25 Rarest Pickup Trucks Of All Time! You Forgot About!
25 Rarest Pickup Trucks Of All Time! You Forgot About!
Get ready to take a nostalgic ride back in time with our latest video, '25 Rarest Pickup Trucks Of All Time You Forgot About!' 🚚✨ Dive deep into the world of pickups, from hidden gems tucked away in garages to legendary models that changed automotive history. Whether you're a die-hard truck enthusiast or just love a good trip down memory lane, this video has something for everyone. We've scoured the archives to bring you the most unique, rare, and downright fascinating pickup trucks ever to hit the road. So prepare to be amazed by these rare & forgotten treasures.
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You hardly ever see a Chevy Luv or a Volkswagen Rabbit pickup…. Gas shortages in the early 70’s and gas going from 50 cents a gallon to 65 cents by 1978 I can still hear my Dad fussing and driving to the next gas station lol… “They gotta be nuts if they think I’m paying that price” God rest his soul if he could see them now.
I own a 81 VW Rabbit diesel pickup
I would love it if major manufacturers made a proper practical light pickup… nothin fancy , just reliable and cost effective
Mercury had a pickup at one time
MERCURY trucks were made in Canada! They were just Fords with Mercury tailgates !
@Jerry-up8bk I didn't know they were made Canada. Being a rebranded Ford I did know. Thanks for the information.
@@Jerry-up8bk They were made in Canada, but they had more than the "regular" Ford. They had more than a different tailgate. They were a little more upscale. They had more options and they had a nicer interior. It was more than just a re-brand.
Yes, but they only sold in Canada. Also, they had their whole line as well, namely, the M series, which was essentially an analog to the Ford F series.
Yes but those were Canadian trucks only
The 2009 - 2010 Hummer H3T pickup. How quickly people forget!
Man, I love those things. I always make a comment to anyone driving one.
Or the H2 truck.
Ford high boys in good shape is very collectable pickup ever
Ford had a bigfoot edition. Some had 460 engine . The rear window was power. The entire window retracted down.. front winch bumper with huge recessed fog lights.
You couldn't kill the Comanche with the 4L. I had 1 in the mid 90's. Drove it till it fell apart sadly. I still cry over that truck.
I was surprised to see it on this list. I have 3 of them currently. All 4.0 4x4s
@@huntersieling8011. I’m a Jeep nut myself, (I know, there’s definitely something wrong with me!). I mostly have built TJ’s and XJ’s(Wranglers and Cherokees, for those who don’t speak Jeep). But I’ve always loved the FSJ’s and of course the Comanche! I built my youngest son a Comanche, (He said it was his dream truck) we drug it home with no motor, threw in one of my 4.0’s I had and now he has a sweet 4.0 4x4 Comanche with a little 4” lift. He keeps it very clean, so I guess he’s still in love with it 18 months later! It is a great truck!
My grandfather’s brother bought one new in the 80’s his son drove it until two years ago when the frame finally broke that truck was tough it did a lot of farm work and trips to the coal mine over the years it lived.
@@at_3831 that was the only bummer of the Comanche: No aftermarket replacement frames. You might be able to save it with a “long-arm conversion kit”, depending on where the break is, but it might be too rusty to save…. I always tell my kids: “ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING can be fixed. The true mark of wisdom, in a rebuild specialist is knowing when something SHOULD NOT be fixed.”
The 4.0 (242 cu in) was an AMC six cyl that continued even after Chrysler bought AMC. That and the 4.2 (258 cu in) were durable tough engines. Better than any 6 cyl Chrysler was building at the time.
How about the super rare El Caminos and Rancheros with factory high horsepower engines from about 1966 thru 1971? The first muscle trucks.
Blue Oval fan here. The Chevrolet Greenbriar was more practical than either the Ford Econoline or the Dodge A100, due to to the side ramp. That, plus the fact that the rear-mounted engine gave it vastly better center of gravity, putting traction-enhancing weight right where it was needed. For some reason, none of the Big Three managed to sustain the FC design concept for pickups.
