The Chevrolet Vega was a small car made to compete with the foreign imports that were dominating the US automotive market. Here’s a look back at the Chevy car made only in the ’70s!
Introduced in 1982, the Dodge Rampage pickup truck (and its re-badged brother, the Plymouth Scamp) was a small, unibody similar to the Subaru BRAT. The line was discontinued in 1984.
Check out the ’69 Chevy pickups like the Fleetside, CST (Custom Sport Truck) and long wheelbase Longhorn pickup made especially for king-size camper bodies.
Cast an eye on a rare collector’s item: El Camino. Check out vintage ads for several Classic Chevrolet El Camino pickup trucks from the 1960s!
New Ford: Economy never came in such a choice – 619 new models! It’s the biggest changeover in Ford history with more trucks to match more jobs, more savings on any job! New “Big Six” power for two-tonners!
Who wins in Chevy vs Ford pickup trucks? In 0 to 60 acceleration. In 40 to 55 MPH passing. In trailer-towing acceleration. In wet-surface handling. The results are clear as black and white
Now… Go Ford-ward for style! The new ’59 Ford Ranchero! The only truck with true passenger-car comfort and driving ease! Put your best food Ford-ward in
’68 Job Tamer Pickups for ride, power, style and strength!
Sure, a Chevy pickup is better looking and easier riding. Want to make something of it?
If your pickup heads for the barn with the livestock at night, you’re missing a lot. Because you don’t know about Dodge Adventurer, the pickup that plays as hard as it works, and is always ready for more.
Too many people? Too little space? Ford Motor Company engineers have a better idea. Club Wagons that practically let you custom design the scaling…
Here’s why work-a-day truckers like Chevy’s new build (also work-and-play campers, commuters, den mothers and others) IT POLISHES BUSINESS IMAGES: You’ll like the way your
Ford Bronco II. You can wear it anywhere. Bronco II’s combination of design and toughness lets you take it anywhere. And for ’86, it offers
Easy to be a truck. Hard to be a Jeep. Compare the new two-wheel drive Jeep Comanche to Ford Ranger and Chevy S-10,and you’ll find
Rough riders Royce builds CB’s that ride the roughest roads. Because one loose connection and your CB is 10-7–out of service. Building CB’s that can
More Bauer to you! Ford Bronco and Bronco II — not one but two tough 4-wheelers for ’85 — both with Eddie Bauer style. They’re
Willys turns the Jeep upside down As you know from seeing your car on the greasing lift, most cars and trucks look alike from below
The first new truck of the 80s… Tough new 1980 Ford, with the best gas mileage ratings of any American-built standard-size pickup. Ford totally redesigned
Business builders… New prestige-styled ’58 Dodge Power Giants… 4-way leaders of the low-priced 3! That’s a lot to expect — one truck that leads all
Independent tests prove Ford Pickups ride best. Be independent. Test-drive one yourself. Don’t take our word. Test reports by a leading independent research laboratory show
Works like a truck, rides like a car Prepare for a surprise when you first drive a Ford pickup — it rides more like a
Winnebago’s new Minnie Winnies When you look at a mini motor home, better look beyond the price A lot of mini-sized motor homes today can
Why buy an ordinary panel [van] when you can get… More loadspace… more loading ease… Econoline offers 204 cu ft of loadspace — up to
1964 Ford pickups — Long on comfort New long 128-inch wheelbase, longer than in most luxury cars, for smoother ride — And long-lasting, too… New double-wall
Crowded? These new “Cab-Forward” Studebaker trucks really get around! (1936) For close quarters! For those hard-to-get-into driveways, and alleys, and parking spots! For any hauling
Jeep Cherokee… a lot more than a wagon Don’t you wish your 2-wheel drive wagon could do a little more? Maybe add more excitement to
Go Jeep V-6: Just for the fun of it The Flying ‘Jeep’ Universal, with 4-wheel-drive Pile in the family — and head for the snow
Dodge camper, RV and motor homes Your Dodge dealer has more kinds of homes than the average subdivision (And changing neighborhoods is as easy as
REO Speedwagon, 1920s-style July 23, 1920: From the The Alliance Herald (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) Haul your grain to market! July 05, 1921:
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