Ranch Dressing

There’s a reason why so many 1950s and ’60s American pickup trucks wear such dramatic and timeworn patina these days. The very purpose of these vehicles was to be functional rather than overtly desirable; sure, manufacturers put effort into giving them alluring design features to elevate them above their market rivals, but General Motors’ marketing department in the 1950s would no doubt have been a little surprised if they’d learned that these sturdy workhorses would become desirable collector vehicles half-a-century on.

Just picture the scene: after a decade or two of hard work on the farm or delivering groceries in small-town America, a truck finds itself parked up in a rural field, its shiny new replacement taking its place in day-to-day life. The gentle chirrup of crickets as the milky orange sun peeps over