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Classic Ford Truck PhotosbackHenry Ford started building cars in 1903. The
first vehicle intended for cargo use was the Delivery
Car. It was introduced in 1905 and was built on a Model C
chassis with a boxlike cargo box fitted behind the driver's seat. It was discontinued after only a handful
were produced. In 1912 a similar vehicle was introduced on a Model T chassis but also had limited success. Various
truck-type bodies including pick-up beds were built by aftermarket suppliers and fitted to the Model T
chassis.
The Depot Hack, so named because they ferried passengers to and from a train depot. They were built by a number of outside suplliers.
The Model T was sold between 1908 and 1927. In the early 1900's, car dealers would often host car races in order to create publicity for their vehicles. In 1922, Noel Bullock entered his Model T named "Old Liz" into a championship race being held in Pike Peak, Colorado. "OLd Liz" was unpainted and had no hood leading many spectators to compare "Old Liz" to a tin can. By the start of the race, the car had a new nickname, "Tin Lizzie." To most everyone's surprise, "Tin Lizzie" won the race, beating even the most expensive cars available at the time and proved the durability and speed of the Model T. Newspapers across the country reported the surprise win which led to the nickname "Tin Lizzie" for all Model T's.
1924, Ford introduced the Express body which was essentially a pickup bed.
Unlike earlier attempts at commercial trucks, this was a great selling vehicle from the start. Ford expanded to
heavier-duty trucks and in 1928 built the Model AA which was a 1 1/2 ton rated truck. Three-ton rated trucks
would hit the market by the late 1940's
Ford contributed to the nation's war effort in WW II by turning out tanks, armoured cars, jeeps and engines for robot bombs. Ford plants in Great Britain & Canada produced everything from mobile canteens to 4-wheel drive trucks and autos, grenades and bombs. The U.S. plants were the prime movers in the development of the famous Wilys-originated jeep. Ford plants built 277,896 of the vehicles by the end of the war.
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