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**Dan in Pasadena** · 11-05-2019, 05:47 PM

About the mid Fifties a few people were starting to use half ton trucks as daily drivers instead of strictly work implements. If you notice the trucks had manual throttles in them so they could be used to tow a large mechanical mower or some such.

Later, that went away. GM noticed this too which is why they came out with the Cameos and the Fleetsides in the Task Force trucks. They knew their market was changing.

11-05-2019, 05:47 PM	#13
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,351	Re: Why does it seem more 1954 ADs survived About the mid Fifties a few people were starting to use half ton trucks as daily drivers instead of strictly work implements. If you notice the trucks had manual throttles in them so they could be used to tow a large mechanical mower or some such. Later, that went away. GM noticed this too which is why they came out with the Cameos and the Fleetsides in the Task Force trucks. They knew their market was changing. __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!