# Is there now, or has there ever been, a truck that weighs less than 3/4 ton?

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**Created:** [January 31, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-now-or-has-there-ever-been-a-truck-that-weighs-less-than-3-4-ton/342342 "2006-01-31T14:14:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-now-or-has-there-ever-been-a-truck-that-weighs-less-than-3-4-ton/342342/21 "2006-01-31T22:44:42Z")

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The International looks big alright. But take a look at the Ford F-650 here: [http://www.f650pickups.com/indexb.html](http://www.f650pickups.com/indexb.html)

They also make a F-750, but I couldn’t find any pictures with PU beds on them.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-now-or-has-there-ever-been-a-truck-that-weighs-less-than-3-4-ton/342342/22 "2006-01-31T22:59:09Z")

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> [@Enola Straight](#):
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> No, Isuzu made it for Chevy along with its own version, the P’up.

(And to yabob)

I stand corrected. Those little things were very popular. As were Toyota’s & (then) Datsun’s little trucks. A pity they don’t make them anymore.

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**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-now-or-has-there-ever-been-a-truck-that-weighs-less-than-3-4-ton/342342/23 "2006-01-31T23:32:36Z")

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Oh, and apparently, Ford wants to be confusing. They’ve used “Courier” on four different vehicle lines, including the Mazda built compact pickup which competed against the LUV:

> **[Ford Courier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Courier)**
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> Ford Courier is a model nameplate used by Ford since the early 1950s. First used in North America for a sedan delivery, the Courier nameplate has seen use worldwide for multiple types of vehicles. The Courier nameplate was also used by Ford for a series of compact pickup trucks (produced by Mazda) and would also see use by Ford of Europe denoting a Fiesta-based panel van. Ford Brazil used the nameplate for a Fiesta-based coupe utility pickup marketed across Latin America.
> During the 2000s, th...

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