Mid 30's to Late 40's Pickup owners -

I'm finding myself being pulled toward this year range and away from the larger early 50's models... purely do to looks.

Help me get a better idea of power and highway driving speeds.
  • What size engines do these earlier smaller models "at least" need to have a little get up and go?
  • What differential gear ratio(s) is preferred? (I see some ads which mention a gear ratio change for better RPMs at highway speeds)