Auto companies that made pickup trucks

Today on what it’s like discussion episode Friday. Auto companies that offered pickup trucks. Hopefully I got them all if I missed any put what was missed in comment section enjoy =)

[@mejurgensen]

Undone - The Guess Who

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah buddy congratulations you got it and you’re the first one to do so Be sure to tune in tomorrow 1948 Chevy fleet master woody wagon that’s what’s next on what it’s like 430 Eastern standard time =)

[@keithmaxwell3048]

Not trying to be a jerk but they spelled it Undun, for some reason. Great tune, great band.

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

There's no mistaking that voice.

[@hazendismukesjr.8319]

Mack

[@dwderp]

Just a quick note about REO Speedwagon. The band has always mispronounced the name of the company. The letters, despite the fact that they are Ransom E. Olds' initials, are always spoken as a word (like Rio) and never as individual letters. The company actually used to mention this in their advertising.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for that correction I wasn’t sure I’ve heard it done both ways/i’ve been corrected both ways

[@misterenergy959]

I bit off the”O” of an Oreo can called it a Speedwagon

[@aaronwatkins8973]

The band name sounds way cooler tho.

[@brianwilson6403]

On the back of their first album cover they did credit REO for the name. Neil Doughty named the band after seeing it in his automotive history class.

[@kirksway1]

@@brianwilson6403 cool bit of history, thanks for sharing💯

[@DSP1968]

A stellar summary on this topic, Jay -- very well done! FYI, those Cadillac "trucks" from the '70s were aftermarket conversions. And yes, I'd like to see the Nash tow truck in a future episode.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you I’m glad you like this episode it’s a couple days to put it together it was actually supposed to be last Friday’s discussion episode but I ended up shooting the this vs that I think from here on out if there’s a topic it’s going to be discussion episode Friday and if it’s not discussion episode then it will be something that is being compared. I will definitely do an episode on the Nash tow truck =)

[@jailbird1133]

They were called flower cars in the US

[@kirksway1]

@@jailbird1133 while flower cars are/were SUPER prevalent in the US, The Mirage was a vehicle available through Cadillac dealers (at a tremendous asking price) while flower cars were built and sold by third parties (such as Superior Limo corp) .

[@musicauthority7828]

Yes they were conversions, one of them made an appearance in the original Blues Brothers movie.

[@markpimlott2879]

Another interesting 'pickup fact' is that International Harvester designed and factory built six passenger crewcab pickup truck. Initially the Travelette in 1957 was a three door but in about 1961 it was remodeled as a four door. As with its enclosed body Travelall version on the same frame, International Harvester ceased production of these vehicles in 1975.

[@markpimlott2879]

...the first... crewcab pickup, I meant to say!

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information thank you so much for sharing that =)

[@donalddodson7365]

Thank you for pronouncing Willys correctly! It gives me the willees not to hear it it like Willis. Thank you for a fun channel. TOW TRUCK QUESTION: YES, Nash and any other interesting tow trucks, "wreckers, and "recovery lorries."

[@What.its.like.]

Glad you enjoy this channel I enjoy doing the videos every day I really do the days that I don’t do videos I feel like in complete days if that makes sense =) Well to be correct we post five videos a week generally it’s almost every day

[@donalddodson7365]

@@What.its.like. Sounds like a passion. That's a great way to live. I like the enormous amount of research you put in, too.

[@dwderp]

It has always amazed me that so many car experts seem to willfully mispronounce the name of the company. So much so that it always impresses me, too, when somebody pronounces it correctly.

[@kirksway1]

"Gives me the Willees" made me giggle 😄

[@musicauthority7828]

Actually the correct name of the company was Willy's Overland. they were a small car company that built primarily small cars such as the Bantum. there was a number of car companies that were selected to put in submissions to military. at the beginning of WWII for a small multi purpose vehicle. and they won the contract to build the Jeep. but because they were a small car company. and couldn't produce the demand of Jeeps the military was requesting. so the Military contracted Ford Motor Company to build the remaining number of Jeeps. that Willy's Overland couldn't produce which was more than half the total number of Jeep's for WWII. Willy's Overland continued with that name until the early sixties when they dropped the Overland name. and continued with the Kaiser name until AMC bought the the Jeep name. and ultimately they were bought out by Chrysler corporation.

[@josephgaviota]

7:47 That Studebaker Express is one _fine_ looking pickup.

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree =)

[@johnnyjet3.1412]

at a logging museum in Oregon I saw a 50 ish Mack Pickup - With Chain Drive!

[@davidshaw5118]

Definitely need to add in the American Bantam co pant out of Butler, PA. They designed the first successful Jeep format for the Armed Forces for the Us Government for WW II. They didn’t have the manufacturing capacity to fulfill the contracts however and the Government made them give the plans to Willys Overland and Ford to build. Meanwhile, Bantam was left to build some trailers for the vehicle they’d created . They did have a truck and a commercial delivery body for their platform. They were definitely small vehicles. The engine was only like 30 hp or less. My uncle had a 1938 pickup.