I think all the downfall of the greenbrier come back to the air cooled 6 cylinder. A part of Chevrolet history…most everyone would like to forget.
Ive had my 1957 chevy cameo pickup. For over fifty years
Buddy of mine restore one in northern Minnesota, claimed it was the only one left until I found one in Florida at a car museum. They are neat.
No mention of the 1961 to 1963 Ford Umibody? And with only heavier trucks for half of '63. Signed-Richard.
I had one--a 1961 purchased in 1968--my first truck! A family friend said "Once you have a truck you will always want one," and he was right. 55 years later I'm still driving trucks.
My DAD had a 61 Ford UNIBODY 272 or 292 3 speed stick on the column ! My DAD also had a 63 UNIBODY truck, Somebody dropped a 389 Pontiac Engine in ! For the Life of me, I couldn't Figure OUT WHY! Considering Ford had 390 Engines! And my DAD had a lot of Ford trucks and cars with 390s! Although the 389 Pontiac was in it when He purchased it! . Ironically he got in a race with a car on EXPRESSWAY blew the Engine, low geared rear end 411 gears ! So my DAD put Another 389 Pontiac Engine in it ! He sold the truck the automatic Trans bellowing cracked! And the MAN that Bought it set a Lincoln Engine under the HOOD ! True STORY ! .
@@Jerry-up8bk Thank you, Sir. You just proved that dropping a GM engine into anything, which is usually a LS, isn't always the best idea. Signed-Richard.
My dad had a 62 when I was a kid. Green, straight 6 with three on the tree.
There was also the 1979-82 Ford Durango unibody pickup which was a conversion of the Fairmont Futura coupe. About 200 were made. The tailgate held the rear lights and license plate, so buyers were warned not to drive with it down.
It's so rare that a compilation video like this is so good!
So awesome 😊I love the fact that you love 😊
@@JobyFluorine-ru4bd Your misreading my comment is glaring. : D
How could you leave out the powerful GMC Cyclone AND typhoon 🤯
Dude you forgot the most fun fast & contraveraial truck ever. The 1974 -1977 mazda rotary pickup. You also forgot 1961-63 ford & mercury unibody pickups. Not even a mention of 57 ranchero 59 elcamino ? Terraplane? Mostly listed option packages ranger gt. 87 f350 bf edition. 81 toyota 4x4 would be a runner up on rar3 ba trucks imo
Rancheros and El Caminos are coupe utilities.
Mentioned the "Beau James" but not the "Gentleman Jim"I think basically the same package but brown. Only a 1,000 of them vs the 4,000 of the BJ they are more rare. I liked the Jeep J10 Honcho. (Check out the 1996 movie Twister) Also like the Dodge Macho power wagon and later that V10 Viper truck can't remember what that was called. Always thought the Ford "Free Wheeling" trucks and Broncos were cool back in the day but not sure how rare they were. Then the Ford Lightning can't forget them even though there were 28k produced. There were a lot of short run packages through all brands though. I did learn something from this video. I didn't know International was the first 4 door truck. I always thought it was Dodge. A lot of railroad and government 4 door trucks back early. Interesting video.
Dodge Warlock
Jeep originally produced the Gladiator in the early seventies. it disiganated their 3/4 ton version's from the1/2 ton version's.
They mentioned the Beau James, but forgot the Chevrolet version, Gentleman Jim.
How about the International 'Johnny Reb' pickup, red and gray!?
Or the pink and black ones of the mid-late fifties. Idk what they were called, but they were distinct !
You might want to put a disclaimer that some of the trucks being shown in this video are customized. so that people will know that some of the trucks didn't have interiors and customizing. that was done to some of the trucks in this video.
Great video. I can add a few new models: 50's Plymouth trucks, late 70's Ford Ranger Full size, International Dually, The Original Power Wagon by Dodge. GMC Cyclone and Hurricane, Toyota SR5 mid 80's,
You forgot the 1971 International Harvester 1010 "Johnnie Reb"
The 73 International Harvester "Wagoneer" Crew cab with a real short bed on it. Never heard of the Johnnie Reb. I'll check that out ,thank you
Beat me to it
8 miles to a gallon
I would like for you to make a video on pickup trucks that were made by the big truck manufacturers like Mack
How about the 1975 GMC Sierra " Gentleman Jim" pick up, black and gold. Color keyed Grill and rims. I remember seeing one of these at the New York State Fair 1980. Beautiful truck.
