A generational breakdown of America's best-selling vehicle, the Ford F-series.

S ince we already took a look back at Chevrolet’s significant trucks over a century, we’re giving equal time to Ford fans. Ford cites the beginning as the 1917 TT, one year pr ...

The Ford Model TT was a truck variant of the original car that started it all. And while it didn't last long, this model was successful for a variety of uses.

So, the Ford Motor Company produced the Ford Model TT — a truck based on the Ford Model T. It first came out in 1917 with a $600 sticker price — about $18,418 in 2024 dollars.

As a comparison, Ford sold 1,081,777 trucks in this country and only 273,653 cars in 2023. After the Model TT came the Model AA (based on the Model A car), followed by the Model BB in 1933.

The Ford F-Series Has Roots Dating Back to 1917 In 1917, just nine years after Henry Ford’s Model T put mainstream America on the road, Ford created its first truck. Called the Model TT, it was ...

The 2025 Ford F-150 Lobo joins the Maverick Lobo in showrooms as the automaker tries to rekindle interest in trucks that are quick, capable, fun and aren’t aimed at going anywhere off pavement.

Ransom E. Olds was building his REO Speedwagon, and Ford had launched a line of factory-made Model TT trucks. In 1918, Chevrolet started building factory pickups, and suddenly the light truck ...

The Ford F-150 is a best-selling truck in Tennessee The Ford F-150 is the most popular truck in Tennessee, according to a 2024 list of best-selling vehicles in every state compiled by Car and Driver.

However, four-wheel drive wasn’t an option on the first two generations of Ford F-Series trucks until 1959, almost 42 years after the vehicle was first introduced as the Model TT.

We dig into the vast history of Ford trucks, from the original 1917 Model TT to the current F-Series line of pickups.