He made it in 1924
Because there was a demand, and a need, for a vehicle to haul things with.
He didn't actually invent anything... cars existed before Henry Ford. What he did that was revolutionary was mass produce them.
The Ford Motor Company built its first factory assembled pickup truck in 1925.
Henry Ford originally invented the pickup truck it was called Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body
Model T Ford truck by Henry Ford.
Henry Ford built his first truck in 1900. Ford Motor Company built their first 1 ton truck chassis in 1917. Ford Motor Company built their first production pickup truck in 1925.
Henry Ford's career was to make ford cars
did Henry Ford make anything else but the Ford
did Henry ford make anything else but the ford
Henry Ford the founder of Ford automotive can be credited with coining the phrase pickup truck. In 1925 the first pick up truck was designed and modeled after the Model T car. Mr Ford called the truck a runabout. He also claimed that the truck had a pickup body.
The Ford Model T
Henry Ford's third vehicle was a truck developed in 1900. In 1917 the one ton truck chassis was built. In 1925 the first pickup truck manufactured on an assembly line was introduced.