8 Most Forgotten Pickup Trucks of All Time!

[@leewm.gaudry3770]

When I was 3, my dad had 2 Studebakers. A sedan and a pickup. They were parked truck behind car in the driveway. 3 year old me gets in truck. Keys in! Me turns key. Truck jumps forward and hits car. Car jumps forward hits clothesline pole. Laundry lands in mud. Me gets a licking.

[@robertsklenka5823]

Ha Just being a boy..

[@blackenedheart9592]

The Hudson Big Boy is a gorgeous truck!

[@KevinThomas-qu6bz]

It really is. I didn't even know they existed until a few weeks ago when a restored one came up on Instagram. Now I'd like to find one. But even the 1st gen F Series trucks are hard to find these days, so I'm sure that would be an even bigger challenge.

[@lancefletcher2963]

@@KevinThomas-qu6bz Yeah, there were only a few thousand of them ever made. For comparison - *just* the flareside option for the first-gen F-series had a similar production run, of about 3,000. Big Boys tended to not be abused *quite* so much as the F100, but they were still predominantly work trucks. People today forget that, back then, people didn't drive pickups for fun or status. They were actually used for their intended purpose. Even the nice ones - like Hudson's and Studebaker's higher end - were generally run to death. You can find the Hudsons every now and again, but they tend to be in the hands of Hudson collectors - and are valued accordingly. It's harder to find them in barns or somebody's yard, like you can with a Ford.

[@adamweston4152]

Powell truck's... straight outta Compton 😂!!. That Studebaker truck looks great, it's my favourite one in this video.

[@billpfeffer6954]

Son of inventor brothers Allen Powell lives in my town, nw washington.

[@ataxpayer723]

The rear end shown at 8:54 is not leaf spring, but is a 4 link rear end.

[@ThreeWheelFlyer]

That Hudson truck is gorgeous!

[@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx]

The Studebaker Truck is my favorite on this video 😊😊

[@JeffDeWitt]

Obviously you are a man of taste and refinement.

[@bullettube9863]

The first Powell I ever saw was at a flea market in California and the owner told me it was made there. Junk yards in California were different from the junk yards in Western New York, the cars and trucks were wrecks but not rusty at all! Studebaker was a company that couldn't make trucks and cars for the public in 1946-47 until they finished all the orders they had from he US military. Their design for their 2 1/2 and 5 ton models were very important to the war effort and most were shipped to Russia, which is why most Russian trucks still look like Studebakers!

[@tgslive3425]

Just bought a ford durango today 1 out of 212 every made such a cool vehicle

[@poolhalljunkie9]

Definitely better than a Dodge Durango. Lol.

[@gpilsitz1783]

Always liked the rounded look of the late model Studee's.

[@mattbibeault843]

I miss my Volkswagen rabbit diesel pickup, it couldn't get out of its own way Lucky to get up to 65 mph going downhill but it sipped diesel so slowly. I drove about 300 miles a week and it cost me 5 or 6 bucks in fuel. I gutted my first house to the studs and hauled all of the debris from it to the dump . It handled way over its 1,100 payload. i even carried a surplus WW II Submarine battery in it, that tipped the scale at just over 1,600 lbs. and i had another 4-500 lbs. of scrap steel in the bed with it. Thank God I didn't need to go on the freeway with it. I probably couldn't have gotten over 45 mph. It was a great and reliable little workhorse. I wish someone made a little dynamo like that now, I'd pick one up in a minute.

[@joellamoureux7914]

Never saw a big boy b4. I absolutely love it. I think its the most beautiful truck maybe ever.

[@P_Rund1952]

The first vehicle besides tractors I ever drove was our Studebaker pickup, about a 55 or 56. It had a 4 speed transmission and I could put it in low and drive while my younger brother threw bales of hay off the back for our cow herd. We also had a 1 ton with a 10 ft grain and livestock bed. It had the v8 and 4 speed, tended to overheat with a load.

