Rather than hijack the other thread.......going back in time.........say to 1960 or newer, what would you think were the best pickup trucks ever made? If you could have a new one just like it, what would it be? Twenty years ago, Toyota made some good trucks. Tacos and Tundras.

Never drove one, but back in the day, Jeep made pickups, as did International. Drove an IH Scout with diesel engine for part of the year around 1980 and I was impressed with it.

The old Dodge power wagons were almost disposable tin cans, but in recent years, if you look at commercial haulers on the road these days, those are almost all Ram trucks with Cummins diesels.

So what say you?

Dang, it is hard to beat Savell's post. But I might choose a 98-04 Tacoma with extended cab and the locking rear differential... as long as I upgraded the springs, they have long been a weak point in Toyotas.

Jeep Honcho step side.
I would buy a new one in a second

M37 dodge. 3/4 ton removable top and fold down wind shield. can run troop seats and cover with bows on the back, factory with 36" tires and gun rack. pto winch options were also available

I had 3 67 m715's the jeep kaiser 5/4 ton trucks but sold them do to lack of time. Think I would like the older dodge better. There are bolt in motor swaps for 350 avaliable or a 4cyl Isuzu diesel out of a cab over would fit nicely in them. Fun but you would not want to be in a hurry. I also have notices the front end of what looks like one backed in lean-to.

My wife

5.7 Tundras. Motor and trans were sound, had the tow capacity if needed, comfortable but durable. Only real knock is fuel mileage is not great. Personally I prefer the 2016 and older as they didn't have the touch screen yet, I'm not a fan of touch screens in trucks, kinda fruity.

any of the 90s toyota trucks seen many drive right out of the body and could go anywhere and where the mudder truck guys truck of choice at the time because very little mods needed to make it do what you wanted

Mine had to be 92 F250 diesel 7.3 non turbo 4X4 was extended cab with wingsot right at 20 MPG. Had a 95 with turbo but it couldn't compete

not dodge that I am sure of

after that it askes the question , best truck for what ?

highway truck , off road truck , full size , compact , towing , long lasting , easy to work on , ect...

Jeep gladiator

1967-1969 Chevy, hard to find something as simple as these.
350 and 4 speed manual.

1994-1998 dodge with a p-pump 12 valve, 4x4, and a 5 speed tranny

Gotta agree with this, I've had a 24 valve and 2 6.7s, all manual, but the old 12 valves with a 5 speed were hard to beat. Dependable, easy enough to add a little power to, and decent fuel economy. When running correctly, didnt need to crank more than about half a turn and they were running

The older Toyota's or hard to beat

As long as u aren't needing them to pull or haul a real load.

I’m going to agree with this. I’ve had lots and lots of pick up truck over my lifetime, all makes and models. The two Tundras I’ve had have been the two best that I’ve owned. One was a 2008 and the current one is a 2018.

I miss the days of the 60s – 70s Chevy half tons with rubber floor mats and vinyl seats, bare bone trucks that got it done. But there’s no way I ever got 200,000 miles out of one of them without lots of maintenance and repair work.

Don't forget a lot of those trucks in the 70s - 80s were rust buckets....engines were thirsty but ran forever....had to change the valve cover gasket or you had oil stains in he driveway...lol