The Economy of Language or Why we Argue About Words By Mark Baker on 2015/08/04 in Every Page is Page One, Writer vs. Reader Human language is extraordinarily economical. We can say an extraordinary amount in very few well chosen words. This economy is essential to its function. Language is what in computer science is called a soft real-time system. That is, you have a limited amount of time in which to convey your meaning.
So confident was Ford in its new unibody trucks that, when they were introduced in 1961, the unibody was the model used for short- and long-bed F-100s and F-250s. These âstylesideâ models, as Ford called them, were available only in two-wheel drive.
That is a far cry from what was available back when the first Ford pickups hit the streets back in the mid 1920s. Back then they came in one color, one model, and without much equipment. The date was April 25, 1925 and on that date the Ford Motor Company introduced their first factory produced pickup truck. This new model was officially called the Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body. And Ford priced this new truck at $281.00 F.O.B. Detroit. A rear, 3/4 view, showing the pickup bed of a 1926 Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body.