[@What.its.like.]

I totally forgot about American Bantam Butler PA is right up the road from me I want to do a bantam on this channel this year sometime. =) They are a super interesting company birthplace of the Jeep Butler Pennsylvania

[@robertcarter7465]

@@What.its.like. .

[@musicauthority7828]

Ford started building trucks in 1903, because 1953 was their fiftieth anniversary building trucks. and went on to be an automobile manufacturer that built very capable heavy service trucks.

[@RustyCarnahan]

Absolutely would love to see a video on the Nash tow trucks!

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet I’ll see if I can make that happen

[@ELPECEE]

I'm surprised that you didn't mention that REO was founded by Ransom E. Olds, who was also the founder of Oldsmobile. He started REO after he left Olds, but before Olds was purchased by General Motors.

[@billdirlam744]

My dad could recite all those vintage truck names when I was just a kid back in the 1960s but this is the first time I've been able to see them all. Thanks for making the video.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for watching glad you dig this episode =) glad to take you back to simpler times, I miss my dad too

[@Radiowild]

Evel Knevel had a Caddy pickup. Powel Crosley and his brother Lewis put and end to all Crosley cars and trucks in 1952 because of poor sales - they were just too small. There's a local here with a neat 39 Plymouth pickup with (in true form) a late 60's 340 cubed Mopar power plant and 4 speed. My father was a International Harvester mechanic for many years, and when the dealer folded up, he worked at a local "Mack" dealer for another 9 years.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information and thank you so much for sharing It would be really cool to do a Plymouth truck on here =)

[@ramblerdave1339]

Evel also had a Cadillac station wagon, bright yellow, in the 70s, also a coachbuilt conversion.

[@wesjackson7775]

I bought a brand-new 1978 Plymouth Arrow small pickup truck. By only 33,000 miles it had fallen apart so severely that it wouldn't pass the Utah State safety inspection and would have cost more than the original price to repair it to pass inspection.

[@What.its.like.]

Wow

[@STEVENSCOTTFERGUSON]

Mack and the 37 Studebaker. Thanks for another great video!

[@What.its.like.]

Great choices glad you dig this episode =)

[@roadkillontheweb2873]

Desoto trucks were built in the states for export markets. Basically a rebadged Dodge but that is the way the factory made them. This brand was also built by Chrysler corporation in the foreign plants for those markets. I have an Australian Desoto Diplomat UTE built in Australia by Chrysler Corporation

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for sharing that awesome information =)

[@kbtred51]

Fargo continued in overseas markets much longer. Graham Brothers should be in also. You missed Oldsmobile, Stewart & White. Marmon Herrington had their own models too. International was doing trucks before the tractor merger with Harvester.

[@Gator-357]

I'm takin the '47 Diamond T. I learned to drive in my gramdfather's '46 Diamond T when I was alround 7 or 8. I remember he taped 2×4 blocks to the pedals so I could reach them.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome what a great story thank you so much for sharing that awesome memory was it a hard truck to drive?

[@jimbarber9638]

Garfield "Gar" Wood invented the first hydraulic assist dump trucks and garbage trucks and manufactured them from his factory in Detroit. We basically see his designs in these utility trucks of today. Gar Wood was also an icon in manufacturing all wood racing and pleasure boats. His pleasure boats look similar to the original Chris Craft boats and were manufactured in the same area as Chris Craft and Hacker Craft boats near Detroit.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information thank you so much for sharing that information =)

[@RobertLesliePalmer]

You mentioned the “three P’s,” but omitted the most important part! Pierce-Arrow, Peerless, and Packard were known as the “Three P’s of Prestige!”

[@basilhatte]

While they only produced 1&1/2 ton and up trucks, there was also a Canadian badge-engineered Chevy: the "Maple Leaf", built from '30 thru '48. Re: "Druthers", Diamond T every time, and the '37 Stude... based on style alone.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much for sharing that awesome information =) I never knew 37 Studebaker Xpress is one drop dead gorgeous truck =) oh la la

[@davidtaylor5204]

My dad owned two International pick-ups when I was a kid. The 60 had a short bed, and the 62 was a long-bed. I learned how to drive on the long-bed version, with the three speed manual transmission shift pattern for some reason backwards. My brother used to drive the short-bed to the local beer distributor to pick up kegs of beer for my Dad's bar. California law called them cocktail lounges) My brother was only thirteen, but my dad told him that as the son of a bar owner, he could legally drive on the road as long as it was in the process of doing business. Claimed it was California state law. My brother never got stopped, so as far as I know, that was the law in the 1970's.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome story thank you so much for sharing that memory

[@josephgaviota]

9:00 "Would you Rather" ... I have to say, that 1937 Studie is hard to beat.

[@What.its.like.]

I know it’s my favorite truck design of all time.