[@nelsjohansen]

My Dad had a 63? Champ Pickup, it was a custom factory built. He bought it from the bank, it had a 265 V8 Chevy motor and a 5 speed transmission, first gear was "Tractor Low" as Dad called it and it had the hardest to push clutch in the world, my Mother couldn't drive it. I got a lot of laughs every time I drove it to school.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Studebaker stopped making engines about '62 and started using Chevy 283" engines made in Canada... with Studebaker name on them...

[@JeffDeWitt]

The factory NEVER put anything except Studebaker engines in Champs.

[@radarriau]

The Volkswagen rabbit diesel got 46 to 52 miles to the gallon. The unibody was a good idea and it handled great. I had an aluminum lumber rack ,600 miles to a tank.

[@bloqk16]

That fuel economy for your VW diesel was phenomenal. I had an Isuzu diesel pickup from the early 1980s, where the best fuel economy I ever got was 40 mpg with the oversized side-mirrors folded down on a long interstate drive at 55 ~ 60 mph. But, I'll add that the pickup did have a flush cab height fiberglass shell bed, with the slightly protruding corners adding to aero drag.

[@radarriau]

I was bummed Isuzu stopped selling those here.

[@misterbacon4933]

Wow, just wow! What a Truck manufacturer. They look beautiful! Greetings from the Netherlands! 🇳🇱🇺🇲

[@jed1729]

Buick made a four-door pickup truck in the 50 to the 60s it was a beautiful vehicle and nobody talks about it

[@lancefletcher2963]

Mercury and Plymouth did off and on, too, speaking of the Powells using Plymouth parts. They don't get a ton of press either. Olds made them too, briefly, and Olds-the-guy made the REO pickups. Which were really good for their day - the war and GM drama just got in the way.

[@sombra6153]

I never heard of the Powell. Using refurbished Plymouth engines and transmissions is an interesting note. My dad recalled how one of his grandfathers had a 36 Plymouth pickup. Had it thru WWII. It was apparently a pretty solid vehicle. Also had a 36 Plymouth sedan. Due to rationing, lines the tires with old inner tubes when they wore down. Horsepower ratings for the Stude 289 sounded identical to the 1965 Ford 289 2V and 4V (non K-code) offerings. Paint a Stude Champ bright red and the mismatched stepside is not as apparent.

[@BenJamInn-q3o]

People didnt "put off buying cars and trucks" during WW2..they werent allowed just like they werent allowed to buy new tires without returning old tires or how they were limited to 70 gallons of fuel per week

I owned a 1964 Studebaker Champ 1/2 ton pick up with a 3 speed , overdrive transmission and 289 engine which I rebuilt installing an Isky Cam, Carter AFB carburetor, the 570 higher compression heads, dual exhaust and 4.09 Twin Traction differential. I drove that truck for close to 20 years when I finally sold it which is something I shouldn't have done.

[@joshuac4772]

I've never seen the Hudson BigBoy before. That's a damn good loking truck. I really want one.

[@larryfisher5796]

My Dad and Mom had a Studebaker Lark wagon V - 8 automotive tran it Was a Great little Car

[@garycamara9955]

There was a little old lady in Petaluma that had a red lark with a supercharged Avanti engine in it. I saw it when a guy that I knew was checking the oil at the gas station he worked at.

[@rt_goblin_hours]

Just found this and love it so much

[@carlachambers3771]

The best pickup i ever had was a 1967 kaiser m715❤

[@garycamara9955]

I still have my grandfather's 59 F100 he bought it new, its still all original, except for the mags I put on it.

[@willtricks9432]

Great list and I want one of each. Cheers

[@PeterRabbit53]

I had a '51 Stude pickup with a 289 w/Holley carb dropped in at an auto school. It was fast but undersprung in front.

[@ataxpayer723]

The engine shown at 6:34 is not a flathead, it looks more like a Chevy Blue Flame

[@WilliamStrawnJoe]

Love this video!

