my first truck was a 1977, ford f-150, with a 4 speed with the creeper gear 300 -6cly. what was yours,???

88 Ford Ranger 4x4. I did have a 79 CJ5 first, but that wasn't a truck.

1972 datsun

66 chevy 3 speed 283 2 wheel drive

1956 GMC. 3 speed tranny (4 actually, but one was granny low). I bought it in 1984 for $475. I painted it bright yellow, which looked great but got me in a lot of trouble. It was hard to get away with anything in such a distinctive vehicle!
I still have the truck, though it needs restored. A maybe someday project.

1972 Ford F-150 someone had put a 351 police interceptor in it it may not have been the coolest vehicle at school but that thing could burn rubber with the best of them and better then most

Somethin women like about a pick up man.

1973 F 250 baby blue , 360 / 4 speed / high - low transfer case

1985 Mazda B2000 LX.

1968 C10, 3 on the tree!

1991 Toyota Before they were called Tacoma. Had jeep cj 7 before that.

1976 chevy, lime green & white, ugly truck

71 gmc, 3/4 ton, with flatbed. Sm465 tranny behind a 250cid straight six

Like you TD, a 77F150 2WD with the 351M anchor under the hood.

Got us 140km back home after the oil pressure went. Just had to top up the rad a couple times…lol. I put a 351W after that. What a nice truck to work on, even with the big block you could sit inside the engine bay if you wanted. Tough too! Literally drove through a KFC drive through with only minor scratches, T boned an old LTD at about 35mph and bent the fender, hood and bumper….exchanged info and we both drove away…lol

79 F 250 351 4 speed. Eric

I must have started later than most of you. My first was a 96 Chevy 1500, extended cab, long box 2WD.

1975 Chevy 3/4 ton. I painted it Silver with a charcoal insert and roof . Sharp truck but hard on gas !

1968 Ford F-100
6cyl auto LWB 2WD

Came with one of those giant 8' whip antennas mounted on the back bumper.

1972 chevy half ton 2wd. 307 and 3 on the tree

1960 Dodge panel slat 6. Why did I ever sale that ride!

1979 jeep cj7 golden eagle special edition

77 Ford F-150 Short box 4X4 351 AT brand new $6400

Oh man, that was my dream truck when I was 16, now I’d want the regular box…lol. 351 Cleveland?

1996 gmc half ton, extended cab, 4x4, 350 v8

Had a CJ-5 before I got my first truck 1979 C-10 three on the, tree bald tires, rust on the quarter panel but ran good. Loved the 8 ft bed.
Spent $750 on the truck and almost more than that the first year getting towed out of places where I shouldn't have gone....lol...slow learner.

67 GMC pickup, before that used the old man's 51 pontiac convertible...you ever see a straight eight?, lol

Black 61 Chevy Shortbed 2wd six-banger, 3 on the tree, with red leather bucket seats out of some sports car. Truck bought in 1976 for $365.00. Did a lot of hunting/fishing/trapping out of that ol' girl.

Windsor, I traded in a 68 Dodge Coronet RT, 383 magnum, 4sp, I wish I had both back

1978 Chevy Scottsdale 1/2 ton 4x4. Hawaiian blue with 400 small block, 4:10 gears, 4 speed, rally wheels and duel tanks cause it needed them.

1951 Chevy pickup- I bought it when I was 12 with my trapping funds for $330... fixed it up with my Dad and drove it for a couple years in high school until the Mustang bug bit me.

You'll laugh, but it had a bed. 79 Subaru Brat. I would love to have a brand new one.

1986 Ford Ranger Brown and Tan, 4 on the floor, 2 wheel drive. I have never owned a car.

67 dodge camper special automatic, shift on the dash bought in 70 i think sickly green color and rode worse then a haywagon but it was mine

My first truck was a dodge 6 cyl. that had no power 😕.

Guess I was off on the price

I have that same truck now, even color, original paint <30k mi

68 Chevy ...long bed ...6 cyl...3 on the tree

1986 F150 XL 2wd Red , dual gas tanks , standard cab , 8 foot bed

fuel injected 302 with the 4 speed over drive transmission

it was a highway truck

got around 22mpg with twin tanks it carried a bit over 40 gallons
run that front tank dry then switch to the rear and you could go another 400 miles

make a run to the UP and back without stopping for gas.

had that 1994 to 2002

unfortunately like most trucks in WI the rust cancer got to it.

'71 Chevy, 3 speed, 250 6 cyl., 2 WD

My first truck is still my current truck. 04 Ranger, I’m not entirely sure but I think a 3.0 liter engine? Terrible in snow and ice ! But I have a lot of happy memories trapping with it!
We also have a 96 Chevy Cheyenne with bench seats and roll down windows. Easily my favorite.