[@gcfifthgear]

Studebaker spun off Pierce-Arrow in 1933 in the depths of the Great Depression. Nash built fewer than 5000 trucks overall between 1948 and 1955; the majority of them were sold overseas as dump trucks, but they offered a tow truck to American Nash dealers. I saw one about 20 years ago at a car show in St. Louis. Federal trucks were popular in the 1930s and 1940s, and a St. Louis department store, Famous-Barr, owned a fleet of Federal delivery trucks in the 1940s. The first Mack Jr was actually a re-badged Reo Speed Wagon and preceded the Mack ED shown in the videos. Mercury trucks were indeed rebadged Fords, sold by Lincoln-Mercury-Meteor dealers in Canada to give them a line of trucks to sell. And I have read that Studebaker all but gave up on truck development after its company president, Harold Churchill, left the company in 1948. The last really new Studebaker truck appeared in 1949--and all Studebakers to the end in 1964 were based on the 1949 chassis! Speaking of car-based trucks, there were Meteor Rancheros in 1957 and 1958, but only in Canada. And the Pontiac sedan delivery was sold in Canada as late as 1958, but was marketed with GMC trucks!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for taking the time and sharing all of this very useful information I really appreciate it I learned a lot from this =)

[@gcfifthgear]

@@What.its.like. Happy to share it. I find your posts fascinating!

[@joeseeking3572]

When Studebaker sold Pierce, it was bought by a group of Buffalo investors, effectively bringing ownership 'back home' - a shame they did not survive, but by 1936 they were hopelessly dated despite its V12 being the equal of Packard's if not better - would go on in Seagrave fire engines for years. (The last ditch travel trailers are something to see too!)

[@gcfifthgear]

@@joeseeking3572 Thanks for the clarification!

[@What.its.like.]

@ joe seeking thank you so much for that clarification I saw a travel trailer pierce arrow at the Gilmore auto museum and I was blown away by the quality of the materials used. That is a travel trailer that I would buy.

[@justmike2944]

My father had a 1912 Graham brothers truck and the Jeep FC truck is very cool 💪

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome =)

[@davidtosh7200]

Even 1952 Crosley still built pick up trucks in Cincinnati Ohio. It is their last year, after one year Frazer went out of production in late 1950 for Kaiser-Frazer Corporation.

[@josephgaviota]

7:23 Thanks for clearing up the REO Speedwagon issue. So, yes, there really _was_ a truck called that.

[@ralphbalfoort2909]

I had friends across the street when I was growing up, and their father was a contractor. He always had Studebaker pickup trucks, and family cars, too, at least into 1962 when my family moved 150 milew away.

[@What.its.like.]

Thanks for sharing that awesome memory =)

[@davidmckibbin4440]

my brother bought a 1937 plymouth pick up in the early 70S it was alot of fun to drive once you learn how to double cluch it. he had it for around 50 years all original.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome story thank you so much for sharing that awesome memory with all of us I love seeing Plymouth branded trucks even though they’re pretty much a rebranded Dodge it just has so much more appeal and class because it says Plymouth on the side of it in my opinion

[@ernielaw]

Plymouth did get back to making trucks for a brief period starting in 1974. They were not sold in Canada, and may have been sold only on the US market.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome I did not know that

[@57tagger]

Don't forget the REO is named after Ransom E Olds, who is also known for the Oldsmobile. Maybe something for a future video.

[@What.its.like.]

I definitely want to hit the REO Speedwagon and cover are you truck brand I did not know that thank you so much for filling in that blank =)

[@ernielaw]

I heard the band "REO Speedwagon" was named after the vehicle of the same name.

[@brianwilson6403]

​@@ernielaw Yes....yes it was

[@fearlesssquatcher5737]

@@ernielaw Yes, I had heard the band was named after a fire truck. Maybe the truck chassis sometimes had a fire truck body on it?

[@mkernen]

I would have bet that you'd miss the Mercury truck, but you didn't! Great job on this one!

[@What.its.like.]

Glad you dig =)

[@ernielaw]

My grandparents had a 1964 Mercury Econoline van which they purchased new. Being a Mercury truck, it was sold exclusively on the Canadian market.

[@mpetersen6]

Seeing as Studebaker originally started as a wagon builder I'm surprised more wagon builders did not attempt to get into the truck market.

[@michealfigueroa6325]

I heard that they started as a wheelbarrow maker in the mining days in the west

[@MrSmith-gf4zg]

@@michealfigueroa6325 they started in IN as a wagon manufacturer after their original immigrant ancestor was a German that began making wagons in Maryland on his farm. The family expanded the wagon making business and bought more and more land until moving to Indiana and founding the company that became the Studebaker auto company.

[@zincorbie]

Wow, I learned a few things. And I thought I knew a lot. I’ll take the 1939 Studebaker pickup. It looks like a ‘39 Ford.

[@What.its.like.]

=) I figure doing a cool summary of all the pick up trucks offered by different brands would be really cool episode to do I’m glad you learned some things I would really like to cover the Xpress Studebaker‘s this year especially the 37 that’s my favorite out of the three, when I cover that car/truck is essentially a car chassis with a pick up truck bed Studebaker did offer a K-series truck that year as well

[@jons.6216]

I've been lucky enough to have seen a Willy's Truck, a 1963 Studebaker Truck and the oddest of all one of those Cadillac truck cars around town where I live. The last one I didn't think was very attractive at all but a neighbor that grew up in Southern California said it was very rare!

