Originally Posted By savoy64
i always thought the jump from a 100 to a 150 to a 1500 was fueled by marketing to make people think they were getting a bigger 1/2 ton truck---kind of following ford and chevy doing the same thing----i never noticed them being offered in the same year---oh well......


When unleaded fuel was mandated for passenger cars and 1/2 ton pickups is when the 150 designation came out. It was just enough extra GVWR to skirt the mandate.


"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"


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