What was your first pickup ?

cruz · Post by **cruz** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:48 pm

TrueCowboy426's '51 Fargo got me to thinking about my first pickup, a 1961 FORD 1/2 ton 2wd shortbed Styleside/Unibody with a 292ci 4spd. with granny low. Though it was only 12 years old when I got it, it was pretty beat and I continued to beat it until I eventually totaled it one night.

Here a a few pics I downloaded online, not mine , mine never looked this good when I had it ...

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:38 pm

1985 Ford Ranger with a V6, 2wd, and 5 speed. Bought it new after graduation. It was blue and white, sunroof, slider, A/C,... It actually was a nice little truck. And I believe I was one of the first to put wide, low profile performance tires on a pickup! At least around here. I traded it after a year on a 1985 F150 4x4. And then the mods started...

Post by **Cactus Red** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:36 pm

Mine was a 1957 Ford 1/2 - started with the straight 6 and a 3 speed, ended up with a 351C/C6 combo and 9" rear end w/ 4.10 gears. Got into too much trouble with it after getting out of the USCG and sold it...

verdesardog · Post by **verdesardog** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:42 am

My first truck was a 58 ford f250 2wd, my first 4x4 was a jeep wagoneer....

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:38 pm

Wow... Did we ALL come from Ford?

vanished · Post by **vanished** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:23 pm

Nah.. 1982 Chevy Scottsdale here.

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chromedragon · Post by **chromedragon** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:29 pm

my first pickup was an 85 Nissan just before the hard bodies came out. i'm guessing i'm a bit younger than the rest of this crowed

VA_Wagon Man · Post by **VA_Wagon Man** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:57 pm

My first was a 1971 Ford F-250, 2wd with an open diff and gas guzzling 360. It was painted Ford tractor blue with a white top.

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Post by **SilverWagon05** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:19 pm

The first truck I personally owned was/is a 2005 Dodge Ram Power Wagon. Although this is not a pic of my truck, it is pretty much identical to what mine looked like when I first got it, with the exception of the rock rails which mine did not have and the tow mirrors which mine does have.

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Here is my truck now.

The first truck that I drove on a normal basis, although it wasn't mine, was a 1988 Chevrolet 1500 4x4 short bed. It was a linemen truck, which was used to drive the power lines for the power generation and transmission company that my dad worked for. He bought it from the company, as they used to auction the old units to the employees for cheap, when they were decommissioned and he figured we could use it for something, even though we didn't need it at the time. It had a 305 V-8, automatic, auto locking rear diff (although I don't know what kind), extra heavy duty rear leaves (extremely stiff and could carry a hell of a lot of weight for a 1/2 ton), plain steel wheels, 32" all terrains, am/fm stereo with no cassette or cd, vinyl bench seat, manual windows and locks, rubber floor liner and it was an ugly ass tan color. It was ugly, underpowered, used and abused by the linemen that drove it before me and myself, but there sure is a lot of great memories I have with that truck. It looked exactly like the one below, but short bed and tan.

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My dad's first truck and the vehicle I learned to drive in (at 9 years old, on road and off) was a 1977 Dodge Power Wagon. It was a 1/2 ton, short bed. He special ordered it in late '76. It was blue, 4 speed manual with an unbelievably low granny gear and the 318 V-8. WOW! What a tank that thing was! It was basically this truck.

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But this exact same color, with the white wagon wheels.

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Dang, I wish that thing was still around. I would definitely own it.

Sorry for the really long post guys. I think this is a great topic.

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RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:44 am

My first truck was a 1976 cheby LUV. That I bought brand new. Had it 18 months before I bent the frame jumping it. Then traded it in for a new 1978 Trans Am.

Throttle 8 · Post by **Throttle 8** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:29 am

RustyPW wrote:My first truck was a 1976 cheby LUV. That I bought brand new. Had it 18 months before I bent the frame jumping it. Then traded it in for a new 1978 Trans Am.

Loved those old "Fire Chicken"s !! lol. Was it black?
My first truck was a 1980 F150 with a 300cid 6cyl----2 wd----was stuck more in the winter than it was on the road!

TwinStick · Post by **TwinStick** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:35 am

1988 Ford Ranger 4x4 STX reg cab-long box w/2.9L V6 (engine had made in West Germany on it). I bought it brand new.

RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:27 am

Throttle 8 wrote:
RustyPW wrote:My first truck was a 1976 cheby LUV. That I bought brand new. Had it 18 months before I bent the frame jumping it. Then traded it in for a new 1978 Trans Am.

Loved those old "Fire Chicken"s !! lol. Was it black?
My first truck was a 1980 F150 with a 300cid 6cyl----2 wd----was stuck more in the winter than it was on the road!

Black with T-tops,fully loaded, auto, WS6 handling package. It didn't have the gold pinstriping on it.

cruz · Post by **cruz** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:24 pm

RustyPW wrote:My first truck was a 1976 cheby LUV. That I bought brand new. Had it 18 months before I bent the frame jumping it. Then traded it in for a new 1978 Trans Am.

Good choice, for jumping, you can't beat a Trans Am.

RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:45 pm

cruz wrote:
RustyPW wrote:My first truck was a 1976 cheby LUV. That I bought brand new. Had it 18 months before I bent the frame jumping it. Then traded it in for a new 1978 Trans Am.
Good choice, for jumping, you can't beat a Trans Am.

That was back in my LONNNNG hair days.

cruz · Post by **cruz** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:04 pm

RustyPW wrote:That was back in my LONNNNG hair days.

10-4 ...
gotta' love the '70s

Long hair, bell bottom Levis and cowboy boots

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:45 pm

Hey, does a truck that never hit the road count? My Dad gave me a 1959 Studebaker, which i promptly disassembled. I added a 12 bolt posi from a '67 Chevelle, welded in motor mounts, built a .030 over 396 from said Chevelle, and lost my place to work on it. So it sat for years, till I traded the motor for a Cub Cadet garden tractor, and Dad sold the truck. That was actually my first truck.

angusdevil · Post by **angusdevil** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:55 pm

The first one that I owned was a Dodge 04 1500 Hemi. I beat the hell out of it until I blew out a CV, spit out a shock, destroyed both hubs and about 2k more in damage. From there I moved up to my 05 2500 Cummins.

First truck in my family that I got to drive was a 1984 Chevy K30 with a 454. God that was a cool farm truck!

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Juday · Post by **Juday** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:23 pm

1951 Dodge B3B, which I still own...

Almost all original, with the exception of converting it to a 12V system.

BlkWgn · Post by **BlkWgn** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:38 am

1962 Ford Ranchero 170 Straight 6, 3 on the tree

Looking a bit rough here, this is after I stripped it down and started working on it, sold it before it was finished

When the carb started giving me trouble, I upgraded from the single barrel carb with a custom intake adapter and a 2 barrel webber 38 performance carb. Made some serious power

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