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[โ€“] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're popular in Mexico as well. Ultimately they're a US creation though.

[โ€“] m3t00@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

they were a thing when I lived in Texas in the late 70s. A guy I worked with had a big yellow Ford with 5' high tires. Everyone had pickups. I had a Datsun pickup with DOHC sounded like it would blow up at 60 but smoothed out again at 70. commutes were wild