John's PICKUP TRUCK Pictures
from 1910 to 1973
This page covers 1950 to 1954

 
 

Some of the trucks that you will see on these pages



 
A number of years ago I saw a one page calendar that showed all the Ford 
pickup trucks from the first one to the present day. I thought , what a nice idea.
I thought that I might try something similar with some of the car pictures I have collected.
I have been collecting pictures of Studebaker, Packard Nash,
Hudson, Jeeps and pickup trucks for some time now and I first wrote a web 
page on the Studebaker.
Then one on Jeeps , Packard and the Hudson and Nash  followed.
Next came the Kieser and Henry J.
Now I with the help of one of my visitors have written on on the Crosley
Now I thought I would try a web page on the Pickup Trucks
of the 1940's to the 1960's.
I also included some panel trucks and early SUV's of this period.
They just seemed to fit right in with the pickups.

These pictures came for a number of sources including 
web pages of the manufacture, news groups and my own.
Since most of these pictures came from news groups there may 
be a chance that your car is shown here.

I would like to invite any one that has a favorite Pickup Truck of 
this period to E mail me a copy.


 

A Brief History on the Pickup Truck


Pickup trucks as we know them go back to the early days of the automobile industry.
The first civilian Dodge Brothers' Commercial was the famous Screenside introduced in 1917 as a 1918 model.
Dodge Brothers' famous Commercial Panel followed six months later after the Screenside.
Dodge Brothers Company entered into an agreement with the Graham Brothers Company in 1921 whereby the Grahams would manufacture one and 1 1/2 ton trucks from mechanical parts supplied by Dodge and with cabs and bodies manufactured in the Graham's plants.
The 1924 3/4 ton Dodge Brothers' pickup was actually built by the Graham Brothers.

Also in  1918 Chevrolet brought out it's model 490 Light Delivery chassis cowl. The chassis cowl consists of the painted metal parts. The wooden cab and pickup type body were purchased from an aftermarket manufacturer.
The 1921 Chevrolet 490 Roadster Pickup's cargo box was also an aftermarket item.
This practice of using an aftermarket continued fir the 1927 and 1928 models.

The first Ford pickups to  hit the streets was in the mid 1920s. Back then they came in one color, one model, and without much equipment.
The date was April 25, 1925 and on that date the Ford Motor Company introduced their first factory produced pickup truck. The Ford model T Runabout with Pickup Body turned out to be a pretty popular model for Ford in 1925 with over 33,800 of them being sold. 
In 1928 Ford introduced the Closed Cab version of the pickup. This truck featured an all steel cab with roll up windows in its doors.
The 1928-1929, Open Cab Model A Pickup was dressed up by using a car type nickel plated grille surround and headlights. The red wheels and while wall tires also add a nice touch.
It seemed the writing was on the wall back then.
From the early beginning the pickup truck was strictly a work vehicle.
Things stayed this way until the mid to late 1950's when most of the manufactures started to add car like features. This practice changed the automobile industry forever.
The pickup truck was never the same work horse again.
The Ford F 150 pickup is today's number one selling vehicle in North America.
Pickup trucks are available in just about any color you could imagine and with any option available on a car.
In fact many of them ride and handle better them most cars on the road today.
 


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This page was last updated on March 12 2007


This is probably the most famous Hood Ornament used on a Pickup truck
but when it comes to old Pickup trucks not many would disagree that
this is what it's all about.

Graphis by John Evans owner of Coventry Studios Click here to visit their site
 1941 Ford
Graphics by John Evans of Coventry Studios

Because this page has grown to such a size I decided to set it up in three separate pages.

The first one show the trucks from 1911 to 1949.
This one will show trucks from 1950 to 1959 and
the last page from 1960 to 1973

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 1911 to 1949
 1960 to 1973

The above link will take you to a page that shows the grills for Ford Pickup Trucks from 1957 to 1967
I decided to do this page to help people identify these trucks.
These pictures were submitted by Steve McCoy of Sacramento, California.

1950 to 1954

1950 Chevrolet 3100 Suburban
1950 Dodge 3/4 Ton
 
1950 Ford
1950 Chevrolet 3100
   
 1950 Studebaker
 1950 Studebaker
 
 
1950 Chev Sedan Delivery
 1950 Chevy Suburban
   
 1950 Chev Sedan Delivery
 1950 Fargo Panel 
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 1950 Dodge Highlander
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 1950 Dodge Highlander
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 1950 3100 Series Chevy.
This picture was submitted by
Gerald Mink
Corsicana, Texas
Gerald made the following comments.

"I learned to drive in a 49 like this.  The pickup is all original, 85k miles, still 6 volt and still has the original interior minus the headliner which rotted out.  The body is extremely straight all that is not there is the wood in the bed because the original owner had it covered with a sheet of metal.  I am in the process of restoring it and want to keep it as original as possible.  I would like to find a set of 1950 license plates so I can register it as an original.  If you or anyone you know can help I would appreciate it very much." 

 1950 Ford
   
 1950 Chevrolet Flatbed
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 1950 Chevrolet Panel Van
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 1950 Chevrolet
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 1950 Chevrolet
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1950 Chevrolet Panel
This truck was owned by Norlender Knitwear of Norway
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1950 Chevrolet Panel parked in front of the
Norlender Knitwear Factory in Norway about 1967.
This was during the expansion of the factory.
This truck was  bought from the GM dealer Jaeger in Bergen.
   
