Ram still assembles the current generation of its half-ton “1500” in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Its parent company ...

But even truck fans may not know the intricacies of how the original 1948 Ford F-1 launched the Ford F-Series that eventually developed into the modern pickup that dominates the U.S. market.

the next truck was the Model AA, based on the Model A car, and in 1935 Ford introduced the Model 50 pickup powered by the famous Ford flathead V8 engine. These were work trucks and nothing fancy ...