Featured here is a beautiful 1964 Ford F-100 V-8 Custom One-Half Ton Pickup. For 1964 Ford offered the F-100, F-250 and F-350.
FordEnters the Truck Business
In July 1917 Ford Motor Company introduced a one-ton chassis for commercial trucks, marking what many historians feel was its official entry into the dedicated truck business. Ford’s first trucks were named TT which meant that the truck was based on Ford’s Model T automobile. Ford’s Model TT included the chassis and engine only. Ford would begin putting on factory bodies in 1923.
1964 Ford F 100
Ford’s F Series Trucks
Ford introduced a new team of F-Series pickup trucks in 1961. These were longer and lower than its predecessors with larger dimensions with a new engine and gearbox choices. Ford’s F Series trucks were first introduced in 1948 and continue to be produced. The first Ford F Series truck were named the F-1’s. Ford’s new F Series were based on truck chassis rather than automobile chassis which was the norm prior to World War Two.
One of the most dramatic changes to the series in 1961 was the Styleside, which featured a new integrated cab and box. This particular feature would end up being discontinued after a few years.
Presently, the Ford F Series trucks are in their fourteenth generation. The 1964 F-100 represents the fourth generation which ran from 1961 to 1966.Â
