Posts Tagged ‘pickup’

Patina and a Sign – 1955 Studebaker 1/2 Ton Pickup

June 20, 2014

Among classic car selectors, there’s a suwb-segment of folks who go absolutely crazy for surface rust, handpainted signage, or a combination of the two. And to tell the truth, there is something pretty cool about seeing the history of the truck painted right on the door – it just helps you picture a time when all the working trucks wore handpainted signs on the doors, along with a exchange-style phone number and perhaps the name of a trade that has become obsolete, like, say, radio repair. These trucks are still not terribly rare in rural areas, and we’ve got one for you today. Check out this 1955 Studebaker 1/2 ton pickup, for sale for $2750 in Petaluma, CA.

1955 Studebaker pickup right side

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Real Trucks – 1973 Jeep J2000 4×4 and 1962 Willys Jeep Truck

May 27, 2014

Last week, there were a couple of compact trucks featured here. But wait, you sputtered, those trucks won’t be able to haul anything more than a few sheets of plywood or some mulch! I need something more angular, burly, and with more driven wheels! I need a vehicle that would be found among cows in grassy pastures, on gravel roads by a white fence, or in front of a farmhouse! Well, oddly enough, the car gods must have been listening, which is why you need to check out this 1973 Jeep J2000 4×4 for sale for $4000 in Pilot Rock, OR.

1973 Jeep J2000 left front

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GTI With a Bed – 1980 VW Rabbit Pickup

May 23, 2014

The 1970s gas crisis brought us a whole bunch of neat little pickups, and even the Germans wanted in on the game. While their truck was not a raging success in North America (apparently nobody likes a front-wheel-drive truck), they took off well in other parts of the world and were sold in South Africa until 2007. The 1970s and 1980s desmogging era also brought us some pretty ridiculous sticker and spoiler packages.One of those was the VW Sportruck, which featured a front spoiler, name stripes down the side of the body, additional gauges including a “chronometer” (isn’t that how the Europeans measure distance? six chronometers to the next petrol station?), and some other minor upgrades, but the same engine as every other Rabbit Pickup (0-50 in 9.7 seconds!!). Fortunately, today’s feature vehicle has all the sport on the inside, and is fairly subdued on the outside – check out this 1980 VW Rabbit Pickup, for sale for $4000 in Portland, OR.

1980 VW Caddy GTI 16V left front

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