The best thing about all these trucks is THEY WERE AFFORDABLE, and realistic to buy on the used market a few years after release.

If you’re in your 30s or above, this is a MASSIVE nostalgia hit lol!

Being a graduate of the class of 1990, I remember all of these trucks well! The only new vehicle I ever owned was a '91 S-10 with the fuel injected 2.8L V6, 5 speed manual, and 2wd. I lusted after the S-10 Baja, with the 4.3L motor, roll bar with lights, lifted suspension, and 4x4, but at 18yo, it was out of my price range.

Trucks from the 70’s to the 90’s all had very unique and cool features. I had a 78 Dodge lil red truck. Ive also owned a few 70’s Chevy Square Body’s, and a few Classic Broncos. My current daily is an 86 Bronco, and a 77 k-10. They are just as comfortable, but much more durable than any new truck offered today. Plus they are going up in value. Nice bonus for is owners.

I had a ‘93 Ranger Splash with a 2.3L 5 speed manual. Loved that little truck.

I was obsessed with the Ranger Splash when it came out. (Yes I was a kid then) Hell I may still have the model I built of it.

The 4.3 is basically a 350 with the 2 back cylinders cut off. So from it's inception ppl would make some good power from it.

Fun fact: 350ss and 454ss GMC trucks were born on Arizona Corvette proving grounds after the injector testing on 454.

We got 100 likes! Thank you all so much. I’ll have it out in a couple weeks😁

My first new vehicle was an 87 GMC S-15. I was in college, and it was the most basic vehicle. No air, manual brakes, steering, 2.5l four cylinder and 4 speed stick. I put some BF Goodrich white lettered tires, new wheels and a tonneau cover on it. It looked great but was slow as hell. I don't think it would do much better than 80 wide open on the highway. It was just plain and simple, wish I still had it. It only cost me little over $6,000 at the dealer brand new. I wish the automakers would consider simplifying their vehicles and bringing down the cost today. Maybe not this simple but you know what I mean.

The Baja and Nascar editions are frickin awesome. Little Red- sheesh, I've not seen that before, very cool. I like rear wheel flares, and the blue/gold accent blazer was beautiful. I love conversion vans, my uncle had one when i was very young. This vid was a wonderful "way back then" ride, thank you.

Probably the best thing about the '90s was that you could still get standard cab 2 door trucks. I have a 1993 S-10 standard cab, 2 door, 2 wheel drive, short bed that I converted to a carbureted 383 small block V8/5 speed that makes just under 400 rwhp at 5K rpm.

The commercials were also unique and different compared to today. They have more character and allowed more emotions. Now most commercials are so boring and serious. Man, i wish i grew up in the 90’s

When riding 4x4 trails , bigger usually means easier getting stuck.. I remember taking my jeep once off road and kept going some ways after the trail ended squeezing between trees in a hardwood forest, making a trail and not tearing up the scenery either. A full size truck of any kind would've had to be carrying a chainsaw.

I wouldn't have ranked the F-150 Nascar edition so low. I think it's a very unique truck

The last decade of anything approaching original thinking and design by U.S. automotive manufacturers.

Everybody has nostalgia for the past or assume a earlier time was better but looking at the 90s from today it honestly was a better time in many many ways

The 70s popularized the factory “custom” trucks but yeah the 90s had quite a few interesting ones. I went to the new car show every year back in the 80s and 90s and my Buddy and I absolutely were blown away by the Typhoon especially.

90's trucks were a normal size too all of the new trucks are huge.

My '88 Toyota 4x4 has 348,000 miles and STILL does exactly what I need it to do. It's a work truck, carries motorcycles, tools, lumber etc. No gps, air conditioning, infotainment or other crap that breaks and is useless to me anyway (ok, I'd like air conditioning). Slow as an 8 year old waiting for Christmas, but it ALWAYS does it's job. Shooting for 300k more miles.

This was my favorite of your videos so far. Thanks for uploading.

In 1994 there was a S-10 pickup called the ZM-6 Off Road. It had larger wheels and tires, aluminum skid plates, coil over shocks, and a few other things. I have one but it is the only one I have seen.

A friend of mine in HS had a Dakota convertible. Definitely not D tier. It sucks but in all the right ways. Got all sorts of reactions. Looks of confusion, wonder, disgust, lots of people asking "did you do this yourself?" and not believing it was factory. It was a conversation piece. And we got flashed a lot driving around in that. Like 5 or 6 times over 2 years compared to twice the rest of my life. B tier IMO.

This video is a gem. Thank you for putting all this info together.

