New help identifying an old American pickup truck?

http://freewebphoto.com/cars/photo/39/old-ford-pick-up-truck New help identifying an old American pickup truck

It's a Ford. Approx. Early 1960s.

Actually It's a 1957 Ford F-100 with a stepside bed.

Here's one in a more original form… New help identifying an old American pickup truck

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