Larry Mason of Lake Isabella, California, wanted to build something a little on the heavy-duty side, but he wanted to keep it on a small scale. No problem, he started with '49 Ford F-6 that began its ...

After the war, Ford took a bold stance when it developed the F-Series, also known as the Bonus-Built. Unlike before, the new pickup trucks were built upon a unique chassis designed specifically for ...

A t age 15, Ventura, California, construction services contractor Jim Wachsman purchased his "first car" (actually a '49 Ford F-1 pickup) from his father for the princely sum of $250. The truck had ...

The historic hill climb at Pikes Peak once again demonstrated its perilous nature this year when a 1949 Ford F1 racing truck drove off the cliff due to a mechanical failure. Scott Birdsall’s endeavor ...

Long before urban cowboys began invading the highways with person use pickup trucks, farmer Peyton Estle — a man for whom working pickup trucks were built — bought a 6,800-pound gross vehicle weight ...