Modern Marvels

[RyanbabZ71]

Anyone watching Modern Marvels on the history channel right now? They have pick up trucks on. Man they have some cool things. A guy has a crew cab Ford F-250 but its a crew cab x 3 (it had 3 doors plus an extended cab door on each side)

[RyanbabZ71]

Just caught an error. They said dodge was the first to offer 4 wheel antilock brakes. They showed a new style dodge. WRONG GM was the 1st to offer 4 wheel antilock brakes

[Wingnut]

I think that is the same show that I watched a while back. They also say that the Jeep Cherokee started the SUV revolution....Right. The Suburban has been around since the 30's hasn't it?

[pacodiablo]

A revolution is different from creating something. Suburbans were around in the '30s, but they we not in every other driveway.

 

I'm not so sure that the Cherokee created the craze though. It was popular, but I think the '95 Explorer and '96 Tahoe kind of sparked the current trend.

[rhilton]

A revolution is different from creating something. Suburbans were around in the '30s, but they we not in every other driveway.

 

I'm not so sure that the Cherokee created the craze though. It was popular, but I think the '95 Explorer and '96 Tahoe kind of sparked the current trend.

I gotta agree on that one, you didn't start seeing SUVs everywhere until the Explorer and Tahoe came out in full force.

 

I guess you could count the 71 and later Broncos and Blazers, but most everyone I know that has those call them trucks anyway.

[SnakeEyeSS]

A revolution is different from creating something.  Suburbans were around in the '30s, but they we not in every other driveway.

 

I'm not so sure that the Cherokee created the craze though.  It was popular, but I think the '95 Explorer and '96 Tahoe kind of sparked the current trend.

I gotta agree on that one, you didn't start seeing SUVs everywhere until the Explorer and Tahoe came out in full force.

 

I guess you could count the 71 and later Broncos and Blazers, but most everyone I know that has those call them trucks anyway.

one time MT credited it to the S-10 blazer, but then again, they were the answer to the small bronco. this debate could go on forever

[rhilton]

and the small bronco was the answer to a smaller, more economical blazer (pre S-10) so I guess it is futile to argue.