Ford F-Series Trucks: 1948-Present: A History of America's Most Popular Pickups

by Jimmy Dinsmore, James Halderman

Overview

Learn about the entire history of America’s best-selling vehicle: the Ford F-Series truck.

When Henry Ford first started manufacturing Model Ts more than 100 years ago, he didn’t really have any sort of pickup or truck configuration in mind. However, enterprising people and businesses were modifying those early chassis for commercial use, and it didn’t take long for Ford to figure out that there was a demand for a truck application of the Model T. Soon, Ford was making its own configurations for commercial use, first through third-party body companies and eventually by Ford itself with the Model TT. From these humble beginnings, Ford stumbled onto the basis for one of the most popular vehicles ever built: the Ford F-Series pickup truck.

In Ford F-Series Trucks: 1948–Present, authors Jimmy Dinsmore and James Halderman thoroughly dissect the history of Ford F-Series pickup trucks as seen from a technical viewpoint. Fully covered are all the options, chassis specifications, running changes, and the evolution of these trucks, as they transformed from postwar utilitarian vehicles to the best-selling luxury family cruisers seen today. Not only are Ford trucks the best-selling trucks, they are the best-selling vehicle of any category, cars included.

This book will thrill truck aficionados and Ford historians alike, as it covers the first F-Series models (1948–1952), the ever-popular second-generation F-Series models (1953–1956), the popular Bumpsides (1967–1972), and all the way through the remarkable technology of what is now the 14th generation of the F-Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613255124
Publisher:	CarTech
Publication date:	02/24/2023
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	633,394
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

James Dinsmore is a lifelong Ford fan and has covered the automotive industry and reviewed automobiles for many years. He writes a driver’s column for several newspapers including the Dayton Daily News. He also specializes in social media, digital marketing, automotive blogging, and other content creation.

James Halderman is a veteran author who works for Pearson Prentice Hall and has authored more than half dozen books on automotive technology. In addition, he writes an automotive advice column for the Dayton Daily News.

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Ford F-Series First Generation (1948–1952)

Chapter 2: Ford F-Series Second Generation (1953–1956)

Chapter 3: Ford F-Series Third Generation (1957–1960)

Chapter 4: Ford F-Series Fourth Generation (1961–1966)

Chapter 5: Ford F-Series Fifth Generation (1967–1972)

Chapter 6: Ford F-Series Sixth Generation (1973–1979)

Chapter 7: Ford F-Series Seventh Generation (1980–1986)

Chapter 8: Ford F-Series Eighth Generation (1987–1991)

Chapter 9: Ford F-Series Ninth Generation (1992–1996)

Chapter 10: Ford F-Series Tenth Generation (1997–2004)

Chapter 11: Ford F-Series Eleventh Generation (2004–2008)

Chapter 12: Ford F-Series Twelfth Generation (2009–2014)

Chapter 13: Ford F-Series Thirteenth Generation (2015-2020)

Chapter 14: Ford F-Series Fourteenth Generation (2021+)

Editorial Reviews

"The authors are well known for being authoritative when it comes to technical minutiae, and this book doesn’t disappoint, being positively jammed with tabular material that assists the reader in keeping up with the various models and their myriad changes. This book is way overdue, by decades."

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