[@derekheuring2984]

You can add the Mercury pu trucks made in Canada, the Subaru Brat, Dodge's L'il Red Express truck, Jeep FC, Isuzu Wasp, and Willy's pickup truck to this list

[@daviddroescher]

73-78 gmc vertical corner marker, many beautiful examples shown( you called them a 79). 79-87 had the horizontal front corner marker, and a shorter hood with a separate cowl pice the wipers protruded through instead of tucking under the back of the hood. Parts from the 2 different bodies shown as a 79 are not interchangeable, fire wall forward is different.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

The Hudson pickup trucks didn't use the 262 Hudson engine as that engine wasn't available until the so called "stepdown" car design made its debut in 1948 (Hudson discontinued truck production for '48). Instead, the Hudson pickup, postwar 1946-47, came with a 212 "Super Six" engine which produced about 102 horsepower and was splash lubricated with babbitt bearings.

[@Orygungearjammer]

Great video!

[@devonmask5192]

Good narration but the guy putting the video part together was on another planet early. it gets better as it goes on.

[@eddiebowens1919]

Had me all confused with the beds lol

[@vr6swp]

I had seen the Ford Durango before, but thought it was a Mexico or South American market model. The Rabbit pickup was made in VW's Westmoreland PA plant, from late 1979 to the end of Rabbit production in 1984. VW then sent the tooling to Germany, and continued production for the European market until sometime in the mid to late 1990's. Production may have moved to South Africa after that but I'm not 100% sure. Have heard the Caddy was popular in the African and Australia / NZ market.

[@Ken19700]

There's no such thing as a forgotten square body GM truck

[@CharlesAAnnen-rh4mk]

You forgot the mankiller Mazda rotary p/u. Crazy fast beyond its suspension and brakes.

[@garycamara9955]

My sister in law has a 57 GMC 1/2 ton shirt bed pickup. It is really straight. No rust , but its been parked for years.

[@ahoorakia]

37:56 impressive 125hp OUT OF 350 ENGINE?!😂😂 it's more like a joke rather than impressive😂😂

[@martyharless5097]

The truck engines were rated at 165hp and 275 torque. They were considerably more powerful than that in the 60's and early 70's but had to be detuned in the mid 70's to get them to pass emissions testing. It was the same for all vehicle makes. Technology like electronic fuel injection enabled them to get the performance back again.

[@lloydster7362]

No International Harvester? Scout Terra? Jeep Gladiator? Jeepster/Commando? Did I miss them?

[@michaelchevreaux7780]

International Harvester Was Great! At One Time, They Could Be Custom Ordered, Ina Wide Variety Of Varied Mechanical Features.

[@jarlnieminen4307]

You think those are typically forgotten?

[@AsswipeGarage]

They're not "rare"!

[@jackrobinson8945]

​@@michaelchevreaux7780 Still got my 74 100 pickup with factory 401 4 speed. 32,000 original miles.

[@carlachambers3771]

International was the second toughest pickup ever built. Kaiser m715 was the 5/4 ton beast that was indestructible.

[@AnthonyR-z8y]

Nice rigs😊

[@theEVILone0130]

Finally a Studebaker that looks good.

[@et3645]

I'm also surprised that there was no mention of the early '60s endeavor to make forward control pickup trucks. Three major manufacturers all made them. I think they fall into the rarity category. (Although the word rare has connotations of value - I consider my Corvair 95 odd, not rare.)

[@tylaranderson8559]

At 8:47 the narrator is talking about how the trucks still used leaf spring suspension, but the picture on the screen shows a pair of coilovers

[@curtispaquin8714]

Kinda like when he's talking about the Hudson's straight 6 motor, but the video showed a V8.

[@EricCarr-f1y]

Or when talking about the Transtar bed while showing the interior. 😆 Oh well... Still interesting.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Brags about the HP and torque of the weak emissions slug 1970s engines...

[@deviantgaming9726]

the only reason i knew the champ existed is because there used to be a studebaker restaurant in sault ste marie michigan. one of the coolest places ive ever eaten

[@joebaucom4537]

GREAT TRUCK, S !

[@ML-dk7bf]

The Studebaker champ looks so nice.

[@jeopardy4100]

Where’s the REO?