There was also a Beau James
The owner of the company where I had my first job owned one of these Gentleman Jim's. I drove it many times. Very cool square body GMC. Would have been better with a short bed.
There was a jesse james too.
I remember a '71-'72 Chevy or GMC called the "Longhorn" around town. Had a longer wheelbase and a 9' bed.
8 1/2 foot bed
Ford Mercury Pick-up, some models were crew cab. Very rare and highly sought after. Chevrolet Big 10, and Chevrolet SS 454 definitely should've made the list!
The GMC typhoon and S10 cyclone too
Then there was the ss S10 too in the late 90s/2000s that were pretty cool and quick for the time... Or you could get a S10 or Sonoma with the zq8 package which basically made it like a ss, they were quick and handled great.
S10 cyclone f150 lightning studebaker m16 dodge Fargo lil red hemi and so many more
I have a '91 Ford F-150 Lariat extended cab 5.0l 4x2 short bed it says premier editions on the tailgate it's kind of like a Grand Marquis or Lincoln Town Car in a truck version has power everything cruise control wood everywhere and all the options you could get in a truck in that period from factory...
1954 Chevrolet and GMC trucks were a one year design that carried over into the 1st series of 1955 for several month, filing the gap for the delayed Cameo launch.
One of the rarest is the Toyota Land Cruiser pickup, FJ45 model. It was imported into the U.S through 1967, but is still manufactured to this day in world markets. It came in diesel and gas versions...
Your comment took me back to my "Land Cruiser days" in the 1980s and 90's. After I sold my '81 FJ40 I missed it so much I bought a '63 short-bed FJ45 pickup. The '63 was the year with a non-removable steel hardtop, and a vacuum transfer lever on the dash. I also had an even-rarer '59 FJ25 Cruiser at that time. The FJ25 had a 4-speed trans, but only a single-speed transfer - all controls on the floor.
Ok you did mention the International full size truck. But not one word about the three generations of Scout 80, 800 and Scout II TERRA trucks. The first two were reg Scouts with a cab roof like a reg cab truck. But the Scout II TERRA was stretched 18”, between the seats and rear axle, leaving a 6’6” bed, with a two door cab with a couple feet behind the seats. I bought a 78 new so I know. That chassis was also shared with what was called the Traveler, a smaller two dr take on the full size International Travelall.
Never heard of the Scout II Tera. If it was anything like the Traveler I had, that you said they were alike, then I want one!! Thanks for the knowledge!
@@kirkedwards2988 yea look for them on KZhead. Very similar to the Traveler, except for a tailgate that has a flip down mount for the license plate to see when the tailgate was down. Plus a metal barrier bulkhead between the pass compartment and bed. I added an AirFlow cap on mine that had a rubber seal to the cab roof, because the bed wasn’t separated but the body was all one piece, then I removed the window in the cab roof, put shag rug all over the bed, with a couple big bean bags in the bed for friends and Drive Inn antics. I even took a two wheel road trip with three good friends, from Rhode Island to Disney World, then Madi Gras in New Orleans the year police were on strike!
The 1965 Dodge 4 door pickup.
Those D50's were amazing little trucks. My buddy had a Ram 50 and we beat that truck without mercy and it just kept on going. It was one of the better minitrucks.
What about the Fred Sanford pickup truck?
1942 US military Willys 6x6. My dad drove one in the war. He also drove a Dodge ambulance. But to the best of my knowledge the Willys 6x6 was never mass-produced for the civilian market, which is kind of sad if you ask me. I had a 1959 Willys pickup in the mid 80s with a 68 smallblock Chevy engine that I put in it myself, and a homemade wolmanized wood flatbed. It's currently rusting into the ground on a farm in PA. I had a 69 Chevy C20, a 72 Chevy C30, a 73 Chevy C20, a 92 Ford F150, a 03 Dodge Ram 1500, a 03 Chevy Express G30, and two 03 Ford Econoline vans, an E150 and an E250. And BTW, Old Man Nissan was correct, _dogs love trucks!_
How'd they miss the Dodge A100 pickup?
