For the first few decades of the 20th century, pickup trucks were pretty primitive machines. Spartan cabs with little in the way of creature comforts, simple, torquey drivetrains, and solid axle front ...

It's been 25 years since Ford put a solid axle under the front of anything but a 1-ton truck-and man, hasit come a long way! Traditionally General Motors is credited (blamed) for converting the ...