making it both practical and tough on and off-road. Featuring innovative trims like the Desert Runner, the Hardbody left a lasting legacy that influenced the development of the Nissan Frontier.

I was five years old when my father purchased his very first new vehicle: a 1990 Nissan Hardbody identical in ... I bounced it off of guard rails, rock outcroppings and other cars, but the machine ...

That truck gave Nissan its first big breakthrough in terms of Off-Road Pick-Ups. Although, it is worth clarifying, that Hardbody was substantially smaller, lighter and more measured than the current ...