Orphan pickups

Kinja'd!!! "Jagvar" (Jagvar)
11/18/2018 at 10:52 • Filed to: None

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Of the following three dead-brand pickups, which would be your top pick and why?
A. Hudson Terraplane
B. Studebaker K10 Fast Express
C. International Harvester D2


DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > Jagvar
11/18/2018 at 11:02

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The Hudson Terraplane.  Good enough for Amelia Earhart, Orville Wright, and John Dillinger, good enough for me!


Kinja'd!!! MoCamino > Jagvar
11/18/2018 at 11:06

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That’s a tough one. My gut reaction is the Hudson because you never see one. But with  the Stude and the Binder you at least have SOME chance of finding parts.  


Kinja'd!!! CB > Jagvar
11/18/2018 at 11:07

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Can I take a dead Mercury instead?


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Jagvar
11/18/2018 at 11:11

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VW Phaeton


Kinja'd!!! Kiltedpadre > Jagvar
11/18/2018 at 11:20

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Hudson for sure, though I’d prefer the Big Boy model. They’re stylistically my favorite truck of all time. 


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > Nibby
11/18/2018 at 11:22

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VW...isn’t dead yet.


Kinja'd!!! CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Jagvar
11/18/2018 at 12:45

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Mercury or Maple Leaf

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Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Jagvar
11/18/2018 at 13:03

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Terraplane for me for styling reasons alone.


Kinja'd!!! Pickup_man > Jagvar
11/19/2018 at 09:39

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Out of these three I’d take the International. International IMO made consistently good looking trucks that were tough and reliable. They’re also underrated and undervalued IMO.

Edit: Hot Take time, most people claim that the Hudson is the greatest looking truck ever, I disagree. It is a very elegant art de co design but the longer I look at it the more I see little things that are off. Other manufactures did it better. 


Kinja'd!!! The Snowman > Jagvar
11/19/2018 at 12:18

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IH still makes trucks. Not sure it should count as an orphan...