1985 Chevy Scottsdale 4x4. 6 cylinder, gutless but it got me where I needed to go.

1965 Dodge Stepside D series
1/2 ton
slant six
Automatic
Up and Down lever shifter in the dash panel.

1976 Ramcharger, real rust bucket but ran good.

After that drove cars for a few years before going back to trucks.

1989 Ford F-150 with a 302.

1973 dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 three on the tree

I had my first 2wd ranger an 88 at 14 but let mom use it for trade in on an rx7 convertible at 15 and never legally drove that truck. the rx 7 sure was fun and a hit with the chick's. my 4x4s were suvs tell I was 19 then I got a 2wd 98 f150. it was a lemon and 2wd so I traded it for a 99 4x4 150 it was a good truck. but died when an old man puld out off a side street and hit me going down the hwy in my door. the impact sent me off the road and into a red oak at 55 or so. 3 months later I stopped at the tree and put my hand into the tree fingers extended and my hand went in up to my hand where the frame of my truck went through my bumper and into the tree so roughly 4" plusses of death into the oak tree my frame sunk. I was knocked out at initial impact when the guy hit me and other that concussion, not remembering a big part of 3 months, and a few other long reaching effects. head injury Leander and compound as you get more of them.

the best truck u ever had hands down was my 94 Toyota 4×4 sr5 . had 320 on it when I sold it. wish I still had it. I ran that thing hard for years and it held up.

My first truck was a 5 window '51 GMC that I pulled out of a farm field and bought for $150. The title the guy gave me was for what I think was a 2.5 ton flatbed, so I never really licensed it. Not too long after I bought it the starter went out and being flat broke most of the time I could not afford a new one, so I would park in places that would allow my girlfriend (Yes, now she is now referred to as Wonderful Wife) could get enough space, preferably downhill, so I could pop the clutch and get it running.

On a very memorable trip up north to visit (Impress) her parents, we took along our two dogs in the cab with us. They did serve a purpose by helping to shield us from the water coming up through the floorboards when we ran into a big storm. It was quite the trip...and she still stuck with me! Wish I still had the truck too!

Our next truck was a '76 Chevy 1/2 ton we bought in 1979...like a new vehicle! The only problem was we had no other vehicle at the time and had to walk to car lots to find one, but that is a whole other story....

Moosetrot

Mine was a Chevy. Don't remember the year. I have never owned a car since. Often wondered how I ever got along without a truck prior to that?

88 dodge dakota 2wd v6 i think it had 150k that truck took me everywhere without getting stuck than i up graded to 4wd and seemed i was stuck everywhere my old 2wd truck had cone and didnt get stuck

1956 for paid 100.00 bucks for it.

78 ford f150 351mc automatic. Think it was around 6300.00.maroon with the orange/yellow stripe.chrome rails on the bed and white spoked rims 4 wheel drive.

That’s a cool year of trucks

1980 Chevy Luv. Bright red. Paid cash brand new.

Guys at the lot didn't want to wait on me , they took one look at a young redhead girl and figured I couldn't afford anything.

I rode the wave in airbrushing murals on cahs, bikes , vans, trucks ...was a fun time on the cahlot.

The expression on their faces were priceless as I pulled out my wad of cash and drove my new truck off that lot a short time later.

Hey Moosetrot: Did the title for that truck say the previous owners last name was F. Flintstone? Bet you got decent mileage out of those stone tires.

Forgot all about that model lol

Yep wish I had that truck back.

A 1960 International Harvester. A 1948 Willy's after that.

67 mercury with straight 6 and 3 on the tree...going to have to fire it up so my kid can drive it

I had that same truck in 1962 .......but a different wife, no dogs

Getting up to enough speed to pop the clutch played heck on the soles of my bare feet but the floorboards were so shot I didn't have to leave the cab!

Moosetrot

A re-badged Isuzu pickup. Was a good truck for the era.

I always wanted to go to Canada and get a Mercury tailgate from a junkyard for my '68 Ford F-100. Most U.S. citizens have never heard of a Mercury pickup. It would have turned heads for sure here.

Nova hatchback with shackles and the biggest mud tire I could fit

My first one was a 1969 GMC 1/2 ton with carpet and a special paint job.
It was one of the first trucks with carpet, I got laughed at a lot because it had carpet in it.
I bought it off the showroom floor. The color was red-orange, it was noticeable from a distance.
It had a 350 V8 engine in it.

1948 International KB1. Flat head 6 with a 6 volt system and vacuum windshield wiper.
Bought it when I was a junior in high school and drove it for 3 years.