[@janderson8401]

Autocar started off making cars. I think their target market was the same as Packard and Cadillac. They diversified into heavy trucks and soon realized that the truck sector produced more consistent profits than the car division and soon the car division was gone. I would take the Diamond T and the first Studebaker mentioned

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for that added information and insight great choices

[@robertodebeers2551]

My great grandfather, Jacob Kahler, owned and drove a 1919 Dodge delivery van (truck) in the 1920s in Montana. My grandfather bought one of the first Jeep Gladiators available in 1971 and couldn't get rid of it fast enough. He said he'd rather go back to horses than fight that thing.

[@What.its.like.]

I can agree with your grandpa I never got what was so special about a Jeep One day I want to do an episode model A versus jeep, The model A was built to drive on dirt roads Road technology change there isn’t a death wobble in a model A whereas if you have a Jeep seems like no matter what you do.. death wobble can always be a possibility in a jeep, maybe I’ll do an episode on car brands that are overrated I think Jeeps are overrated I think BMWs are overrated and don’t even get me started on Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz would definitely be at the top of the pyramid for most overrated

[@robertodebeers2551]

@@What.its.like. My family had a ranch in Montana from 1910 to 2000. We had several Jeep pickups starting with a 1949, then a '58 and a '59. They were great elk hunting machines and real work horses for remote fencing jobs. The the Gladiator was a disaster -- couldn't shift the transfer case, broken radiators, etc, etc. Anyway, I really enjoyed your pickup video and hope to see more.

[@christopherkraft1327]

Thanks Jay for sharing this informative video dedicated to trucks!!! 👍👍🙂

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for watching I’m going to try to make Friday’s discussion episode oriented episodes and or this versus that on Fridays =)

[@nikolausbautista8925]

Pierce-Arrow was owned by Studebaker from 1928 to 1934. A Group of Investors from P-A's hometown of Buffalo, bought the marque off Studebaker... Then Shuddered 4 years later, with their V-12 engines living on in Seagrave fire-trucks as their "small" V12, until around the 1960s.

[@asteverino8569]

Really enjoyed this dip into the "other" truck pool. Learned some things too. For WYR .... 42 Mack pickup and 39 Studebaker Expepress. Two rarities to me. I thought I heard "Fat Albert" at the end there. 😂

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah that was Albert at the end lol I’m glad you dig this episode =)

[@Cincy32]

Mercury made trucks for decades but only sold them in Canada. Also, Packard made a truck. It might have been a one off; it's on display at the Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

[@What.its.like.]

Packard never made a pick up truck they were all conversions after they left the factory one would just buy the chassis and build whatever they wanted

[@stevecurtiss46]

Please do a more detailed on these old brands. Also the GMC especially 39 40s

[@What.its.like.]

You bet =) The next episode is coming up is airing Friday it will be much like this episode it’s going to be a basic summary of all of the companies that went bus during the Great Depression =)

[@chuckkottke]

Jay, Autocar is a very old company, they began making "cars" which were really motorized tricycles, then they made cars, but their truck line survived. Autocar was one of the first shaft driven cars with a steering wheel and enclosed gear housings, well built for 1903. 🛵 I'm glad you chose trucks for this week's topic!😊 And yes, I would enjoy seeing an episode on the Nash tow truck! Here we had an old Diamond T 💎 fire engine parked down the road by the little grocery store on Parkway.. plus the old sawmill where our Sears barn came from had a Sterling truck.

[@wrenchmanhotrods1247]

Hercules made truck conversions for Chevrolet and Ford , Their most popular was the huckster version people sold produce out of they also made a few pick up trucks . I have a 31 Chevrolet Hercules Pickup .

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information thank you so much for sharing that I think we’re going to make a part two to this episode =)

[@1080ike]

Plymouth briefly went back into selling trucks circa 1975-1985. You mentioned the Plymouth Scamp ute-style truck, but they also sold the Plymouth Arrow (a rebadged Mitsubishi Triton), Plymouth Trail Duster (a rebadged Dodge Ramcharger), and Plymouth Voyager (unrelated to the minivan, this was a rebadged Ram Van) around this time as well.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information thank you so much for sharing that =)

[@DTD110865]

The Voyager was actually a rebadged Dodge B-Series van. The Ram Van didn't exist until 1981, and even then, not all B-Series vans had that name.

[@sphillips6357]

Hi, you're right about everyone building trucks before 1930. I bought a large, hardback book at an auto book store about 35 years ago. (Do they still have auto book stores)? It had a paragraph of description on every truck, most with a picture of every truck ever sold in the US until about 1940. There were easily several hundred truck companies, most that only made a very small handful of trucks sold locally and most folded in the depression of 1929-30. Unfortunately I gave the book to the person who bought my '49 Chevy pickup. Little did I know then I'd still be interested in trucks today. I don't remember the title or publisher of that book but if anyone has that book and either wants to sell it or can tell me the title or publisher or ISBN of the book, it would be appreciated. All I remember of this book from 30 years ago I printed above.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome story and information =) I have a 52 Chevy same body just different door handles and vent windows That book sounds really cool, I never been to just a book store with car books

[@kirksway1]

I think: the Cadillac fits into the "pickup" category more so than "truck". I like the look of all the Studebaker trucks, yup... ALL of them 😁. I also like the name Fargo on the trucks and the Murcury emblems looked good too.