[@top.intel0]

Coming in the next part of this video

[@rickreese5794]

During WW2 Roosevelt shipped Over 100,000 Studebakers to Stalin’s red army, Read the book Panzer Commander, by Von Luck 👍💯😎👌✌🏻✌🏻

[@lionelborges8094]

Lionel here in Central California. Nice video. Learned a couple of things. But the mention of a flat head six and an over head valve engine is shown. When an inline six is mentioned, a V-8 is shown. This makes me wonder what other misinformation there is. I did like the Powell Brothers info, new to me. I had knowledge of pickups but not the history. Just saying…

[@joesutherland225]

Three on the tree everybody knew what that meant in my youth,now kids dont have a clue what i mean till i tell them lol

[@buzzwaldron6195]

3 on tree was so someone could sit in the middle of seat...

[@kurtappley4550]

If you can cover a Hudson then where is International and Diamond T?

[@top.intel0]

Not all trucks can't be covered in a single video. I'll try to make more episodes of this topic

[@kevincostello3856]

Was that a " gentleman Jim" bronze and black sierra classic GM Special edition pick up I saw?

[@kylebrown6951]

That Hudson looked great.. I liked the old round fendered Studebaker before they used the car cab on it. I don't remember the Ford Fairmont pickup but there was a Rancher around Amarillo TX that owned the Cadillac El Camino looking pickup looked like a Coupe DE Ville but with pickup type bed. I miss the side wing windows on pickups and the bench seat too but that was back when they still had drive inns..

[@alb5489]

Evil Kneivel had a Caddy pickup. Caddy made them for flower cars for funeral service.

[@DarthEcoli]

Hilarious you used Kevin from Junkyard dig's Durango. That was the first one I'd ever saw.

[@davekauffmanjr2069]

there was a guy from newcastle california, when he died, i dont remember the year, but some time between 2012 and 2016, he died. i forget the story, but either he had no family, or they just didnt care. but it may have been in a will, but all of his "crap" in his yard were sold (auction) and the money sent to local charities and things for kids. he had 2 hudson big boys, straight and "clean" , everything was parked while running, or he fixed it first. but get this, he had never had a drivers license. not sure how he might have registered them?they all had legal titles on them. or he had one and didnt drive, i dont know. he also had, and the reason im typing this, he had 6 or 7 of the powell trucks. my dad and i got into an argument (we had to argue everyday or he wasnt happy, lol) about how much they would go for, i wanted him to try and buy one. he didnt like them, so they werent worth a dollar, and everyone hated them. they were the highest bids (tops bids?) of the whole auction. i know the one that brought the most was $60,000+ , so many were bidding, locals and folks from back east as well. and since all of the proceeds went locally and to the kids.the locals made sure the bids were high. his collection had about 90 cars,trucks,tractors and two aircraft,both were SNJs, navy WWII trainers, complete! why did they show a 57 chevy cameo at the end of the '55 truck? lol

[@heidenfelderkustoms1502]

I like the information but not all pictures of customized trucks.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

And pictures of wrong engines and wrong engine info...

[@fk4515]

towards teh end they started scrapping the bottom of the barrel, don't remember many 1979 GMC trucks with aluminum heads and the diesel wasn't specific to the C/K trucks, it was an Oldsmobile engine.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Don't think any with aluminum heads when new, but he prolly saw ones with new engines/heads...

[@fk4515]

@@buzzwaldron6195 and they rave about the VW Rabbit truck, don't mention it was a US only design but after they stopped making hem here they started producing them in Germany for the European market. they don't acknowledge or discuss that Chrysler copied the concept with the Dodge Rampage and the Plymouth equivalent. They comment on how archaic the front beam axle on the Studebaker was but don't acknowledge that Chrysler used a front beam axle on their trucks until 1971. The mention of the aluminum heads comes while gushing about the exclusive diesel (that wasn't exclusive) I don't know of any aluminum heads for Oldsmobile engines let alone the diesel. I do remember hearing about experimental aluminum heads in the factory and how aluminum's ability to dissipate heat faster was changing the emissions output. But the common wisdom with most diesels is you want them to run as hot as they can without crossing over to overheating. I've taken diesel farm tractors that ran like crap and put them on something (usually a blower) ran the snot out of them and pushing them right up to the red line on the temperature gauge and after a day or to they start running a lot better. They start easier, less smoke and more power. I have seen one Powell in my lifetime, okay 1/2 a Powell. A retired teacher from my high school had the back half of a Powell truck that had been made into a trailer. But hey I've seen and ridden in a Rastrajero while living in Michigan. What's a Rastrajero you ask? An Argentinian truck. The parts that seemed to be easiest to get were for the Borgward Diesel engine that powered it.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