Zim

had alot of my american hunters want to buy it.
my old power mechanic teacher had a 49 merc 1/2 ton that everytime he took it to the states they would steal his tail gate!!
when he was ready to let it go i had a guy drive up with a trailer from pennsylvania and took it home

'68 C-10, 283 CI, 3 on the tree, manual choke, eventually was a POS, BUT, man I loved it!

62 Chevy. Step side. 6 banger 3 on the tree . Wish I had it now.

1986 chevy s10. Manuel transmission.

Jeep CJ-5 1980

Not much room in the back, but had fun with the roll bar parking! Like old ads said “Only in a Jeep”

1966 Chevy with 3 on the tree..
Young kids could not believe how to shift it....

1966 gmc 1/2 ton 2 wheel drive 305 v6 engine with a 4speed stick shift paid $600 for it.

1968 F100 with a 360 and automatic, but 2 wheel drive. Got in and out of a few places I shouldn’t have tried to go .

‘77 Chevrolet long bed with three on the tree. It was a beautiful battleship grey color too, lol.

What a fun thread, I must like trucks I have 7 myself and wife has one. Probably have had 40 plus over the years.

Don’t remember the model year but it was an international with a very small straight six and top speed of 45.
Also had a 71 ford ranger for a work truck. Got that for $1 from the guy I worked with when he lost his license to DUI and couldn’t drive it. Sold it to me for a $1 with stipulation I take him to work daily and help him keep it running. We had all of our framing tools in that truck and both needed it. Spent a lot of time in junkyard looking for parts for that thing.

1989 Ford F-150 4x4. Ended up lifting it 6in and putting 37's on it. Still have it.

1979 Chevy 1500 4x4 4 speed. Good old truck but hard on fuel. Ended up selling it and buying a 95 f150 4x4 5 speed.

‘65 Chevy 3/4ton 283 and a four speed, loved that truck

1979 F150 4X4 short bed, small lift 35" mudders, 429 ci big block, balanced, blue printed, high rise aluminum intake, 750 Holley double pumper 4 barrel, dark charcoal gray, past everything but a gas station.

Very similar to this one...

I had a 1994 Dodge ram. Id could pull that junk Ford across any parking lot.

1962 Dodge Power Wagon

1953 GMC stepside 2 wheel drive, strait 6, 3 on the tree.

74 Ford F100

WS

A 1986 Mazda B2000 LX. My first and last pickup. I got sick of everyone asking me for help using it. Had it 12 years before trading it in for a sedan.

72 chevy long bed with a 307 and three on the tree

1970 Ford F100 a complete gas hog.

1985 F150 stick shift 2wd

1972 Ford f-100 sport custom 302 motor

1980 CJ-5 JEEP

77 F150 reg cab 2WD campers addition. I think the campers addition is just heavier suspension and dual tanks. Clapped out 351M which I replaced with a small block Windsor. Load er up to the top of the cab with green poplar and there was still room on the shocks.
Should never sold that thing.

71 GMC 3/4 ton flatbed. 250cid - SM465 transmission

1983 Ford Ranger, 2WD with the 4 cylinder and an automatic trans Slow as could be, but had a good radio.

87 Dodge Dakota

1970 K5 blazer. Doors were so rusted out I had to put my school books in a backpack so they didn’t slide out. You could see the road thru the bottom of doors. Top came off from windshield all the way back. Piece of junk but I thought it was great. This was 1980.

My first truck was very nice. 2006 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0 V6 5 speed manual.

My grandpa had told me he would go in halfers with me on my first truck. I got my license in 2014 and started saving for my truck in 2012. I worked in the evenings at a local cabinet shop, put up fur for a local furbuyer, sold scrap metal, you name it.

Found the truck not far away on Craigslist. It only had 39,000 miles on it and was in great shape. A school teacher had it. I think we paid 7500 for it and I contributed over half.

This is when we brought it home. It was a great truck, wish I still had it

During 1983 I worked many hours on a friends farm for cash and they gave me a 1951 Chevy pickup that had been sitting for over a decade. I got it running and used it that fall on my trap line. Not an easy truck to drive, no power steering, stick shift etc. etc. I put an add in the paper and I sold it for $1,000 to a couple guys who bought it for their retired dad who had one of those when he was young. They really fixed it up nice and being the inheritors of their dad's mall investments they had the money do do so. Unfortunately he did not live very long after getting the truck, but was able to drive it a couple summers when he came back to WI from FL.
Next truck was an 1981 ford half ton with manual shift. Since then they have all had 4-wheel drive.
Bryce

83 Ford courier. Talk about a chic magnet.

1976 Chevy C20 with 350 and 4 speed. I got it in 1988 and still have it.

2003 Chevy short bed reg cab with a five speed and v8 fun little truck useless but fun haha.

71 Dodge 2wd with a 318 2 barrel carb.

1996 Chevrolet 1500. 2WD, extended cab long box. 3.73 with pos rear end. When it hooked up in the snow, the doughnuts were impressive.