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree I would much rather have a Fargo than a dodge Fargo just sounds way cooler =)

[@fernandobarajas3157]

My neighbor had an old Hudson pick-up and I believe it was an early 42 as all civilian automobile production ended in either.March or April of 42 because of the war.. It was a really nice all original truck and he said it was also an original US Army vehicle...

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information thank you so much I wonder what happened to it? 42 is rare

[@mrcdm2605]

I use to own a 1931 REO Speedwagon model FD, which I purchased from my grandfather who used it on his farm for decades. REO (pronounced ReeOh) was founded by Randsom E Olds. Yes, Mr. Oldsmobile himself. He started REO motor car company after he sold Oldsmobile to GM in 1904. He designed and built cars and truck utilizing his own engines, which were very advanced for the time. His goal was to build a strong, reliable, and powerful line of cars and trucks. Like many companies of the first half of the twentieth century, they fell on hard times after WW2 and merged with other companies like Diamond T, etc.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information and insight thank you so much for sharing all of that =)

[@rockyparent9085]

The 1939 Studebaker truck. Looks like its going fast when its sitting still.

[@What.its.like.]

Studebaker made the best looking truck ever and the most hideous truck ever.. Which is crazy

[@hyett1954]

I"ll take the '37 Studebaker without hesitation, it really has beautiful lines. I may be a bit predjudiced, my grandfather owned a '37 Studebaker four door sedan, when my parents got married he gave it to them, it was their first car.

[@What.its.like.]

Me too I love the studebaker express favorite truck of all time

[@kipplebits8619]

Diamond T and REO merged into a company called Diamond-REO. A country band in the late 80's, early 90's, Diamond Rio, took their name from that company.

[@Mark_317]

My uncle has a 1971 gmc sprint numbers matching 454 4speed. Its black with black interior. Has every option that could be ordered, has had it since it was new.

[@What.its.like.]

That’s awesome thank you so much for sharing your uncles truck with us =) 454 will pass everything but the gas station

[@markchandler1130]

Hi Jay Great job as always. Studebaker went into receivership in 1933 by overextending itself in a deal with White Truck corporation. Pierce Arrow was unaffected… a group of Buffalo businessmen purchased the company making it one again independent. Unfortunately it couldn’t survive the effects of the depression building less than 40 cars for the sunset 1938 model year. You should plan on attending the Franklin Trek this August in Cazenovia, NY held there every year since probably before you parents were born.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for all of that information I’ll look into the Franklin trek I got a lot of things going on this summer I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to make it up there but I’ll definitely look into it =)

[@markchandler1130]

@@What.its.like. Hi Jay I can send a picture from the 1930 Franklin brochure that show the same model in same colors. Couldn’t find you on Facebook.

[@tetchuma]

I miss International Harvester 😢

[@What.its.like.]

Me too they were the first one with an off-road vehicle with the scout and then the bronco copied.. unless you count the Jeep but the Jeep wasn’t what the scout was, and then of course I guess Dodge had the power wagon which was kind of like an off-road truck. We’re getting back to the original point I agree I totally miss international, Apparently Volkswagen owns them now and there was talk that they were thinking about bringing back the international scout which would be amazing

[@tetchuma]

@@What.its.like. I’ve written about that! The OG Bronco wouldn’t have ever been born without the influence of the Scout 80/800!!!

[@kendallsmith1458]

I worked at a summer camp in the 70s that had a 50s IH 4x4 pickup. Go Benders!

[@ramblerdave1339]

I have always heard the Studebaker pickups, '37-'39, referred to as Coupe/Express, not just "Express". I have always thought the generation of Stude pickups, starting in '48, were the best looking pickups of all time, too bad you couldn't find a picture of one. There was a pickup built in '54-'57, in Compton, CA, called Powell, about 1,200 were built. Another tiny pickup was built by American Bantam, in Butler, PA. before WW2. Also, most of the Cadillac conversion pickups, were made for Funeral Parlors for use as "flower cars".

