I've been passively shopping for a truck, and I wanted to get an older body style. I like the looks of GM and Ford trucks from the 80s and 90s. We would occasionally use it for the family (me, wife, 1-2 kids in car seats), so my wife reasons that I should get a crew cab.
So, crew cab, older body style.
Also, if it's a sometime family vehicle, airbags would be a nice safety feature. From what I can l find online, airbags were in trucks starting in around 1995 for GM and 1992 for Ford.
It seems that for both Ford and GM trucks of older body styles, crew cabs were popular in 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks, and not in the 1/2 tons. Airbags were in the half tons, but not in the 3/4 tons and one tons.
Do these trucks exist? In newer models, there are plenty of trucks with both a crew cab and airbags. I just want to get one of the old body style ones. I understand that a vehicle from the 1990s is not exactly a classic.
If anyone has ideas or a similar truck I'd be pleased if you'd post pictures. I promise I won't badger you to sell it.
tl;dr: Edited to add: I think what I'm looking for is now narrowed to: older body style (I think pre-'97 for the 150s and pre-'99 for the 250s; pre-'99 K1500, or pre-'01 K2500), crew cab, airbags in the cab, and 4x4. I would slightly favor GM over Ford trucks. Please comment if there is something else I should be looking at that I haven't thought of.
So, crew cab, older body style.
Also, if it's a sometime family vehicle, airbags would be a nice safety feature. From what I can l find online, airbags were in trucks starting in around 1995 for GM and 1992 for Ford.
It seems that for both Ford and GM trucks of older body styles, crew cabs were popular in 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks, and not in the 1/2 tons. Airbags were in the half tons, but not in the 3/4 tons and one tons.
Do these trucks exist? In newer models, there are plenty of trucks with both a crew cab and airbags. I just want to get one of the old body style ones. I understand that a vehicle from the 1990s is not exactly a classic.
If anyone has ideas or a similar truck I'd be pleased if you'd post pictures. I promise I won't badger you to sell it.
tl;dr: Edited to add: I think what I'm looking for is now narrowed to: older body style (I think pre-'97 for the 150s and pre-'99 for the 250s; pre-'99 K1500, or pre-'01 K2500), crew cab, airbags in the cab, and 4x4. I would slightly favor GM over Ford trucks. Please comment if there is something else I should be looking at that I haven't thought of.
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