Can you identify these vintage truck from just a close-up?
Think you can recognize these vintage trucks? Test your memory with these close-up details and see if you can name all 12!
Hint 1
A light-duty pickup truck, with a passenger-car front cab design paired with a heavy-duty truck bed on the back.
Unlike most American pickups of the 1960s, was never offered with power steering.
1. 1960 Studebaker Champ
The Studebaker Champ was a light pickup made from 1960 to 1964, and the first American pickup truck to offer an full-width sliding rear window.
The Champ name was taken from a familiar Studebaker passenger car model, Champion. Its advertising slogan was “tougher than the job.”
Hint 2
This rare truck borrowed its stylish rear fins directly from a station wagon!
2. 1957 Dodge Sweptside
This Dodge was a limited-production pickup. Its main feature was its rear tailfins and a two-tone paint scheme .
One of the main reasons Dodge offered these pickups was to compete with the Chevrolet Cameo Carrier.
Hint 3
One of the most famous vintage pickup trucks. You can easily guess it by its windshield with sharp side glass and its round hood.
3. 1956 Ford F-100
This one is a half-ton pickup known for its body shape and big front grille. The F-100 is the last one of the second generation of the Ford F-Series, or the Triple Economy series, a series of trucks that was produced by Ford from 1953 to 1956.
Hint 4
Known as America’s first modern lifestyle pickup, and it shifted the truck market to personal-use style.
4. 1955 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier
The Cameo Carrier, built with fiberglass side panels to give it more of a car look. This truck shifted the truck market toward a personal use style.
It used fiberglass outer panels to create a slab-sided bed without a step ahead of each rear wheel, which was unusual for pickup trucks of the time.
Hint 5
You can guess this one by the V shape on the front grille to highlight its new V8 engine option.
5. 1955 Ford F-100 Pick-Up
The Ford F-100 was part of Ford’s second-generation F-Series line. It offered great work capacity with a classic rounded body style.
Hint 6
This truck shares a lot of parts with Chevrolet, but its nose is much bolder.
6. 1953 GMC 100
The 1953 GMC 100 was a half-ton work truck. It was famous for its strong inline six-cylinder engine built for durability over speed and a design built for tough job sites.
It had rounded fenders, a bold horizontal grille, and optional corner rear “5-window” glass.
Hint 7
Made by a company known for making farm tractors, this one has a diamond-shaped engine.
7. 1953 International Harvester Pickup (R-110)
A post-World War II American design. This pickup was built for heavy-duty work, simple, tough, and built to last.
Hint 8
A classic four-wheel-drive truck defined by its “Go-Devil” engine.
8. 1948 Willys Jeep Pickup
One of the very few light-duty 4×4 trucks that were available on the market at the time.
This Jeep was an after World War II product, and one of the first 4×4 trucks available to regular buyers.
It had a light, boxy shape, and could drive through deep mud and rough trails easily.
Hint 9
Tall flat fenders, an open front winch, and a giant badge stamped on the side of the hood.
9. 1946 Dodge Power Wagon
The Power Wagon was the first commercial 4×4 truck sold to the public. It was based on heavy military vehicles used in WWII, and was marketed as the WDX truck.
Hint 10
This truck was built on a long car chassis, making it look much lower than normal trucks. The front nose features a tall, pointed triangle logo with a red center.
10. 1946 Hudson Big Boy Pickup Truck
This Big Boy was built on an altered Hudson passenger car frame with an independent front suspension to make it smoother than the industrial trucks.
Because WWII paused civilian vehicle production, the 1946 model is extremely rare and collectible.
Hint 11
A pre-WWII truck with a curved grille and a nose badge features a small sailing ship logo.
11. 1941 Plymouth PT-125
Plymouth only built pickup trucks for a short time from 1937 to 1941. The PT-125 was their last model before production switched over to military goods.
It had a six-cylinder engine and a three-speed manual transmission. Only about 6,000 units of the PT-125 were built in 1941, and it’s also considered a collector item today.
Hint 12
Known as the “Cadillac of Trucks,” with a bright green diamond logo on the radiator cap and hood side.
12. 1937 Diamond T Truck
Diamond T was an American automobile and truck company that produced commercial and military trucks.
The 1937 model is famous for its art-deco styling, with heavy chrome radiator grilles that made it look more like luxury cars than work vehicles.
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