EFFINGHAM, Illinois (AP) — In Illinois farm country, there’s a 70-year-old pickup truck waiting on a fresh coat of canary yellow paint. It’s the first vehicle my dad learned to drive, as a young boy helping with farm chores during the day and adventuring with friends at night. At the time, the 1956 International Harvester S-130 had no sentimental value. Its worth was tied to its usefulness. Or as my dad explains, “it was just a truck.” Pickups were made for work. Until the first purpose-built ones rolled off American assembly lines in the early 20th century, people DIY-ed their own. They became icons of a rural ideal, potent enough to inspire and populate many a country song. Today, they are mainstays on American roadways . While they’re still used to haul things , some are more luxury than workhorse; cool enough to be lifted or lowered and comfortable enough for Sunday drives. As for the pickup that once powered the now-defunct Meyer family farm, it will soon have just one job: to look pretty.…