Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
New Ranger Prototype Hits 2018 NY Auto Show !!!!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Ford SportTrac Forum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="swshawaii" data-source="post: 1034047" data-attributes="member: 67547"><p>IIRC, the trend of pickup trucks mocking "big rig" front ends started with the Dodge Ram in the mid nineties.</p><p>Thought it was just a fad back then. I guessed wrong.</p><p></p><p>"A review by the Dodge pick-up truck studio designers felt that modern pick-ups looked "too flat and sedan like", while the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_E-series_truck" target="_blank">early 50's Studebaker pick-up</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-trailer_truck" target="_blank">semi-trailer trucks</a> had just the right "macho" look to the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Pickup#cite_note-5" target="_blank">m.</a> The design featured a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_rig" target="_blank">big-rig</a>-looking front end and a large grille that was nothing like the current Ford or Chevy/GMC pickups in design. The Dodge Ram Pick-up was selected as "Truck of the Year" for 1994."</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Pickup#Second_generation_(1994%E2%80%932001/2002;_BR/BE)" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Pickup#Second_generation_(1994–2001/2002;_BR/BE)</a></p><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swshawaii, post: 1034047, member: 67547"] IIRC, the trend of pickup trucks mocking "big rig" front ends started with the Dodge Ram in the mid nineties. Thought it was just a fad back then. I guessed wrong. "A review by the Dodge pick-up truck studio designers felt that modern pick-ups looked "too flat and sedan like", while the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_E-series_truck']early 50's Studebaker pick-up[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-trailer_truck']semi-trailer trucks[/URL] had just the right "macho" look to the[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Pickup#cite_note-5']m.[/URL] The design featured a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_rig']big-rig[/URL]-looking front end and a large grille that was nothing like the current Ford or Chevy/GMC pickups in design. The Dodge Ram Pick-up was selected as "Truck of the Year" for 1994." [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Pickup#Second_generation_(1994%E2%80%932001/2002;_BR/BE)']https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Pickup#Second_generation_(1994–2001/2002;_BR/BE)[/URL] [INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
New Ranger Prototype Hits 2018 NY Auto Show !!!!
Top