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for that clarification as well as all the insight and added information really appreciate it =)

[@ramblerdave1339]

@@What.its.like. You're welcome! For future use, here's another American Bantam fact. When the government needed a light utility vehicle, in the run-up to WW2, three companies responded ,designing and building prototypes, Ford, Willys, and Bantam. The Army chose the Bantam prototype, to meet their needs, however, Bantam didn't have the production capacity to build the quantities needed by the Army, so their design was given to Ford and Willys, to produce what became the "Jeep". Also add Willys to the list of companies making pickups, before WW2. 😎👍

[@chuckkottke]

1947 Diamond T 💎 . My dad owned a 1934 Diamond T, the red seal Continental engine ran forever (300,000 miles) and wound up in Hansen's sawmill powering the mill.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome story thank you fir sharing those memories =)

[@jimwoods3742]

Great video man very informative I had no idea so many truck companies were defunct probably went away because of the big three

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much glad you dig this episode

[@jamesjustin5095]

Hi Jay! I know where a 1918 White one ton truck is at in Northeast Ohio. It was used to move furniture I believe. Been garage kept for a long time. I haven't seen it for 12 years. You give me a reason to go see it and take pictures.

[@What.its.like.]

That’s awesome Northeast Ohio you’re pretty close maybe we can go out and shoot pictures of the truck sometime =)

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

That would be a rare sight indeed!!

[@DTD110865]

Go for it. I'm not the biggest fan of vehicles from the 1910's, but if it's out there, it must be exposed!

[@b.powell3480]

Just for additional information, the band buffalo Springfield got their name from a road steamroller made by the buffalo Springfield heavy equipment company!!

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much for that information =)

[@ronaldfazekas6492]

Long before Nash made its few postwar tow trucks, it made thousands of trucks for the Army in WWI, as Nash and Jeffrey trucks--also, a true rarity in that era, they were four-wheel drive, known as the "Quad"

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome information thank you so much for sharing that =)

[@alanmccalla6737]

And prior to that the four-wheel drive Auto corporation from clintonville Wisconsin manufactured all-wheel drive all the time power trains. They still manufacture today the seagraves brand of fire trucks and heavy duty industrial vehicles. Our Avatar is a 1953 FWD open cab fire truck. You have really done your homework! Congratulations on a job well done.

[@tigre7739]

Really cool and informative video!😎 Even though I've never been that into them, there are some really cool-looking trucks that have been produced. To pick from the list , I kind of like the Mack, but really like the Federal, and although I think all three Studebakers look great, it would be a toss-up between the '37 and '38. I have always liked some of the 60s and 70s Ford trucks as well as the 69 and early 70s Chevy trucks as well.

[@What.its.like.]

I totally agree with everything that you said the Studebaker Xpress was a really cool vehicle it’s essentially a car that he put a pick up truck bed on it. I really hope to find a 37 Studebaker Express to review it it would be super 😎

[@plunkervillerr1529]

The last Studebaker Packard was built in 1958. The 1970s Cadies were flower cars for the funnel industry not pickups. I always liked the 1939 Stude delivery, plus I have a number of NOS parts that I plan to sell in the near future.

[@pohldriver]

Diamond T '37 Diamond T and REO were combined as a division of White, who also made trucks. Diamond Reo trucks were produced until 1974. They were bought after bankruptcy and were building more specialized class 8 trucks in Harrisburg, PA. They eventually just produced glider kits, basically just a body on a frame, until 2010. Navistar as a brand name didn't exist until 1986 when International Harvester was dissolving.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for adding all that information =)

[@johndoull2766]

REO (named after Ransom E. Olds) was an officer of General motors who went out on his own. He couldn't use Oldsmobile as the name was owned by General Motors Corp. So he used his initials.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for filling us in with that information really appreciate it =)

[@musicauthority7828]

Ransom E Olds sold the nameplate to GM, but before that the nameplate belonged to him. because he and Henry Ford had race in which he lost. and Ford used the money from that race to start the Ford Motor Company. and Ford bought the LaSalle factory building. which was originally Cadillac who also sold their nameplate to GM. in fact all of the nameplates that ended up under the umbrella of GM. were originally independent automobile companies. such as Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Chevrolet. of course GMC truck was always GM. back in those days there were a lot of smaller car companies that merged together with other car companies. that was even the case with other car companies. such as Duesenberg, and Auburn. which were bought out by E L Cord. and Packard bought out Studebaker. Ford even did the same thing buying out Mercury, Lincoln, which were independent car companies. that's the way it was during the Industrial Revolution.

[@eddiebennett2994]

I would love to see the Nash Wrecker

[@What.its.like.]

I think that would be a stellar episode. It’s a couple towns over all I have to do is go down and ask =)

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

​@@What.its.like.-- PLEASE DO!! I'm very interested as well.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

You forgot American Austin, succeded by American Bantam . Ford didn't make a pickup until 1925 , although they did offer a conversion wooden bed kit for roadsters and touring cars before then .

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for that correction and information there might be a part two to this I forgot a couple companies I forgot Franklin made trucks the Air cooled company

[@musicauthority7828]

Ford started building trucks in1903, because1953 was their fiftieth anniversary building trucks.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@musicauthority7828 wrong , Ford started building cars in 1903 , they labeled everything with the fiftieth anniversary label in 1953 . The first Ford built pickup was the 1925 Model T roadster pickup , before that you could buy a kit to convert your T touring or roadster into a pickup .