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1950 Dodge 1/2 Ton Pickup
 1950 Studebaker R Series Pickup
   This truck was owned by Buzz Beckman of Manitowoc, Wisconsin
1950 Ford F1 Pickup
1950 Ford F1 Pickup
   
1950 Ford F1 Pickup
1950 Ford F1 Pickup
   
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 1951 Ford F1 Pickup
 
 This truck is owned by Paula Alexander of Owosso, Michigan. 
She had the following to say about it. 
"I just inherited a 1951 Ford F-1 pickup, straight 6. My Grandpa bought it used in 1954. It was his farm truck. I drove it in high school. My Dad restored it and gave it to me. I entered it in our local car show May 20 and it won first prize for the best full size truck, original.  I grew up in Brandon Florida and that is where I first drove "Arthur". Dad Walt Markert lived most recently in Ocala Florida and Wesley Chapel Florida. My step son’s trucking company brought Arthur to his new home in Michigan in early May. 
When we girls drove him in high school and college in the late 60’s and early 70’s, we had to have a name for him. Arthur sounded somewhat distinctive and he was quite distinctive, although not as much so as he is today."
 
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 1950 Ford Pickup
1951 Ford Pickup
 This picture was submitted by James Hackney  This truck is owned by James Hackney
 1951 Chevrolet
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 1951 Chevrolet
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 1951 International Short Box
  This truck is owned by Barry Holland of
Sherwood Park Alberta.
1951 Ford F-1
1951 Chevrolet Model JP Series 3100 Stepside
   
 1951 Chevrolet Series 3100 Stepside
 1951 Mercury
   
1951 Dodge
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1951 Dodge
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 1951 Fargo
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1951 Chevrolet
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 1951 Ford F1
 1951 Ford F1 Panel Delivery
 
 
 1951 Ford F1
 1951 Ford F100
 
 
 1951 Ford Fire Truck
 1951 Mercury
 
 
 1951 Ford F100
 1951 Ford F1 Panel Delivery
   
 1951 Ford F-1
1951 Ford F-1
 
 
 1951 Ford F-1
 1951 Ford F-1
   
 1952 Ford F-1
 1952 Ford F-1
   
1952 Chevrolet
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1952 Chevrolet
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 1952 Ford F1 Pickup
This truck os owned by George Wilson of South Dakota
He tells me that the truck is 90% restored and he hopes
to have it completed this spring.
 1952 Willys Pick-up
This Jeep os owned by Jonathan Roberts of
Pefferlaw, in Ontario, Canada.
   
 1952 Ford F1 Pickup
 1952 Dodge Pickup
   
 1952 Dodge
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1952 Dodge
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1952 Chevy
1952 Chevy
   
 1952 Pontiac Sedan Delivery
 1952 Pontiac Sedan Delivery
   
 1952 Dodge Campbell Highlander

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 1952 Fargo

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 1952 Dodge Panel
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 1952 Dodge Panel
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1952 Chevrolet Huckster
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1952 Ford F-100
1953 Chevrolet Panel Delivery Truck
1953 Ford F-100
 1953 Ford
 1953 Dodge 3/4 Ton Stake Bed
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 1953 Dodge 3/4 Ton
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 1953 Dodge 1 Ton
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 1953 Chevrolet 3100
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1953 Chevrolet 3100
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 1953 Fargo
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 1953 Fargo
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 1953 Mercury
1953 Mercury
 This truck is owned by
Mike Deveaux of Oxford Nova Scotia Canada
 
   
1953 Hudson Custom
1953 Hudson Custom
   
 1953 Ford F100
 1953 Ford F100
   
 1953 Chevrolet 3100
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1953 Chevrolet 3100
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 1953 Chevrolet 3100
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1953 Chevrolet Suburban
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 1953 Fiat 1100
 1954 Ford F100
 This picture was submitted by Ben Go from Province of Limburg, the Netherlands This truck is owned by Mark Barry, Aurora / Kingston, Ontario, Canada 
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 1954 Chevrolet Truck Brochure
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 1954 Chevrolet Truck Brochure
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 1954 Chevrolet Truck Brochure
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1954 Chevrolet Truck Brochure
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1954 Ford F100
1954 Ford F-100
   
 1954 Chevrolet
 1954 Chevrolet
   
1954 Ford
1954 Ford F-100
1954 Chevrolet 3100 DeLuxe
1954 Chevrolet 5 Window
   
 1954 Chev
This picture was submitted by Roger Bell from
Calgary, Alberta Canada
This is Rogers daily driver.
1954 Chev
   
1954 Dodge Power Wagon
1954 Chev Panel Truck
   
 1954 International Travelall
 1954 Chev 1300

 
 
This 1954 Chev Pickup is owned by Peter Miller from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Peter had the following to say about his truck.
"The truck is completely STOCK (even the radio works) except for the rims and tires. I wanted to drive something out here on our country roads and this suit me to a tee. I even haul gravel and dirt for my garden in it.   I purchased the truck last year from a fellow who lived in Chicago .. I lucked out on the truck for it hasn't had any major problems and it starts and runs like a clock and is very clean... it sure is fun to drive.

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1954 Chevy 3100
1954 Chevy 3100
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1954 Chevy 3100
1954 Chevy 3100
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1954 Chevy 3100
1954 Chevy 3100
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1954 Chevy 3100
1954 Chevy 3100

 
 
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1911 to 1949
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