Awesome video, love 90s trucks

Your videos and commentary rewind me back . I luv it

Thank you for showing the 90's commercials, those took me back homie...

I miss my old Ford rangers. They were good looking and did 100% everything I needed a truck for. Also the custom options were endless and cheap back then.

I normally don’t engage which the like button but when u said u only need 100 likes for a another sweet 90 trucks video and u had 89 I clicked right away beat of luck dude

Great vid. Good job, man👍🏻 Highly enjoyable.

There is a guy who lives not far from me who still daily drives a Dakota convertible and it’s in fantastic condition. Really neat to see

First truck was a 91 ford ranger 2wd/5spd/ extended cab. The 3.0L 'taurus' engine was in it which was a slow as molasses however, it was very durable and never broke down. Plus it was great on economy. The truck itself was rusty but damn near indestructible. Made instant heat on those minus degree winter nights. So this truck will always be near and dear to my heart. Then I got what I wanted: A black 1993 extended cab Chevy S10. Equipped with sliding rear window, AC, 4x4, bucket seats. It had everything I wanted. The 4.3L throttle body injected was great and reliable as well. Drove in the 5-8 inches of snow with ease like it was never there. If it wasn't for the body rusting terribly I would of still had that truck now! Finally my current truck is a 1996 black Chevy S10 LT. Equipped with the 4.3L/auto / 2wd. All power options and everything works however I did several "ZQ8 upgrades" which included adding the axle hop shock system, frame brace, thicker front sway bar, quick ratio gear box, rear sway bar added, Bilstein shocks all the way around, 16x8 zq8 wheels and upgraded the front brakes to the dual piston trailblazer brakes. Even though it rides on stock Z85 springs, the truck handles like my trans am in the turns while still can carry a decent amount of payload. Love these little trucks!

Great vid!!!! 👍👍

Thanks for sharing your first car btw

Great video my friend,I had a 92 s-10 truck with a 5 speed manual and baby was awesome. Still have a s-10 blazer in my garage. 😎 Keep up the good work.🇺🇸

I’m half way though this video and it’s one of the coolest videos ever

Great video Green Hawk! I had forgotten all about step side trucks. This brought back some good memories!

That NASCAR truck is so cool, I want one. I’ve been a fan my whole life and never heard of that F-150 until today

love the dakota convertible. very cool and unique car!

It pains me that chevy killed the s-10. Also can we bring attention to how good old truck commertials were? W vid btw

you smashed 100 likes lol being a 80s 90s kid this is nostalgia,,,back when we used to try and guess the car make model and year from the tail or headlights

Love these videos grew up in 90's

GREAT VIDEO ! Wish I had a few of these trucks.

My first vehicle was a 1983 Chevy fleet side, silver. LOVED IT.

I had an ‘82 Toyota sr5 extended cab truck. I LOVED that truck. Drove great, reliable, affordable, comfortable, great on gas. I had to put one of my other cars in the shop back then and they gave me a “lil red wagon” as a loaner over the weekend…..lol….I ran the piss outta that thing.

I have a buddy,he's a Mopar car collector, he's got a BRAND-NEW Dakota sport convertible, he literally drove it from the lot to his garage....the truck don't even got 500 miles on it,he drives it just enough to keep it running good...beautiful truck

Thanks for the video. Very cool. My favorites were the Baja S-10 and nite package F-150. One other truck that may have slid past the radar was a rare Dodge power ram 150 with a package from the late eighties that I think went to 1990. A few short bed regular cab 4x4s came with the Rod Hall package that had I think 2 inches of lift, prerunner bar, light bar in the bed with off road lights and graphics. Unfortunately I've never seen one in person just in 4 Wheel & Off Road magazines back in the day.

I had a red 1990 4x4 Dakota convertible. Loved it. Head Turner. Felt like driving a Jeep. Used to flip the roof up or down at a red light. Two clamps. Loved it.

I had a 1998 Chevy Cheyenne vortex V6 two wheel drive cab and a half forest green factory chrome rims. Loved that truck

That's when trucks were cool...! I own a fleet of 94-96 f-series with the 300cid/5-speed for my lawn service...! They're the only trucks I will drive... My other dailys are a 79 Z28 & 72 SS Camaro...! Anything built after about 98 is pure garbage...!!! Thanks, keep up your awesomeness...

When I was a teenager in the 90’s my dad owned a custom paint shop a couple of the local ford dealerships would send us a few of their forest green broncos every month. Just so we could add a strip of mocha brown paint and some pen striping, they would add some interior stitching and sell them as Eddie Bauer special editions for a ridiculous mark up.

