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1970's throwback? The new mini truck

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Stevewoods, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:02 AM.

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    #1 Stevewoods, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:02 AM
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    There are already a few states refusing to register these because they can't pass safety standards.

    Personally I welcome small low-speed vehicles, but I think the right way to use them would be restricted to small slow streets where the heaviest trucks are already disallowed by scale or ordinance.
     
    #2 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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    I guess these are not quite like the mini trucks of my youth, the Chevy Luvs, etal.

    More like a Cushman.

    Never really "got" the mini truck thing. In the 1970s, Ah, I had a '57 Chevy Bel Air. Tuck 'n Roll leather, metallic avocado green paint. BIG backseat :sneaky:. Backseat may have been bigger than a Kei:p
     
    #3 Stevewoods, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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    Yeah Kei trucks are a little larger than most Cushman utility vehicles, and yet smaller than that wave of imported pickup trucks.

    One distinction is that they are generally built for heavier loads and the features were geared towards more industrial usage than those 70s pickups. Tool storage and built-in facilities like a vise, compressor, hose reel etc, but on a very small chassis.

    The deal with those 1970s pickups was a roof over your head at not much more than motorcycle costs. Cheap, and cheap, with room to haul more cheap if you see any.
     
    #4 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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    70's full size pickups were mini trucks compared to todays
     
    #5 bisco, Jul 14, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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