POMONA, Calif. (WISH) — Meticulously restored with a shiny, mint green finish, a 1940 Ford was named “World’s Most Beautiful Truck” at the 2023 Grand National Truck Show in Pomona, California in ...
For much of GMC's history, the brand has shared engineering with the trucks of Chevrolet. GMC trucks stand out as a "Professional Grade" marque. The workhorse for the GMC brand has been the Sierra ...
Long before the first passenger car-styled Ford Ranchero Pickup in 1957 and the first passenger car-styled Chevrolet El Camino Pickup in 1959, Ford Motor Company introduced the 1940 Ford Pickup. Prior ...
MODESTO, California (KOVR) — The city of Modesto, known as the home of American graffiti, is also known for its classic cars. Now, a truck from Modesto was named the most beautiful in the world. Out ...
When talking about WWII military trucks, we usually think about the GMC CCKW. Or its Studebaker twin, the US6. But North American automakers built tens of different vehicles during World War II. The ...
The inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show, put on by the same people who do the Grand National Roadster Show Feb. 2-4, has picked a winner. Behold: Greg Tidwell's beautiful blue 1940 ...
Here in Classic Trucks, we don't usually stray off the pavement and into four-wheel-drive territory, but every once in a while there's a truck with a story that needs to be told, and Connie Moore's ...
It’s the beginning of car auction season over here in the United States, and it means that from next month (and a touch into 2023), we’ll get to see tons of exciting cars coming into the spotlight. We ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1940, the American Bantam Car Company of Butler, Pennsylvania constructed 62 quarter-ton, four-wheel-drive trucks.
In May 1940, A.G. Ficken, the postmaster of Bison, Kansas, went into his local Ford dealer to buy a new 1/2-ton truck to use on his rural mail route in the wintertime. From here it appears Mr. Ficken ...