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Collectible Automobile publisher Frank Peiler has been working around automotive publications since the early Seventies, but his love of cars goes back much further than that.
Frank’s not just a car guy, however–he’s pretty fond of trucks as well. Below, Frank has collected five of his all-time favorite pickups, and provided a bit of commentary on each. Let us know if any of your favorites made Frank’s list. And be sure to check out Frank’s all-time favorite station wagons here.
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1948-1950 Ford F-1
![1948 Ford F-1 ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/1948-F-1-812x1024.png)
I’ve always liked the design of these trucks, from the boxy fenders to the inboard headlights. The flat windshield was a step backward, but it fit well with the rest of the truck.
1948-53 Studebaker
![1951 Studebaker Pickup Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/1951-806x1024.png)
Designer Robert Bourke created a design that Studebaker kept largely intact until the late ’50s. However, every styling element that was added after 1953 only cluttered the basic design.
1954 Dodge
![1954 Dodge Pickup](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-29-at-4.06.37-PM.png)
This is probably one of the most cleanly designed trucks of the Fifties. Dodge finally abandoned the tall “Pilothouse” cabs that had been part of the brand’s previous-generation pickup design, replacing it instead with an elegant and much better integrated greenhouse. I just wish that Dodge had offered the 241-cubic-inch Hemi V8 available in its cars, instead of the dated and lower-output “poly-head” V8.
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1955-57 Chevrolet
![1956 Canadian Chevrolet Pickup Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-29-at-4.11.40-PM-1024x795.png)
Penned by General Motors designer Chuck Jordan, these are my all-time favorite pickups. The Cameo Carrier was especially beautiful, but the whole lineup was fabulous.
1956 Ford
![1956 Ford Pickup ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/1956-PM.png)
All Ford did for 1956 was was stick a wraparound windshield on their 1953-55 pickup bodies–but what a difference it made. This is the truck that sparked the imagination of many hot rodders and customizers, creating a whole new segment for aftermarket suppliers. It’s just too bad that Ford mounted the front fenders backwards.