My Dad had a small construction business. He always had a pickup I could use.
I had my own cars but didn't get my own truck till years after I got moved out got married etc.

It was one of my Dads well used trucks. Not sure on the year, Late '70's early '80's chevy 1/2 ton, 250 6, 4 speed 2wd.
He basically gave it to me.
My kids called it the "Boomer" as you could step on the gas and accelerate then let off the gas and about 2-3 seconds later you'd get a backfire.

That was the only pickup that I have personally owned. I had a small business that had a pickup that I again could use when I wanted.

I have never found the desire to own a pickup. They are a poor choice for a daily driver. Did own a 3/4 ton extended chevy full sized van for a while. was much more useful than a pickup.

we have a minivan, can haul 2 x10 x 10 footers and full sheets of plywood INSIDE it. Most pickups can't even fit a full sized sheet of plywood in side the box nowadays.

I find that I can get by without a pickup just fine and I don't have to live with all the downsides of owning one.

67 Chevy 283, 3 on the tree...

72 chevy 4x4 350 auto and wish I still had it @ tone blue and white . Cars from 66 till the 72

Chevy S10 manual

My Wife rolled it- when a bee went up her skirt

1978 F150 4x4

First truck I ever drove was an old International cabover. had a 318 horse detroit with a 13 speed. Went literally all over this country in it. No AC and real sorry AM radio. Armstrong steering, wedge brakes and a sleeper bunk about 3 feet wide. Bunk level with the top of the dogbox. I was young and the old guys told me I was lucky. talked about keeping a piece of plywood behind their seats and a sleeping bag. Laying the plywood across the seats and the dog house.

First pickup was a 63 chevy 1/2 ton with a 4 speed and 292 straight 6. 2wd.

63 GMC.

First "truck" was a 51 Pontiac convertible.....lol, first real pickup was a 67 GMC, had a huge engine and went really fast....

1956 ford I bought for 100.00

'66 Chev, 327, four on the floor, 1st gear granny.
Sold it in '79 for $300. What an idiot I was.

1960 ford ranchero w/3 speed on the column, straight 6. Got it for $100 and ran it on the farm for years. Floor was rusted out,2 stop signs were place there so your feet did not drag like Fred Flintstone.

1985 S10, I put 465,000 miles on it and it still ran when I got rid of it.

1959 F-250, 4x4, 300/6cyl, 4 speed with creep gear. Bought in 1966. She wasn't much to look at but she was (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) for stout by golly!!!

That is exactly what I had in 1974.Trapped alot of fox with it.

1974 f-100 custom three on the tree with a 289 in it.

1957 Ford F-100 I think. 332 V-8 motor, 3 speed on the column, bought it in 1977.

67 ford, 4x4, 352 ci, 4 speed trans, hi lo diff, oil bath air cleaner and factory brush guard. When I bought it in 1986 for $2000 it had 45,000 miles and 60,000 when i sold it in 1988. Man I miss $1 a gallon gas .

Had to barrow the cash from dad to take the split rims off and get new rims and tires, if I got in trouble he'd threaten to take them back lol

'68 C-10, 283\, V-8, "3 on the tree", pull knob choke. Drove it for years with a length of well casing wired to the exhaust manifold. Sounded "SOOOO" kool. LOL

My dad had one just like that, minus the bed rails. Great pickup. My first on was a 72 Toyota Hilux. Bought it from a neighbor that was kind of a car jockey for 1500 dollars in 79. Been driving Toyota pickups,cars, vans and Highlanders ever since. Only made one mistake in all those years when I bought a 2002 F150.

1967 GMC 350 2 wheel drive, half half to with a posi-rearend
Use to chain it up and pull out 4 wheel drives
Was a good ol' truck, but being young I put more than 1 motor in it.

‘64 Chevy step side, straight 6 with 3 on the tree.

71 Ford f350. Got it around 77-78. No power steering and it bounced so bad you had to unroll your shirt back down every time you got out. It got about 8-10 mpg and I complained about gas back then even though it was around .50 a gallon.

1967 Dodge with slant six and manual transmission.

My first truck was a 2-wheel drive Dodge. I don't Rember the year. But the options were either a AM radio or a rear bumper. Bing a fitter I could build my own rear bumper. So, I settled for the radio.