Chrysler corporation also had the Fargo line and I believe there were some Plymouth trucks
Ford F350 “Super Camper” trucks. Offered from 1973-1979 only as 2wd single cab models. Chevrolet also offered a similar truck with an extended bed (9 feet I think) between 1967-1972.
Chevy/GMC's version was the "Camper-Special".
The Long Long bed
Well it's good to know that all Jeep Scramblers came equipped with rear view mirrors as a standard feature.
What about the goofy mid 80's Crew Cab Dually Toyota? Ive seen at least 7 of those things. Although, ive never seen one where the back doors open.
Cant forget the ford courier
How about the Ford 250 rangers!!
The cameo used a step side bed with fiberglass sides I believe so it wouldnt be any larer then a step side bed. The fleetside came after.
Yea i was wondering why he said it had increased bed capacity when it was the same bed
VW Doka ,and VW Sinka T1,T2 and T3 . Rare in the states due to the “chicken tax”. Available in 2 and 4 wheel drive in the T3 Doka Syncro.
How about 1980-83 Volkswagon rabbit pickup? Came in both diesel snd gas., plain jane to Lx. I got three, teo gas and one diesel.
The Caddy isn't a pickup. It's a coupe utility vehicle.
*1 VW LX diesel rabbit pickup owner here.
Work on a 49 Studebaker in 57 it was a good truck.
Cameo and Fleetside of 50s just covered the external (from bed) fenders and thus did not have a wider bed internally … so the “maximize” claim is flat out wrong. Ford introduced the Styleside bed in 1957, the first truck to bring the fenders into the bed and increase internal bed size.
I had A 1957 dodge power wagon with a wraparound rear window. Only 268 were made, making it hard to get parts because it was not listed in the parts book.
Some claims in this video are a little fantasy based, but the narrator does have that classic Hollywood movie trailer sound.. which is neat. For example, the "Little Red Truck" was produced well after the EPA neutering of the auto industry, and at no time was it was "remembered fondly for it's contribution to the mussel car era". In fact, at the time of it's production, most peoples attitude was "yep, Dodge is doing weird shit again". Not only is it rare in this vid, but also rare during it's production, as no one bought them.
Nailed it,
Guess my area must have been weird then. I remember a several in my county back then and there's still one running around here. I know where a couple more are sitting. More rare than it was the Dodge Warlock around the same time. It was black and gold. I thought it was way cooler. Wasn't just Dodge doing that short bed with stacks thing either, Chevy did it too but the exhaust stacks weren't even functional. It still had exhaust pipes behind the wheel. Now that's weird. I think they were called "Heavy Hauler" or some such. Came in 2 different color schemes.
@@bw3506Chevy never had bed exhaust stacks. In fact, the thought never occurred to them in their 115 years. But neat you live is the area where all the LRT's where sold.
@@hawkdsl I disagree with you on the Chevy never having stacks. Maybe it was some obscure special order situation IDK but I saw them in person. 2 different ones at the dealership in my town where my friends dad worked as a mechanic. One went to this guy that was always buying strange new stuff. He had a Cosworth Vega and later a V8 Monza Spider or Spyder can't remember how it was spelled. I don't know where the other truck went. I remember this because of the insanity of the exhaust not being hooked up to the stacks. But I'm sure it was due to the saddle tank or tanks outside the frame.
Mussels don't drive cars or trucks; they are sedentary bivalves that glues themselves to ships, piers and slow swimmers.
You forgot the GMC Gentleman Jim pickup... and the Dodge Warlock pickup.
Wow. I thought I knew all the Dodge pickup variations... max wedge is cool... but I have never heard of the '69 Dude truck!! Something new to learn is good🎉
Mack pickups and Diamond T. I love your videos ❤
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I'll try to find about it and include in my upcoming video👍 And I have already made a video about Diamond T trucks check my previous video about rare and old trucks!
