The Evolution Of The Great American Pickup Truck, From 1925 To Today
There is no vehicle more American than the pickup. One out of every five autos sold in this U.S. is a pickup truck, and flatbeds claim the top three spots on the bestseller list. Since the first farmers strapped wood crates onto their Model Ts in the early 1900s, trucks have—decade by decade—grown into the massive, powerful, terrain-tearing monsters that fill our roadways today. 1925 Before World War I, farmers and tradesmen retrofitted boxes and beds onto stripped-down cars to more ea...