Reply #13: Man, They're advertising the F-450 on TV?

[TheMightyFavog]

I can remember a time when they didn't advertise those kinds of heavy duty pickups to the general public. They were originally built for commercial purposes, and were mostly advertised in trade rags. To get one back then, you either had to go to a dealership that specialized in commercial sales or have your local dealer special order one for you. You generally didn't see F-450s on the lot at your local dealer.

Hell, when I was younger, the only person I knew who had an F-450 was our wood shop teacher in high school who raised draught horses as a hobby. He needed that big pickup truck to haul those big horses to shows across the Midwest over the summer. All the other F-450s I knew of were owned by businesses.