History

History of the Ford F-150 Pickup Truck

The F-Series line was Ford’s first civilian truck after shutting down that production to deliver vehicles to support our troops and allies. He had already produced over four million trucks, but the first F-150 was a lot different than the F-150s we have today. It was initially designed as a work truck and was used […]

Aussie Classic: 1951-1957 FX & FJ Holden Utes & Vans

By Pickup Trucker

The first generation of the Holden ute and panel van is arguably the most iconic commercial vehicle range in Australian automotive history, despite being based on what was originally an American design. Today these 48 series Holdens are very desirable classic commercial vehicles unique to Australia and reminiscent of the fabulous 1950s when a post-WWII […]

The History of the Lotus Seven

By Mike Davidson

by Jack Nerad These days the word “notorious” is often used incorrectly to indicate a person “of note,” instead of one who is, to use the dictionary’s synonyms, “infamous, disreputable, dishonorable, tarnished.” By the time of his death, Colin Chapman, the creator of the Lotus Seven, was all of these things — certainly of note […]

The Dodge Ram Story

By Rebecca Bankston

The Ram is one of a few household trucking names in the USA (the others being Ford, Chevrolet, Nissan and Toyota). It is produced by the Chrysler Group LLC. The headquarters of the company are in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on the outskirts of Detroit. The production of the Dodge Ram started in 1981. It was […]

How Monster Trucks First Came About

By Mike Davidson

Each year millions of fans across America, attend monster truck events, from jamboree’s, displays, to the a Points Series racing championship. But how did this phenomenom start? Back in the late seventies, early eighties, a number of pickup enthusiasts liked the idea of making their pickups bigger & better. One man named Bob Chandler, who […]