the 2R, although a significant addition was the availability of a V8 engine to American customers as well. Only available in the two heaviest models, coded 3R28 and 3R38 respectively, they have the same 232.6 cu in (3.8 L) overhead valve V8 engine as used in the 2R28, albeit now producing 127 hp (95 kW).
Marmon-Herrington in Indianapolis equipped 1940s and 1950s Ford pickup trucks with 4 wheel drive. [6] Willys Overland along with Ford built the Willys MB Jeep working from designs by the American Bantam Car Company. [7] After W.W.II, Willys-Overland built the CJ series and Willys Wagons, among others.
5-ton truck 6x6: 1950 A 5-ton 6×6 truck produced during the Cold War. Jeffery Quad (Nash Quad) 1½-ton truck 4x4: 1916 Produced by Jeffery and later by Nash, it was introduced into US Army service in time for the 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico. [39] Over 11,500 saw military service, the model was extensively used during World War I. [40]