Ford USA trucks: books - history, models and technology

Ford Tough : 100 Years of Ford Trucks

In July 1917 Ford Motor Company introduced a one-ton chassis for commercial trucks, marking what many historians feel was its official entry into the dedicated truck business. Sure, after-market pickup beds could be added to a Model T car to convert it to a pickup, but with the debut of the rugged Model TT truck chassis, Ford was firmly in the truck market.

Eight years later, Ford introduced its first factory-produced pickup, a sturdy half-ton job the public loved. During the century that has passed since that first Ford truck chassis, the F-series has become the best-selling truck in the world, and the best-selling vehicle of any type in America.

"Ford Tough: 100 Years of Ford Trucks" tells the entire Ford truck story from the very beginning, when Ford got its start in truck production. This book provides the history of the wide array of models Ford has built over the past century, including the Model A roadster pick-up, stylish 81C pickups, legendary 1948 F-1, Bronco, Courier, Ranchero, and Econoline.

Ford Medium-Duty Trucks 1917-1998

Ford medium-duty trucks are rugged, dependable, economical, and easy to work on. This book focuses on Ford's medium-duty line. Everything is covered, from the early Canopied Express, and continues through the various models and engines, sales figures, styling, and technical developments, and much more.

Ford Heavy-Duty Trucks 1948-1998 - Photo History

This is the history of Ford heavy-duty trucks - some of the biggest trucks that ever hit the highway. Informative text is supplemented with exciting photographs to create a comprehensive history of these huge trucks.
Every heavy-duty Ford truck is covered, including the T Series, N Series, H Series, W Series, Louisville Line, C Series, COEs, and the F Series. Every trucking enthusiast and Ford historian will want to own this book.

Ford Fire Trucks

Although there have been many commercial chassis providers throughout history, there is arguably no more recognizable name in the American automotive industry than Ford.
This book serves as a pictorial history of the role Ford chassis have played in the evolution of fire apparatus. Fire trucks of all types built on the famous Model T, the long standing F-Series, the venerable C-Series, the honorary Louisville-Line, and other miscellaneous Ford models have prolifically and efficiently served towns both large and small since the advent of motorization.

This chronicle pays homage to the contributions this automotive legend has made to the fire service with a brilliant display of classic rigs and modern machines, with representatives from over 150 fire apparatus manufacturers - from the glamour queens themselves to smaller builders with characteristics just as neat as their big name peers.