Dad had a 37 Plymouth pickup -a Hudson pickup and a Diamond T.
Thank you for the excellent production.
Cameos weren't wide beds. They were stepside beds with thick bedsides in place of the stepside fenders
And made out of fiberglass, as I recall.
Plymouth had a pickup for 2 years 1937 and 1938 I think
Classic pickup trucks are still beautiful and powerful.
I learned to drive in the same 1955 International R110 that my mother learned in. My dad taught both of us.
I had a 79 Dodge D-50 back in the 80's. A great truck. It had the biggest 4cyl offered back then and it handled like a sports car of the time.
I always admired the Jeep Honcho.
yes, always overlooked. I have a J10 long bed that I will be restoring when it gets warmer. Solid body and frame. Picked it up in Louisiana before Hurricane Agnes and drove it to Virginia Beach. The cab has been in my garage most of its life. The bed with a camper shell is outside. I haven't decided what color to paint it yet. I have a rebuilt 4.2L engine waiting to go into it with Howell EFI kit to be installed. I have owned several J10s, J20s, a CJ8, Cherokees and Wagoneers.
chevy made a few Canadian versions like the beau James. The one I remember was the "GMC Wrangler Stampede Edition" trim. The is a famous rodeo event in Calgary Alberta.
The green bryor needs to come back, that looks awesome and versatile
25:20, that Lil Red Express was smoking bad.
I'm pretty sure that was a diesel Cummins engine put in that little red Express truck.
There was a black one called the warlock
1955 Gmc version of the cameo called a suburban, yes suburban. About 300 were built they came with a hydramatic transmission. Mack truck built a small truck called a mack jr. Ford built the unibody in the early 60s with a special wrap around rear window called a sky...something.
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I'll try to find about it and include in my upcoming video👍
And for the Mexican market; called the D1000, was a same era Chevy C10 but was fitted with the Mx .market 282 AMC straight six with a 5spd
The Mercury Pickup of the 1950s
I dont like 2-wheel drive pickups, I'd like to see a video on pre-1980 4x4 pickups. I'm sick of these modern computerized POC pickups that cost way to much and break down way to soon........
Yeah, 200,000 miles with no major maintenance is an outrage... With you on the cost, though. A nice pickup shouldn't cost the same as a starter home.
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I love my 92 2.8 s10 5 speed. Great little truck. I just don't drive it off road.
Very beautiful video , the CJ 8 being my most favorite
Sorry, I couldn't get past the Dodge 'Power RAM 50', that was 'noted for it's off road capability' and the claim that it was a 3/4 ton payload truck. I was laughing too hard to continue.
I don’t know…. I had an ‘86 4x4. I loved that thing! I’ve owned a lot of trucks since, that were supposed to be “better”, but I bought that thing for $1,800 in 1991 and I haven’t had a 4x4 since, that could do what that damn thing would! It’s definitely the cheapest truck I ever owned, but I miss it more than all the other trucks! That thing with 31” tires, on the stock rims, would PUSH Through snow that was higher than the bumper! It never ceased to amaze me. I don’t know about 3,000 lb hauling capacity, though….
What about dodge warlock please thank you sir
The 70’s Toyota 1ton dully pickup! That was a little beast!
1979 F350 supercab 4 x 4 less than 1800 made
The FC also had a crew cab variant produced for the USMC. Those are extremely rare
Mack Jr., Reo, Bantam, Plymouth, very interesting video.
Can you please tell me model name? Like which plymouth model and year?👍 Thank you
I think Cadillac had one too
The Lincoln Blackwood
At 7:49!! That very truck belonged/belongs to my great grandpa!! And my grandp now owns it! Classic still runs and is 100% original!
The Might Max was a great truck. My uncle had one and I rode in that thing all the time. It was one tough little 4x2 truck when we used to haul dirt bikes down some narly trails.
What a great video. This had to be a lot of work but greatly appreciated.
