The Best-Looking Pickup Trucks: Reader’s Picks
It’s often hard to give a definitive answer to questions of taste, especially when it comes to vehicles. What makes a truck “best” is subjective. Some prioritize fuel economy, others reliability or off-road capability; and styling preferences vary widely. Despite these differences, we asked you, our readers, to weigh in and tell us which pickup trucks you think are the best-looking ever sold.
Below, we’ve gathered some of the most popular responses.
Reader Selections:
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1992 Toyota 4×4
“Completely personal preference because it was the second truck I ever owned: 1992 Toyota 4×4 xtra cab. Probably good it wasn’t a few years earlier, because I might’ve spent a bunch trying to make it look like Marty’s SR5 in Back to the Future.” – Barret LeBlanc
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OBS Ford F-Series
“I’m biased, I’ll admit. But the OBS Ford was up there for how a truck should look. I specifically had a soft spot for the Lightning version of it. Regular cab, 6′ bed, 2WD. It’s a great look. I Also loved the early-90s 454SS from Chevy. They were wicked as well.” – potbellyjoe
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1972 Chevrolet Cheyenne
“My grandfather’s 1972 Chevrolet Cheyenne. Single cab, rear wheel drive, It was blue, had a metal dashboard, and frequently had a camper rig over the cab and bed for trips down to the Ozarks.” – Papa Chris
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Dodge Dakota R/T
“The 1998-2004 Dakota 5.9 R/T, specifically in a single cab. Every proportion of the truck is just ‘right’. It also manages to have some pretty sculpted lines (The front fenders, the way the bed flares out for the wheel arches) without being overstated or ‘LOOK AT THESE MACHO HARD TRUCK LINES, ‘MERICA!’. The R/T Specific wheels and all trim being in body-color sets it off.” – Samuel Dougherty
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Chevrolet Apache
“Late 1950’s Chevrolet Apache. It had unique styling, a strong drivetrain, heat and a radio. That’s all I need in a pickup.” – TMc993
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2005 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner
“Not a truck guy but a Tacoma X-Runner always makes me do a double take. Also, the one truck I have owned was a 1988 Bronco which I thought looked pretty cool for a truck.” – RC350F
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Chevrolet C10
“Second Gen C10. Simple, clean looks great with both the long and short box, lowered, lifted or stock.” – JaredOfLondon
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Dodge Power Wagon
“1940s powerwagons, no contest. I’m far from a Dodge guy, and this is still my dream truck.” – Consider
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Holden Maloo
“What could have been if GM didn’t pull the plug on Pontiac. But instead, we must admire them from afar.” – disadvantage
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1962 Ford F100 Unibody
“I always thought my 62 Ford F100 Unibody shop truck was a good looking pickup. Put nearly 500k miles on it during the time I had my custom furniture business, back in the 90’s and early 2000’s. I’ve noticed over the last few years that they are showing up highly customized at the Grand National Roadster Show, so it appears others feel the same. I personally prefer the proportions of the long bed, but the short bed looks good as well. I had never known this model existed until buying this one. Only made from 61-63.” – Dan60
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1939 International Harvester
“A little biased here, but I remember an old family photo of my grandfather and my then 4-year old mother posing next to the 1939 International Harvester pick-up my grandfather purchased in 1945 after WWII gasoline rationing ended. i always loved the lines of that truck. Too bad it didn’t survive long enough for me to see it in the metal.” – Earthbound Misfit I
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1946 Studebaker
“1946 Studebaker. No question. That’s the truck dodge mimicked when they flared headlights, and nothing comes close to the sloped windshield. Gorgeous piece of metal, that thing!” – KingKellen
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Honda El Camino
“I don’t know why, but El Caminos and El Rancheros do it for me. I mean, it’s like someone at Honda saw one and said ‘I think we can make that a little weirder’ and BOOM! we got a Ridgeline” – Omer Carrothers