@@fk4515 - And Ford had twin I Beam Front axles... Closest was some Olds engines came with aluminum intake manifolds...

[@anthonydilligaf823]

They're definitely not for everyone, but that one is lucky it found you.

[@jetsons101]

What...... Wait...... At 0:54 is that a 1955 (maybe a 56) Pontiac Safari station wagon in front of the building. The Safari was a cousin to the 55 thru 57 Chevy Nomads.

[@anthonydilligaf823]

You keep showing the chevy cameo, but spoke zero about it.

[@keithstudly6071]

Because they were talking about a GMC. The editor made the mistake of showing one truck but talking about another because they couldn't be bothered to find photos of what they were talking about! They did that for almost every truck in this video except the Powell, Durango and the Rabbit.

[@JeffDeWitt]

I like the section about the Champs, but there were a few issues. The video goes on about the wide bed, but keeps showing the narrow bed. There was also another VERY popular transmission option not mentioned, 3 speed with overdrive, which is really the best setup. And, this one is picking a bit of a nit, but when the video first starts talking about the V8 the engine is shows is not in a Champ, but in an Avanti, a VERY different vehicle. Another, when it starts talking about the flathead six it shows a picture of an overhead valve six,.

[@kevinvoyer5053]

Wow you left out one of the best of them all. The 1977-1980 International Scout II TERRA truck. That was a pickup version of the 18” longer Scout II Traveller. A stretched Scout II, with 18” added between the rear axle and drivers seat with a removable cab roof. That made it one of the two convertible pickups ever made, besides the Dakota. The Terra had a choice between three gas and two diesel. A 194 ci, 4cyl, 304 V8 and 345 V8, or a 2.8 NA Or turbo diesel. With 727 automatic, 3 or 4 speed.

[@alb5489]

GMC and Chevy had removable tops for the Blazer and convertible tops.

[@kevinvoyer5053]

⁠@@alb5489 as did the Scout II & Travelall, plus Jeep CJ, Bronco, Land Rover Defender, Land Cruiser. Many SUV, even before they were SUV were convertible. But convertible trucks, that I know of other than Military are limited to three. That the first in late 70’s was the Scout II TERRA, 4x4, 4x2,with an array of options, gas and diesel engines, standard and automatic transmission. Second has to be the Late 80’s Dodge Dakota, in different trim levels, V6 or 8 engines, manual or automatic and 4x4 or 4x2. The latest being the Jeep Gladiator that only comes with 4doors and 4x4, but many trim levels and options, but now only one engine the 3.6 Pentastar V6, plus 6 speed manual or 8 speed automatic. I bought a new TERRA 4x4, V8, in 78. Now we own a 2024 Gladiator, that is a great vehicle.

[@jgeorge-g7k]

I encountered a International that had 10 or 12 foot bed they were built for the Transcanada Pipeline construction.

[@ralphnorris-vk8ff]

I loved them Studebaker trucks! I drive a 3500 ram diesel but thanks to D OT laws i can't use it for what I bought it for! If I could find a restore back original Studebaker truck with a Studebaker v8 engine i would trade my ram in a heart beat!

[@rickreese5794]

Ha, how bout less goobermint ? Trump May git er done🤷🏿‍♂️🤔

[@sharonhale4111]

Optional 5 speed overdrive transmission was available. $215

[@wudznutt6732]

I had a 1964 Studebaker that was turquoise blue and had a 289 ci engine. My grandfather had bought it new and put 248K miles on it before he gave it to my uncle, who drove it how long. I rebuilt the engine, fixed odds a d ends and had it painted. It received attention everywhere I went. Very few people knew what it was but admired it nonetheless.

