The November/December 2025 issue of the magazine is available in our gift shop now and will be available on newsstands soon. Keith Johnson’s 1941 Ford Pick-Up has something in common with Ford’s 9N tractor! Check out the cover story by Robert Gabrick • Photos by Al Rogers

A Four for Forty-One

Keith Johnson’s 1941 Ford Pick-Up has something in common with Ford’s 9N tractor!

Story by Robert Gabrick, Photos by Al Rogers

In 1941, Ford was coming off its participation in the 1939–40 New York World’s Fair, at which Ford Motor Co.’s pavilion reflected the event’s emphasis on modernism.

“The Ford Exposition is strikingly modern,” a promotional booklet declared. “At the main entrance is a 20th century impression of the god Mercury, symbol of the swift, effortless magic of modern transportation.

“The complete line of cars—the Ford, De Luxe Ford, Mercury, Lincoln-Zephyr—and Ford Trucks, Tractors and Commercial Cars—is on display at the Ford Exposition.”

The Ford Exposition Building was also home to the Road of Tomorrow. Ford explained that future roads would not include intersecting streets and traffic lights, nor separate lanes for local and express traffic. Fairgoers could get into a new Ford, Lincoln/Lincoln-Zephyr, or Mercury and travel along the Road of Tomorrow that wound around the pavilion.

However, the dreams offered by Ford at the World’s Fair would soon receive a stark wake-up call as 1941 would be the last full year of civilian automobile and truck production before the United States became involved in World War II. In February 1942, General Conservation Order M-100, issued by the War Production Board, effectively halted civilian truck production “for the duration”—the catchphrase used to mark America’s WWII years.

We would love to get a copy of the November/December 2025 issue of Vintage Truck magazine in your hands! 8 pages of Ford goodness and so much more is waiting for you!

Articles in this issue include:

FEATURES

Drive Your Old Truck Day 2025
Story by Brad Bowling
A Four for Forty-One
Keith Johnson’s 1941 Ford Pick-Up has something in common with Ford’s 9N tractor!
Story by Robert Gabrick, Photos by Al Rogers
Keeping It in the Family
Colleen Lamb and Bryon Gunnerson’s 1926 International Special Delivery was a “New Truck for a New Era!”
Story by B. Mitchell Carlson, Photos by Eric Neurath
The 477-mile Wonder
Original owner Charles Atkins bought this 1968 Dodge D100 as a tax deduction!
Story by Loren Hoekema, Photos by Brad Bowling

DEPARTMENTS

Letter from the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Milestone Pickup Trucks
Spoked Wheels
Tech: Should I convert to 12 volts?
Classifieds
Show Guide
Granny Gear: Still Waiting for that Recall

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