Man most of em looks pretty good

I never forgot about the 90s pick up truck! I used to have one. It was a red 96 Mazda B4000 Ext. Cab LE 4x4. I wrecked it one night from drinking and driving.😢 The only reason I never went to jail that night was because my brother picked me up and took me home.

Soon as I seen the Baja I had to check this out, had both a 1989 RC Baja in black and a 95 ZR2. Loved them both.

love the outtro music. This made me search for that song, not that easy to find.

I still think the 4.3L was the best small truck engine mainly because I drive one currently and it's fun

I had a 98 sonoma pickup 4.3 vortec extended cab long bed. That truck was the shit! Test drove it and instantly fell in love.

I leased a new ‘98 S-10 extended cab, 4 cyl 5 speed for $600 cash to start and $169 a month for 36 months. Loved that thing.

One of my favs from the 90's was the Ford Ranger Splash edition!

I grew up in small town Indiana and remember most of these trucks. I remember an F150 NASCAR edition that used to drive around town all the time. One of my teachers had a Ford Ranger Splash, which isn’t a rare truck by any means. The Blazer and S10 eXtremes were a dime a dozen. We didn’t have a Little Red Express in town, but one of my friends had an old Dodge Warlock truck, which were very similar (minus the color and stacks). It was a Black Step side that he later added the stacks to. I also went to school with two people who owned the rarer trucks on this list. One had a white Dodge Dakota convertible and the other had a red S-10 Baja. This would have been around 1999-2001 so they weren’t new trucks by then, but I always thought they both were pretty cool looking trucks. I think something like the Blazer ZR2 could be an honorable mention, with its 2 door configuration with 4WD and full sized spare on the back. That or the Ford Ranger Tremor.

Those Late 1980's-Early 1990's "ArenaTrucks" Were *SWEET!*

Another great show! I kick myself everyday for getting rid of my 94 S10 SS ! The 90's were awesome!

I remember a guy in high school having a Nite, this was around the turn of the century.

Oh, you have to be kidding. I was 19 years old in 1989. I was in the Navy. I had no idea that Dodge was making a convertable truck and if I did I was too young to have the established credit to buy a new vehicle. I was drivinbbg a 1975 VW Bug with the floorboard rusted through on the passenger side. But if I DID know about a convertable truck at that age, and I had the ability to buy one...I would have been ALL OVER that! That would have been awesome at that age!

This is good stuff! You can go allot of places with this. Cool to see these models again. I remember when the S-10 came out in the early 80s they had so many color combos and trim levels. If you do the 80s trucks Ford takes the cake for ugly!

You lot have some sick utes in the states mate! So different than the rides we have here in Australia.

Thumbnail the new truck list as promised and I may subscribe.. you got your 100 likes.

I remember a Volunteer fireman around these parts who owned the Baja. Did not know it was so rare

I agree the BAJA is tops without question. I would put the Nite and Xtreme in the B category. The Nite is basically cosmetic but it’s done right and the Xtreme gets a B because while it was truly a cosmetic and mechanical improvement, I would argue keeping the LN2 2.2 as an option was a mistake. The 2.2 is a SOLID little motor (I’ve owned 3) but it’s really got no place in any kind of performance application. I mean even the Z24 Cavalier upgraded to the DOHC 2.4L. The 2.2 is what you buy when starting every time is more important than 0-60. The Splash and Convertible Dakota should be in the C category. Convertible Dak did a good job of taking an off the wall idea and proving that it’s truly doable. The Splash captured the cuteness of the 90s but not much else. The NASCAR F150 falls in the D category. Let’s face it, 50 years of history and all you can muster is a couple decals? Boo. And the Lil Red Dakota? I mean the Mopar Bros of your local trailer park could do better with half the budget.

0:28 small trucks are still popular, the problem is no manufacturer in America offers any small trucks.

Trucks today cost more than any house my father bought. Tgats the real problem. In the 80s, you could get a light truck with a 4 cylinder and five speed with A/C for less than an economy car if the same era.

Back then they had the option of a truck for someone who really doesnt need a truck all the time. I liked the s10. Great little truck you could throw stuff in and take it where you need. Todays trucks are either luxury suv's in disguise or trimmed up work trucks that are way more than your weekend adventure would ever need. I get it if you need an f250 to haul a cattle trailer than get one, but if i wanna buy some osb to board up the windows on a house i dont need to drive around a huge truck every day.

Balls! More selection now AND better rides i know i owned a few of these rustbuckets

I own and drive regularly 3 90s trucks!

