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June 14, 2006 12:17 AM

Do you like pickup trucks? How about automotive history and evolution? Here are some pictures of old pickups, from the blatantly-obviously named oldcarandtruckpictures.com. And since I got complaints on IRC that the wheels weren't big enough...
posted by Eideteker (11 comments total)

The smaller, sedan type ones are known in Australia as utes (utilities), and have some cultural attachments. For some reason the US appears to have dropped utes ('pick-ups') from their production lines, while we still love em.
posted by wilful at 12:38 AM on June 14, 2006

Well, we do have that Subaru Baja, but it doesn't seem to get the attention that those utes get. At least now I know why they called their "Worlds first sport utility wagon" the "Outback"
posted by cubby at 5:03 AM on June 14, 2006

Well, we do have that Subaru Baja, but it doesn't seem to get the attention that those utes get. At least now I know why they called their "Worlds first sport utility wagon" the "Outback"
posted by cubby at 5:03 AM on June 14, 2006

Dude! Where's my truck?
posted by hangashore at 7:03 AM on June 14, 2006

Great post, I got lost in the old VDubs. Where has the day gone?
posted by BillyElmore at 8:27 AM on June 14, 2006

1955 Mercedes-Benz pickup.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:07 AM on June 14, 2006

Do you like pickup trucks?

I do indeed. Thank you.
posted by Divine_Wino at 10:19 AM on June 14, 2006

This is my surprised face.

1955 Hudson Italia, about halfway down this page.
posted by hangashore at 11:31 AM on June 14, 2006

I want this pickup.
posted by octothorpe at 2:44 PM on June 14, 2006

(off the last "big wheels" link):

That is one bitchin' Mazda.
posted by Deathalicious at 7:24 AM on June 15, 2006

If you like the style of old trucks, check out The Southern 408 -- a modern '50s style truck. (available 2008-ish, ~$50k)

/ A friend of mine is involved with this project, but I am not.
// Not a truck fan, myself, but this beats the crap out of that hideous Chevy SSR...
posted by LordSludge at 8:20 AM on June 15, 2006