[@musicauthority7828]

@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 Go ahead and continue believing that if it blows you're dress up. but I have seen the literature that distinctly shows the fiftieth anniversary of Ford trucks. the key word being trucks.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@musicauthority7828 you may be some kind of an authority on music , but you know absolutely nothing about early Fords . Henry had way more than his share of problems with building cars in the early days without trying to build ad sell trucks . According to The Ford Media Center , they introduced their first purpose built truck on July 27 , 1917 a Model TT which was sent to an aftermarket body supplier . This blows your fifty years in 1953 theory totally out of the water . In 1953 Ford put fiftieth anniversary badges on their farm tractors even though tractor production didn't start until 1916 .

[@Gee_Jay]

GREAT Episode, Jay !! -- By the Way, Did You know that Crosley coined the "Sport Utility vehicle" term in their Advertizing ?

[@What.its.like.]

That’s awesome I didn’t know that thank you so much for sharing that Crosley trivia, glad you dig this episode

[@shawnnorrell1686]

I read the Bass Reeves story last year. He was an truly amazing person. Honesty and integrity like no other. He was illiterate but he was very intelligent and sneaky. He should be the most celebrated lawman in western history. Only because he was a black man is the reason he is not. If everyone knew his story than they would probably agree with me. Thanks for this story. You are an awesome American story teller Happy Trials 👍🇺🇸👏

[@victorbernan5395]

Great video don’t change a thing I own a Mack ED I made into a tow truck. I am now subscribed keep them coming . Thanks

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much glad you dig this episode =) welcome to the channel/community

[@PiersDJackson]

There are two ways to make a Cadillac pick-up, the hard way by cutting and remodelling an existing chassis, or grafting a new front-end onto a Chevrolet El Camino, and the refitting of the Cadillac interior too. Much like taking the hood, wheel fenders and front doors from a Wolesley 4/50 to replace the same on a Morris Oxford Traveller (MO model) making a wagon body, similar to a Chevrolet Nomad.

[@flashesofblack4128]

Yes Jay. Please when you gather enough information on the Nash brand truck I would love to see it. When I was a little kid our family had a second car which was the "Upside Down Bathtub" style Nash sedan. My mother hated that particular car because of the very small rear window that afforded only limited visibility when backing up. The build quality was very good I have heard. Years later my parents bought a new Rambler deluxe station wagon, and again even as a little kid I could tell the vehicle was very well built, so I have always had this strange fondness for Nash vehicles Thanks!

[@What.its.like.]

I’m a huge Nash fan. Especially the early 50s I absolutely love the upside down bath tub look. I heard that they get really good gas mileage because of their aerodynamic shape but turning radius in as you mention visibility out the rear isn’t the greatest. When I first started this channel like literally two weeks into doing this channel I saw a 52 two-door wagon at a car show Nash it was green it was absolutely gorgeous it was the only one I’ve ever seen in my lifetime and I left my information with the guy and he got a car accident after the show and it was very sad. here is the link to the newspaper article if you want to read it beavercountyradio.com/news/two-classic-cars-headed-home-from-beaver-falls-car-cruise-involved-in-accident-in-new-brighton/

[@flashesofblack4128]

@@What.its.like. Thanks Jay so much. I will check this out. Be well brother!

[@oscarprendergast7295]

I find the The mercury fascinating- strangely enough it was a rebadged econoline

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah mercury rebadged F150 as well in the F series I just thought it was interesting that they rebadged the Econoline I never knew that

[@michealfigueroa6325]

No question the Studebaker Express were/ are the most beautiful trucks ever built. I saw one once at a swap meet....was stuned by its great looks.

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree =)

[@et76039]

It wasn't until I saw one for sale at the Pate swap meet that I knew of the Buick pickup truck. One guy in my town had a Studebaker tow truck; not sure if he finished the restoration.

[@Al-thecarhistorian]

Nice job! Did you mention Powell pickup trucks from Sept. of 1954 through 1957? I saw one at a car show years ago.

[@What.its.like.]

I did not mention Powell thank you so much for mentioning powell

[@nikolausbautista8925]

Also, Packard-badged Trucks found their way to Argentina, in 1958. A Packard-importer had a license to only import Packards. Studebaker badged some export Transtar-series trucks, as Packards, to send to Argentina. They were actually the last "Packardbakers" by all accounts.

[@jimcox8148]

You left out Pontiac. My father on law had one from the 30's or 40's that he planned on restoring, but never got around to it.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much for pointing that out I wasn’t sure if Pontiac made trucks I looked into it, according to the Internet they stop making trucks by 1930 left them off the list because they built trucks prior to 1930.

[@danaitch4095]

Neat channel you have here, it just popped up in my suggestions for the first time. -- DiamondT, just look at those wheels! -- *any/all* of the Studebaker. 👀 ========== Now time for a slight clarification: Your details regarding Jeep® were a bit rushed. Though Jeep® has always had confusing history. I personally would lump it all under Jeep®, then detail Willys, Kaiser, and then AMC. Actually if you goto @9:19 you have a perfect example of a Kaiser ad from 1964. In 1953, Henry J. Kaiser bought Willys Overland who was the mfg of Jeep®, and kept the name Willys for awhile. === The other type of pickup you will need to include in Part Deux is the Forward Control (FC) style. Jeep®, Ford, GM and I think there was one other in the 50's, made models. I would like to have an FC170 someday.

