Annual Yellow Springs, Ohio, Old Truck Show Holds Final Event

Yellow Springs, Ohio (Oct. 20, 2021)—The staff of Ertel Publishing, which has hosted the Vintage Truck Magazine Truck Show in Yellow Springs, Ohio, since 2001, recently decided to end the annual one-day event.

NEW ISSUE - The September/October 2021 issue of Vintage Truck magazine is available in our gift shop now and will be available on newsstands soon. Our cover story features Ira Stephens’ 1966 F-100. The article was written by Loren Hoekema and photographed by Al Rogers

In 2019, Ford Truck unveiled the newest product to bear the Ranger name—a mid-size pickup introduced to do battle with the Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Toyota Tacoma, and Nissan Frontier. Folks probably remember that the most recent Ford to wear the Ranger nameplate was a small import-fighter introduced in 1982 as a 1983 model and produced through three generations until 2012. A few people in the new truck market today recall that the top trim level for Ford’s 1967–82 F-series was also called Ranger, but how many people remember or even know about the very first Ranger pickups?

NEW ISSUE - The July/August 2021 issue of Vintage Truck magazine is available in our gift shop now and will be available on newsstands soon. Our cover story features Paul Johnson’s 1969 International 1000D Travelall Custom. The article was written by B. Mitchell Carlson and photographed by Brad Bowling.

Some folks only buy something if it is specially made for them. Be it a finely tailored suit or a bespoke motor vehicle tailored to their whims, they feel a custom order is the only way to go. This practice beats buying something off the rack, in-stock, and ready to purchase. The first owner of Paul Johnson’s unrestored 1969 IHC Travelall was just such a buyer.

NEW ISSUE - The May/June 2021 issue of Vintage Truck magazine is available in our gift shop now and will be available on newsstands soon. Our cover story features Rob Seitz’s 1946 Chevrolet pickup. The article was written by Robert Gabrick and photographed by Brad Bowling.

Chevrolet’s AK-series truck design, which was produced from model years 1941 through 1946, has been described lovingly by some enthusiasts as the “Wurlitzer Chevy.” That is because the streamlined styling brings to mind the colorful, exuberant curves of Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.’s famous jukeboxes.