SUVs before SUVs
A 1962 Dodge Power Giant Carryall. Not mine, I saw it for sale the other day while driving through town. It appears in nice shape, and still features bias ply tires. This is a D100 Carryall, which means its rated at 1/2 ton, although it has a two speed rear axle. Of course, I don't know anything about it or what is, or isn't original. It looks pretty original, however.
Anyhow, it's interesting how SUVs are supposed to be a modern concept, with the Chevrolet Suburban supposedly sort of ushering them in. But Suburban's themselves go way back, and before them were vehicles like this Dodge Carryall. Carryalls, in fact, go all the way back to World War Two.
Of course, these aren't easy to drive. It has a manual transmission and armstrong steering. And, of course, conventional hydraulic brakes. Not something a soccer mom, or dad, would probably drive. Still, it's interesting to note how far back the concept of a full sized 4x4, built on a truck frame, goes. About as far back as 4x4 trucks themselves.
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