Crystal Wise
A photo from Anywhere, Texas. The sight of a work-worn, decades-old truck — in this case a circa 1964 Chevy — with skull ornamentation to boot is far from a rare sight in the Lone Star State. Afterall, the BBQ capital has long held the No. 1 spot for sales volume of pickup trucks and, according to Work Truck Online, over 20% of all vehicles on Texas roads are pickup trucks. Yet, Texans’ pickup manufacturer of choice happens to be Ford. According to Texas Standard, the ol’ Republic accounts for one out of every five Ford trucks sold and over 40% of the extravagant King Ranch models. Despite bearing the name of a South Texas ranch, we’ll have you know Ford manufactures these trucks in Michigan and Missouri. The one car company that manufactures trucks in Texas, thus branding them “Texas-Made”: Toyota.