[@markrunyon5524]

Sounds like a brand new Jeep Cherokee,modeled their junk after these.

[@steve-y1h]

I owned a Powel cool

[@MichaelM-q2q]

Studibaker ! Yeah,

[@rickreese5794]

Stud maker 👍💯😎👌✌🏻✌🏻

[@jangles1839]

I actually had a '92 Sonoma GT! Bought it off a used lot out of town in '94 for $6500!

[@rickreese5794]

When was that ?🤔🤷🏿‍♂️

[@lucasrem]

Most forgotten, the DAF 33 Pick-Up !

[@tbjtbj4786]

Caring havey loads in tge rabbit truck? No not at all. You load it down. You have less traction on the front end. But with tge diesel if you drove right You could get 62 mpg

[@LowKeyGT89]

Ford Ranger GT's ✌✌

[@sgtcrab2569]

No International?

[@garycamara9955]

I have actually seen a Powell

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Did your eyes recover? LOL!

[@kimphilley621]

Great subject. Too bad your so sloppy with sequence. Telling about a flathead engine and showing a spherical head engine. Telling about a inline six and showing a V8. Why. Thats just sloppy editing and quite frankly irritating on such a interesting story

[@EDD519]

I owned a 77 fairmont !

[@richardcasparian1003]

What about the Chevy Luv truck?

[@SEO122]

Why didn't they list the Dodge Rampage?

[@lancefletcher2963]

Probably because it's a ute and not a pickup - but I wondered the same thing about the Ford here.

[@WilliamKirkham-y1j]

So Studebaker was selling both the Champ and the E Series/Scotsman at the same time (late 50s early 60s)? Why would such a small company market two trucks? If they used the Lark front for the Champ because they couldn't afford a new design, how did they afford the redesign of the E Series? Can someone clear this up, please?

[@joesutherland225]

Turbo 4? Had it in the mustang.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Turbo V8? Had it in the '62 Jetfire...

[@cliffterrell4876]

The Chevy Sonoma GT was an attempt by GM to compete with the Dodge Dakota. They were a piece of crap and overpriced. The 5.7 Chevy diesel was a converted 350 and was a total piece of garbage. Those used on farms were lucky to last 50,000 miles. Why wasn't the International trucks mentioned on here?

[@deviantgaming9726]

who's editing this video tho? i'm pretty sure, every time he says inline 6, its a photo of a v6

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Mainly a V8... or OHV 6 when talking of flathead 6...

[@danr1920]

Why no Chevy Rampside?????????

[@nicclark9791]

Always disliked the GM C/K ugly, Ford always made a better looking truck, uncle had a white one, we called the white elephant.

[@wayneoakley1832]

Never heard of it

[@scottsullivan1464]

Robots

[@ekimbrough1413]

Good common sense vehicle building! Not like today!

[@XCX237]

Where are the dodges?👎

[@markweston8081]

My grandfather taught me how to drive a manual. When I was 10 years old in his 55 Studebaker. pick up.Yeah I thought I was cool..

[@swamprat69er]

With the square body GMCs and Chevs, the parts were interchangeable. I made a 1985 GMC into a 1984 Chev by changing the grill and tailgate.and taking the script off the GMC. I did the same thing with a 1965 Ford and a 1965 Mercury pickup. Didn't change the grills on the Ford and Mercury though.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Mercury pickup only available in Canada... maybe Australia...

[@jasonfarnsworth5880]

The cab not matching the bed is fucking whack dude that is so bad if they blended them together, it might look all right, but that looks terrible

[@jasonfarnsworth5880]

The Durango is pretty much whack too Chevy El Camino look bad ass, but the Durango looks like a hack job

[@craighubler4714]

FORD MAKE JEEPS B 24 LIBERAL GENERAL MOTOR TRUCK M4 TANKS