Birds of a feather flock together. I’m not so sure they’re all “of a feather” other than being elderly pickup trucks. Well, strictly speaking, the Ford at the end has been turned into a stake bed. But the first three certainly share quite a few feathers, except the country of origin. Let’s take a closer look at the rear trio:
Given that it’s Eugene, the fact that two out of four are similar-vintage Toyotas is no surprise. They’ll be still out here 20 or 30 years from now. And the Ford quite likely too. The S10? Possibly, but not as likely.
Don’t count out the S10. In my experience that generation is quite long-lived. It’ll run badly longer than many cars will run at all. Of course the old Heavy Ford will last, and the Toyotas will outlast the sun. Longer if they get any maintenance.
Best comment of the year!
Thank you! I sampled it from other people but remixed it myself.
I wonder if any of them are currently for sale.
What is strange, to me anyway, is that the Chevy S10 always seems so small when you pass one, and yet both of the Toyotas pictured look even smaller.
In a reverse CC effect I just saw a very nice S-10 out on the road yesterday. Those sold extremely well in the midwest and there are still several of them chugging around here.
In fact they are considerably more common on midwestern roadways than Ford bumpsides. When I see one of those now it is an event – rust has done its damage to most of them.
my elderly duo…
Although I don’t believe it to be so in this case (although it is hard to see) most manufacturers of light domestic full size trucks like the old Ford pictured could be ordered as “cab and chassis”, wide or narrow pickup bodies, or factory flatbed bodies with or without stake racks. You could actually purchase a useful farm truck without any retrofitting from a dealer in those days. My first paying job was driving a ’51 Chevy factory flatbed 3/4 ton truck picking up small square hay bales for a local farmer, for instance.