One of the earliest and most successful production 4x4s was the FWD Model B, a 3-ton truck that was in production from 1912 to well into the ’20s, but it was sold refurbished up to at least 1939.

The idea was to hollow out a Chevy V8 and place an electric motor, with all of its hardware, inside. You get the ... EV out for a spin to test how the old truck moves. For a former cement hauler ...