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Phoebe Wall Howard Detroit Free Press Published 7:30 AM EST Jan 2, 2019 I loved owning a tiny little pickup truck. Mine was a Toyota. It didn’t have a fancy name. And when I drove the stick shift, I listened to the gritty sound of gears changing. The vehicle was well-worn. I bought it used and felt like it could take me anywhere forever. I drove down dusty farm roads through the California heartland and I helped friends haul stuff when they moved. That was decades ago. Now, many of my friends have a full-size pickup truck. Those in the city. Those in the country. Those in the suburbs. Executives. Construction workers. Doctors. Welders. Mommies running errands. But never have I seen a full-sized pickup move grown men to tears. Tears of envy.  This is what happens with a Ram 1500. Have a box of Kleenex handy. One of the most memorable moments for me during my week driving a new Ram: When a building contractor slid into the passenger side and … [Read more...] about 2019 Ram 1500 design wows even Ford F-150 owner, hunter

Phoebe Wall Howard Detroit Free Press Published 7:45 AM EST Dec 1, 2018 Hugh Merritt didn’t know what to do to help his wife, Emily, during this sad time. “Emily is heartbroken about her pappy,” Merritt told the Free Press. Emily made headlines when she was born during a snowstorm in January 1982 on the side of Interstate 70 in a red 1979 Ford F-150 pickup. Her parents, Leonard and Marilyn Orr, were racing to the Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. For years afterward, that pickup was part of every family outing. The truck represents a joyful time now lost.  No one expected Leonard Orr to die at age 60. Celebrating the remission of pancreatic cancer in March 2018, Orr, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, succumbed to kidney cancer on Sept. 18. It stunned the family. And now Merritt, 43, of Moravian Falls, North Carolina, is on a quest to track down the old pickup in hopes of soothing his wife.  He has … [Read more...] about Man launches unlikely search for 1979 Ford F-150

Eric D. Lawrence Detroit Free Press Published 6:26 PM EDT Sep 27, 2018 At Ford, Willie Fulton is known as the "Iron Man." It’s a nickname that reflects his 65 years of working for the Dearborn automaker, and as his story was told Thursday in a short video during the 100th anniversary celebration of the start of production at the Ford Rouge Plant, he offered some advice: “There’s no shortcuts in a job. If you make shortcuts, you're going to make a bad product.” After standing for photos with Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., the 86-year-old – the company’s longest-tenured employee -- talked to reporters who asked about the celebration and his career, which started in 1953. “I love it,” said Fulton, who was donning the safety vest he wears when he checks for defective parts. That commitment struck a couple of engine line workers who had come to watch.  “It was a blessing to see the guy who was here 65 years,” … [Read more...] about Ford F-150 Hybrid to be built at Rouge