The Golden Era of American Pickups Classic '50s Chevrolet Pickups 1950 Chevy Pickup 1953 Chevy Pickup America's Post-War Choice Chevrolet Trucks were the first all-new designs of from any manufacturer after World War II. The stylish "Advance Design" Chevy trucks had a cleaner look featuring a larger and more rounded cab, horizontal five-bar grille, single-piece rear-hinged hood design, and permanent split windshield. A new fresh-air heater/defroster system pumped used air out through vents at the rear of the cab. Seats were wider and more comfortable, and visibility was improved with a larger windshield, bigger side and rear windows and optional rear-quarter windows. First and Finest in 1950 • Roomier, more-comfortable cab • Chevy sold more trucks than any other manufacturer • Horsepower and torque increased for the Thrift-master engine Still the Leader in '53 • Last year for the split-windshield • New side-mounted spare tire option • Chevrolet outsold Ford by 51,000 trucks Both Feature • Opening Hoods • Opening Doors • Wood Look Bed • Opening Tailgate • 92 horsepower 216.5 cubic inch Thrift-master OHV V-6 • Precision Die-Cast Replicas • 1:32 Scale Models • 6 Inches Long The Best Selling Vehicle Series in the World Ford F-Series Trucks Built Stronger to Last Longer Ford's F-series trucks are the best selling vehicle series ever produced. To date over 35 million have been sold, dwarfing the Volkswagen Beetle (26 million) and Model T (22 million). Anyone who ever owned one knows why-superior comfort, power and dependability all at reasonable Ford prices. 1948 F-1 The first of the F-series and Ford's first new post-WWII truck. New features included the roomier “Million Dollar Cab” (Ford literally spent $1,000,000 redesigning the cab), 1-pc windshield, new grille and under-the-bed spare tire. Sold for a base price of $1232, our precision die cast replica features the optional 100hp. V-8 engine and white-wall tires. 1956 F-100 The last of the first F-100 series that started in 1953, the 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup is the most admired, customized and modified truck of all time. The reasons for this are the new, even roomier, “Driver Engineered” cab, wrap-around front windshield (increasing visibility 55%) and 12-volt electrical system. Like the F-1, our precision die-cast replica features the optional 167-hp V-8 engine and whitewall tires, adding to the $1577 base sticker price. Features • Optional V-8 Engines • Opening Hoods and Doors • Ford's F-series Cabs Were Wider, Taller and Roomier • Each Replica Truck Has a Wood-Look Bed and Opening Tailgate • Precision Die-Cast Replicas • 1:32 Scale Models • 5.5" Long