The show judges—and everyone else who saw the truck at the Pomona Fairplex that weekend—were knocked out by the Modesto, California-based pickup with the just-right chop, rare Claro walnut bedfloor, ...

In May 1940, A.G. Ficken, the postmaster of Bison, Kansas, went into his local Ford dealer to buy a new 1/2-ton truck to use on his rural mail route in the wintertime. From here it appears Mr. Ficken ...

Long before the first passenger car-styled Ford Ranchero Pickup in 1957 and the first passenger car-styled Chevrolet El Camino Pickup in 1959, Ford Motor Company introduced the 1940 Ford Pickup. Prior ...

MODESTO — The city of Modesto, known as the home of American graffiti, is also known for its classic cars. Now, a truck from Modesto was named the most beautiful in the world. Out of several cars and ...

Before the Second World War, there wasn't much mechanical difference between a Ford coupe, sedan, drop-top, or even a pickup truck. Back in those days, you could get away with doing such things.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BELGRADE — A 78-year-old Belgrade man driving a 1940 Ford pickup died in early September when he ...

POMONA, Calif. (WISH) — Meticulously restored with a shiny, mint green finish, a 1940 Ford was named “World’s Most Beautiful Truck” at the 2023 Grand National Truck Show in Pomona, California in ...