[@What.its.like.]

Welcome to the channel/community, thank you so much for the clarification on Jeep one day we might do an episode talking about where how she’s got to where is today because it definitely needs to be discussed, in detail because you’re right it is a confusing lineage.

[@rockyparent9085]

Another little known truck was the Powell. Made in the 1950's. Very rare.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much for sharing that because I wasn’t aware of that company =)

[@solracer66]

@@What.its.like. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell_Manufacturing_Company

[@pkh4340]

Hawkeye Trucks, Sioux City, IA…..not sure how long they were produced. Only models I have seen are heavy duty trucks made in the 19 teens.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much I didn’t know about that company

[@williamgregory6684]

Mack, 38 Studebaker, great video!!

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet great choices =) Glad you dig this episode

[@b.powell3480]

Ford, Lincoln, Mercury !!, also REO got their band name from seeing an REO Speedwagon on the street and that's how the band came up with their name !!!, and the hits just keep coming!!!, REO Speedwagon!!

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet =)

[@moefuggerr2970]

There is a Cadillac flower car, that Cadillac pickup here in Jacksonville Florida.

[@robertwatkins364]

Studebaker's Coupe Express was a car body for a cab, with a pickup box.

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah I forgot to mention that it was like the first Ranchero, I think Studebaker offered the K-series alongside these.

[@wapartist]

‘47 Diamond T & ‘37 Studebaker. Youre right on those lines!

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices

[@brianwilson6403]

In the author John D MacDonald Travis McGee series he drove a "converted" Rolls Royce pick up.

[@peterrobinson7803]

Love the picture on the thumbnail. Who knew Ford made pickup trucks?

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you glad you like this picture =) yeah who knew Ford may pick up trucks if I left them off the list people would be like you forgot ford lol

[@peterrobinson7803]

@@What.its.like. Unlikely, since I've owned several, including one like the E100 in the picture.

[@TomMerchant-fx8sp]

In reality, Pierce Arrow trucks continue under the name of AM General in South Bend.

[@MayheM_72]

Call me a kook, but I'd love on old Jeep or International pickup. You didn't mention the Jeep Comanche, did you? When I was in high school, they were tearing up the course in the "stadium truck" series, and they were pretty popular. I knew about the REOs, because my local volunteer company still has their original REO fire truck.

[@What.its.like.]

I did not mention the Jeep Comanche I didn’t really go into every single truck made by Jeep I just did more or less a summary one day we are going to do a discussion episode on the lineage of Jeep

[@stanleybaker8707]

Yes I would love to see that video 😊.

[@What.its.like.]

I’ll definitely make that happen

[@Batman-wv5ng]

Those Studebaker trucks looks so nice.

[@What.its.like.]

They look even better in person =)

[@fishingismydrug1]

Look up HUG truck company. Was made in Highland Illinois. Can’t beat the lines of the older vehicles! Nothing today even comes close.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for that company add Yeah they make junk now

[@dannyhughes4177]

In the '70s, my dad bought a '35 Plymouth pickup. It was basically a Dodge with a Plymouth grill. The story, at that time, was that Chrysler produced Plymouth trucks for phone, power, and other utility companies. Whether this is truth or legend, I don't know. And what about Bantam pickups? My parents told of a local grocery store that used one for deliveries.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for that awesome story thank you so much for sharing those memories on here also for pointing out that I forgot bantam there might be a part two to this because there’s a couple makes that I totally forgot about

[@jsat5609]

Would very much like to see a review of the Nash truck.

[@What.its.like.]

I’m definitely going to do that I have not forgot our schedules just never job this year definitely going to reach out to them in the spring

[@1Truckman]

As far as what I would rather have from the short lists provided - the answer of course is a resounding YES!!...🤩

[@What.its.like.]

=)

[@michaeltucker8305]

I was surprised to see you missed the Mack Jr from the late ‘30s.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for filling us in on that truck I missed =)

[@danielsee1]

You missed Pontiac. I could have bought one for $100.00 when I was a teenager but my parents wouldn't let me.

[@What.its.like.]

did Pontiac build a pick up truck after 1930 if so thank you so much for that correction

[@earle4370]

That was fun, but you missed Graham. If it wasn’t for them, dodge wouldn’t have been able to have those trucks back then.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you So much for filling us in on that there might be a second episode of follow-up episode with all of them

[@ady8817]

What cool content you made! I m on your videos like on drugs 😂😂

[@What.its.like.]

Haha welcome to the channel so glad you dig it ! =)

[@chuckkottke]

1937 Studebaker express, though the 39' looks great too.

[@tomgretiredelectrician1162]

Well you missed the Star pickup and what about the Phillips? A rather strange one built after WWII that used "used" Chrysler,dodge or plymouth etc. 6 cylinder engines.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much for filling us in on those two companies that I didn’t even know existed.. there might be a part two to this