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TEXAS TRUCKS

POPULAR ON AND OFF THE BLOCK

There are three important things to know about vehicle that could put in work Monday to Friday and
Texas: Everything is bigger, the Dallas Cowboys will dress to the nines come Sunday.
always be “America’s team” and Texans love their In the United States, America’s love affair with the
pickup trucks. Nothing says Texas more than the pickup has been such that it has remained a staple
timeless rugged utilitarian nature of a truck built for of the custom car scene. From stock and mild to
the long haul. After all, Texans are hard-working and inventive and wild, the humble pickup represents
require a vehicle built to suit their needs. one of the fastest-growing and most popular
The pickup is in the truest sense function over form; segments of the collector car hobby. Old or new,
no other vehicle can match the versatility offered. the pickup has proven to be an ideal entry point for
Pickups are machines built for tradesmen, with the modification, and the diversity of manufacturers,
power to handle varied terrain with ease, the capacity body styles and powertrains leaves boundless
to haul loads cross country and, of course, look possibilities when modifying a former workhorse.
good doing it. For decades the pickup operated as As Barrett-Jackson heads to the Lone Star State for
a workhorse, to be saddled with cargo and set forth the inaugural Houston Auction, September 16-18
on the open road. As the as the 1950s arrived, the at NRG Center, we wanted to share some of the fine
pickup became more than just a utilitarian mainstay. machines getting ready to enter the limelight and
It grew more luxurious, more appropriate as an cross the block. Check out this first look at classic
in-town runabout capable of serving as an everyday and modern pickups coming to Houston.

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