Hellcat Rebel the ford Raptor don’t stand a chance
I recall the trucks of the 70s. Year after year, not much changed in them aside from them becoming more comfortable. The late 80s brought EFI and overdrives but they were still mostly regular cab or club cab trucks.
In the mid to late 90s, the market seemed to change. Maybe it reflected the tech uprising because suddenly they had to have OBD1, then OBD2. Everything was ABS, EFI, Overdrive, Power steering and power disc brakes at least in the front. Almost every one had Power windows, cruise control, power door locks and A/C.
THEN around 2010, tech really took over. Backup cameras, Navigation screens, Bluetooth phone and MP3 stereos...
A basic truck with crank windows and NO A/C can still be found but once you have driven a well equipped newer vehicle, driving a bare bones truck with manual steering, drum brakes and no creature comforts really sucks.
I get into my '75 Power Wagon and resign myself to the slow lane. The 440 was great in 1975 but my 2007 Ram with 341,000 miles still walks all over the old truck in every category except hauling capability due to it being a 3/4 ton truck.
No power windows or locks, no A/C, a basic AM/FM tape deck with speakers delivering the acoustical fidelity of a wet kazoo, wind noise the same with the windows up as down, fuel economy in the single digits, An overall appearance that motivated one woman to yell "TWEEKER" at me when I was hauling trash to the dump....
I do like the truck though. It is simple and reliable. It has also depreciated about as much as it can!
I recall the trucks of the 70s. Year after year, not much changed in them aside from them becoming more comfortable. The late 80s brought EFI and overdrives but they were still mostly regular cab or club cab trucks.
In the mid to late 90s, the market seemed to change. Maybe it reflected the tech uprising because suddenly they had to have OBD1, then OBD2. Everything was ABS, EFI, Overdrive, Power steering and power disc brakes at least in the front. Almost every one had Power windows, cruise control, power door locks and A/C.
THEN around 2010, tech really took over. Backup cameras, Navigation screens, Bluetooth phone and MP3 stereos...
A basic truck with crank windows and NO A/C can still be found but once you have driven a well equipped newer vehicle, driving a bare bones truck with manual steering, drum brakes and no creature comforts really sucks.
I get into my '75 Power Wagon and resign myself to the slow lane. The 440 was great in 1975 but my 2007 Ram with 341,000 miles still walks all over the old truck in every category except hauling capability due to it being a 3/4 ton truck.
No power windows or locks, no A/C, a basic AM/FM tape deck with speakers delivering the acoustical fidelity of a wet kazoo, wind noise the same with the windows up as down, fuel economy in the single digits, An overall appearance that motivated one woman to yell "TWEEKER" at me when I was hauling trash to the dump....
I do like the truck though. It is simple and reliable. It has also depreciated about as much as it can!