1961-1963 ford unibody f100
When I saw this I was like heck yea but the one I was hoping to see on this was the Chevy Luv that came standard with a Isuzu Motor. Hopefully in your future videos you will show it.....
Hey that's my truck!!! 17:06 #BeauJames is a really fun truck awesome video man!
Still have my 1984 Dodge Rampage 2.2 with its 5-speed Getrag manual trans. Still runs, at one time it would get over 43-MPG and had about the longest legged 5th gears ever.
IHC Terra Rallye, especially the last 4-5 years of production. You could, separately, do the same for Scout II, Rally, and Super Scout (SSII)
Enjoyed this! 1976 Stepside Chevy Pick-up 9,000lb rating, Scottsdale trim only, came in 4 colors Blue, orange, red and black with special white striping, rally wheels with white letter tires
One of my favorites is the Mack Jr pickup . Built 1936 to 1938 by Reo Truck company and sold by Mack truck dealers .
All I can say is Have a look at the ute scene in australia and new zwealand
Very informative and fun video, thank you! Semi missing from your Dodge D series is the Palomino from 1977-79. Part of the Adventurer Series? (My aunt and uncle had one with the 10-4 decal package due to the CB Radio Club they were members of). Also, the Jeep J-10 "Honcho" pickups from 1976-83. An Army buddy of my Dad had one. For a truck it was quick as shit! Unsure if he had the 360 or 400V8. Lastly but not sure they fit in this category are the REO Speedwagon trucks. Very cool!
My moms friend had a souped up, jacked up, Dodge Power Wagon in orange that was cool AF! I haven't seen another one like it in decades. I have a 1966 Chevy C20 that came from the factory with a 327 V8 w/2.02 fuelie heads, power steering, and an automatic transmission. I don't know how rare it is but every one I've seen from that era had a straight six w/manual transmission. My grandma bought it brand new and has never been out of the family for ownership.
I saw one of those Dakota convertibles not to long ago in the junk yard
No offence but...I'd assume that 90 secs spent on the Chevy Cameo and 10 minutes on a rebadged Mitsubishi, is not what most viewers would want to see.
Absolutely-gM is not really a truck manufacturer
No mention on the exploding “squrebody “ a gM manufactured grinade and they got away with it for ten years
That's okay I'm pretty sure the inside of that Cameo bed is the same size as a Stepside bed from any other Chevy.
I believe it's a 1950 or 1959 Crosby
I have a '97 GMC Kodiak Edition which includes several winter driving options. I've only seen one other such truck in my area.
I had a 79 D-50 I bought from a friend. He had chopped the top and made it a convertible.. truck was fun cruising in it..😂 good times
Wow!!! You did a great job! Fair mention to the (… probably already mentioned) Chevy 454ss and most likely not mentioned (in the comments), Chevy El Camino SS with the 454, 396 or little known 402 pkg, and my ol favorite uncle (uncle Forest King. RIP), own an f150 Bicentennial edition Ford 1976 pickup, it was just an appearance pkg in as far as I know in hind site. Thx a million!!
Early Broncos... They had truck and baja packages. Mine has bolt holes for the bulk head.
*Good Job bro*
Thanks 🔥🛻
I also worked on a 59 Ford Crew Cab 4x4 with the 292 V8 and Warner Hubs.
The Chevy Luv small pick-up was the predecessor to the S-10. Also, Olds had a pick-up. Didn't know about that till lately.
1960s IHC 1310 Military Spec with 2.5 ton springs, 2.5-5 ton transmission, transfer case with PTO drive, PTO driven hydraulics, Hydraulic driven PTO for implements, sprung swing-arm style drawbar, Dana 70 front axle, IHC corporate 14" rear axle. Ours was 1967 and originally ordered for Farm spreader utility duty by a Seed and fertilizer company in Central Iowa, but IHC offered a MIl Spec option that this one started out as. Ours was the last one known to be running and in stock condition when we sold it in early 2000s to a guy in S FL.
I've had a few of those trucks but the jeep Comanche was my favorite had a 351 and 44
You forgot about the GMC syclone
There a Dedicated video on GMC Syclone on my channel