It was not until the fall of 1924 that Ford offered a factory-built pickup. The Roadster Pickup, as is was called, was available as a 1925 model that was built from runabout components and modified to accept a new purpose-built pickup box. It was immediately popular, as nearly 34,000 were sold for the year.

This Model T Roadster Pickup features a quality restoration and has been a perennial award winner in the Dallas region. It was painted in correct Ford Commercial Green, with black fenders, and has a buttoned-and-pleated black artificial leather seat and a matching top. The headlight rims are plated in correct nickel, and the bed has been restored with a new wood floor and steel rub strips, both painted black.

It shares improvements that were introduced on 1926 Model T passenger cars, which include the cowl-mounted fuel tank and the coil box mounted on the engine. The latter is rendered redundant, however, by an accessory distributor ignition, which mounts to the front of the engine and operates with a conventional single coil.

Despite the fact that more than 137,000 Model T Roadster Pickups were built in the three years they were in production, they are seldom seen today. This example presents an opportunity not soon to be repeated.