Very nice! I can really relate because my father in law had the exact same one and believe it or not he had a 90 Chevy sport with the big block 👍🇨🇦

I bought an '89 Baja edition S10 standard cab brand new. Fun little truck. Problem was it was among a whole crop of GM vehicles that had the paint peeling issue from around that time.

I had a 1990 S10 Baja I bought brand new. It was the black regular cab just like the one shown here. Had the 4.3. I only had it for less than a year but didn't like the cramped cab. I was 21 at the time and pretty dumb and immature. One night me and a buddy left a bar at about 2:30 and decided to take a ride. On the way back at about 5:30AM I was taking my buddy home and dozed off going around a bend. Opened my eyes just as I was about to go off the road. There was a slope with about a 3' drop. Went airborne over that and landed and kept going right back onto the road. Bent the front skid plate a little but other than that everything was fine. Marks in the grass looks like I landed about 10' into the grass...lol. Pretty tough truck considering build quality at the time.

I had an s10 xtreme with the 4.3 and 5-speed, short box regular cab and it was RED! Definitely a good looking truck and was fun to drive

A friend of mine got a yellow Splash brand new back in the day. It was actually a VERY nice truck.

My grandpa had the Lil' Red Dakota as a young boy that was definitely the coolest god damn thing somebody could own haha.

They made a late 80s Shelby Dakota with a 5.2 V8. Only made a few hundred of them. Specs say only 175 HP but 270 torque. I worked on one to restore it (I do paintless dent repair and paint restoration) and it had 20k miles on it. It was purchased by a truck museum, I believe, after it was finished.

I have had my 1993 Chevy Silverado for 15 years now, and I will never get rid of it.

1984 Chevy S-10. 2.8V6 Four speed stick. $5,000. I miss that truck a lot.

I was fortunate enough to own an s10 ss 20+ years ago. Wasn’t crazy fast but it did get up and go. I miss that thing

Bought a ‘97 S-10 ZR2 4x4 regular cab for $22K brand new. Roll up windows. Baby blue and it turned heads wherever it went. It was like a lil toy. I miss trucks like that. Closest thing we got to that today is Nisssn Frontier king cab.

Great video, but I was hoping to see the Cyclone or Typhoon on the list!

My first car was a 94 Toyota pickup 5 speed. I miss it so much.

I have a 1993 V8 XLT f-150.great truck.

My first new vehicle was a 1995 Dodge Dakota sport, it had 6 miles on it. It was a great first 'real' transportation for me. I put 250K on it but needed a new transmission at 180K I'd buy another one in a minute maybe the convertible.

Hell yeah

I factory ordered a 1991 GMC Sonoma ST. Standard cab, short bed, 2wd, 4.3 vortec, auto, digital dash, factory fog lights, am fm cassette, tow package and air conditioning. Great little truck for under $12,000 after rebate. Drove it for 11 years.

The blazer extreme I wanted one of those so bad lol my first vehicle was a blazer s15 2.8 liter 5 speed manual and when these came out I wanted one bad

I miss my S10, the S10 was tiny compared to trucks now, the Colorado is basically a full size truck by comparison

The Dodge 3.9 V6 was based on the 318, 5.2L V8 LA engine platform, and actually made 175 HP, NOT 125 HP... the 4 cylinder engine made 125 HP.. The 3.9 liter was actually a 5.2 with two cylinders removed. It was more peppy that most gave it credit for, but I still feel it could have used more power. We got a 1994 Dakota SLT 4x4 brand new in 94, and my dad still has it. IT WON'T DIE. That truck can't be killed... Dad recently got ahold of a parts truck that has the 5.9 L, 360 CU IN V8, and we're going to swap that into our 94, as well as use it's hood, doors, and front clip to replace the ones that were damaged by a pretty severe encounter with a deer...

I have a 1989 S10 Baja. Red over black single cab short bed. Fun truck. One you should've added, though: the 1989-1991 S10 Cameo. Just an appearance package, but it was the predecessor of the 1992 GMC Sonoma GT, which they only produced 806, and was the cousin truck of the 1991 GMC Syclone, and 1992-1993 GMC Typhoon.

I loved both my 82 & 96 XLT ford F150 4WD with the 4.9L (300) inline 6cyl pickups. I put 500K and almost 700K miles respectively. We currently own a 11 Ranger 4WD XLT super cab with only 36K miles on the 4.0L V6.

I would have loved to have a F150 Nite. Looks so good.

A 2 door blazer was my first car too and I recently just got a ZR2 on trade

I always wanted one of those S10 Bajas or the Bronco Nite

The Chevy extreme was an awesome truck, I had one. With a four cylinder engine and it had some get up