In the late 40s, Ford put out the beginning of what became a very long-running and popular model everyone reading this will be familiar with: the Ford F-series. Before that, they made pickups that were called the “Ford pickup.”
It was the company’s first truck produced after the war, with a redesigned cab and a new front end, and that model, the first generation full-sized F-series, continued up until 1952. As a side note, the original base price for these pickups was $900-$1500.
There were a few models back then, based on size. The F-1 had a 6.5 foot bed and the F-2 and F-3 had 8-foot long beds. There are F-series trucks with 3-, 4-, and 5-speed transmissions. They came in panel trucks, COEs, school bus chassis. And there were bigger versions, up to the 22,0000 RVWR conventional truck F-8s.
A breakdown of the different models:
F-1: 1/2 ton (4,700 GVWR max.)
F-2: 3/4 ton (5,700 GVWR max.)
F-3: Heavy Duty 3/4 ton (6,800 GVWR max.)
F-3: Parcel Delivery (7,000 GVWR max) & optional rear spring pkg (7,800 GVWR max.)
F-4: 1 ton (7,500 GVWR max) & optional 1¼ ton pkg (10,000 GVWR max.)
F-5: 1½ ton: Conventional, school bus, and cab over engine (C.O.E.) (10,000–14,500 GVWR)
F-6: 2 ton: Conventional, school bus, and C.O.E. (14,000–16,000 GVWR)
F-7: Conventional (17,000–19,000 GVWR)
F-8: Conventional (20,000–22,000 GVWR)
