FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, FORD ENGINEERS HAVE ADAPTED AND IMPROVED TAILGATE EXPERIENCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STATION WAGON, SUV AND TRUCK CUSTOMERS
See How Ford Has Been Keeping Tailgate Innovations Front and Center for 100 Years
As long as Ford has been producing pickups, station wagons and SUVs, we’ve been creating innovations to make them more capable and easier for our customers to use. With F-Series leading the way, Ford has continued to advance tailgates since the 1920s, with the new Pro Access Tailgate on the 2024 Ford F-150 kicking off the second century of modernizations. Scroll through to see highlights of Ford’s innovations from the past 100 years.