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  Trivia... Ford, who made the first pick-up trucks, shipped them to dealers in crates that the new owners had to assemble using the crates as the beds of the trucks.  The new owners had to go to the dealers to get them, thus they had to "pick-up" the trucks.      

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Hmmm...

Ford's first "pick-up" truck was introduced in 1925, and had a metal bed.


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Trivia plus: Technically, those "dealers" were general stores and not the traditional dealerships. You ordered out of a catalog or booklet right along side the washers, refridgerators, and hardware.

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By the mid-teens, most dealers were dedicated dealership/garages... prior to that, especially in smaller towns, you bought your car from the local hardware store/gas station/automobile agency/druggist/grocer/funeral parlor/blacksmith/wagon repair/coffee shop. cool



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