C600

Ford introduced this medium-duty cab-over truck nameplate for the 1953 model year when it reworked its heavier F-Series trucks and gave the line updated model designations. The vehicle sat above Ford’s light-duty pickups and was aimed at commercial buyers who needed a tougher, more configurable work truck for hauling, delivery, construction, and chassis-cab applications. Over time, it became part of Ford’s long-running tilt-cab C-Series family, which used a cab-over layout to improve maneuverability and make the engine easier to access for service. The nameplate remained a familiar sight in American vocational trucking for decades, with Ford refining the truck through successive updates rather than radically redesigning it. Production continued until the 1990 model year, when Ford retired the C-Series and ended the nameplate’s original run. The result was one of Ford’s most durable medium-duty truck identities, remembered for its straightforward, hard-working character and its place in the company’s commercial-vehicle history.