David Nolan's Truck is a vehicle featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the fourteenth episode of the first season.
History

As he is driving down a road in Storybrooke, David abruptly stops after seeing the wreckage of his wife's car Soon after he exits his truck, Emma Swan, the sheriff, approaches him. ("Dreamy")
After finishing a shift at the pet shelter, David spots a distressed Regina Mills who is having car trouble. He offers his assistance and soon deems the car's battery dead. He offers to drive Regina home in his truck and after some resistance from the woman, she agrees. ("The Stranger")
A few days later, David decides it's time to leave Storybrooke. He bids a farewell to Mary Margaret Blanchard and loads his truck with his belongings. However, just as he is driving out of town, the Dark Curse is broken, which causes David, who recalls his memories as Prince Charming to slam on the brakes and return to Storybrooke. Upon returning, David parks his truck in the vicinity of Mr. Gold Pawnbroker & Antiquities Dealer.[1] After reuniting with his true love, his truck, as well as the rest of the town is engulfed in purple smoke. ("A Land Without Magic")After the purple smoke vanishes, David's truck remains parked in the main street while the citizens of Storybrooke deal with the curse breaking and the arrival of the Wraith. ("Broken")
In a bid to locate the owner of a magical hat, David uses the hood of his truck as a surface to pour a potion on the hat. As the magic begins to work, the man leaves his truck and follows the hat to its destination. At Granny's Diner, David runs after Jefferson but is soon stopped by Ruby. She informs him about Regina having her magic back, as well as the several groups of townspeople who have decided to cross the town line. The pair of them venture out in David's truck and cause a roadblock at the border. David, who uses the bed of his vehicle as a platform, then gives an impromptu speech. Soon after, David drives his truck to Regina's house and brings Henry home with him. ("We Are Both")
Arriving at Granny's, David parks his truck outside of the diner and the vehicle remains there during his confrontation with Dr. Whale.[2] After a sleepless night, David drives Henry to the stables to ease his nerves. As Henry settles in, David leaves the premises and goes to check in with the dwarves. ("The Doctor")
After rampaging through the streets of Storybrooke, Anton finds himself clinging for life in a hole of his own making. In a bid to help the giant, the townspeople fasten a rope to the back of David's truck and are eventually able to pull Anton back to safety. ("Tiny")
After learning that Cora and Regina are looking for the Dark One's dagger, David and Mary Margaret drive his truck to the Storybrooke Convent to meet Mother Superior. Together, the three of them drive to Mr. Gold’s shop in a bid to break the protection spell around it but they are unsuccessful. ("The Queen Is Dead")
Known Users
Trivia
On-Screen Notes
- David's Truck is featured in the title card of "The Jolly Roger."[7]
- The truck is a sixth generation 1973 Ford F-Series.[8] ("Dreamy" et al.)
- The truck's license plate number is 28S9 RD.[9] ("Dreamy" et al.)
- At the time when David and Mary Margaret shared hearts are cursed with a Sleeping Curse, the odometer in his truck reads 673, 714.[10] ("Heartless")
Appearances

| Once Upon a Time: Season One | ||||||||||
| "Pilot": | "The Thing You Love Most": | "Snow Falls": | "The Price of Gold": | "That Still Small Voice": | "The Shepherd": | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter": | "Desperate Souls": | "True North": | "7:15 A.M.": | "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "Skin Deep": | "What Happened to Frederick": | "Dreamy": | "Red-Handed": | "Heart of Darkness": | "Hat Trick": | "The Stable Boy": | "The Return": | "The Stranger": | "An Apple Red as Blood": | "A Land Without Magic": |
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Two | ||||||||||
| "Broken": | "We Are Both": | "Lady of the Lake": | "The Crocodile": | "The Doctor": | "Tallahassee": | "Child of the Moon": | "Into the Deep": | "Queen of Hearts": | "The Cricket Game": | "The Outsider": |
| Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "In the Name of the Brother": | "Tiny": | "Manhattan": | "The Queen Is Dead": | "The Miller's Daughter": | "Welcome to Storybrooke": | "Selfless, Brave and True": | "Lacey": | "The Evil Queen": | "Second Star to the Right": | "And Straight On 'Til Morning": |
| Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Appears |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
| "The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears |
| "New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
| Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Mentioned | Appears | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Four | ||||||||||
| "A Tale of Two Sisters": |
"White Out": |
"Rocky Road": |
"The Apprentice": |
"Breaking Glass": |
"Family Business": | "The Snow Queen": |
"Smash the Mirror": |
"Fall": | "Shattered Sight": |
"Heroes and Villains": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "Darkness on the Edge of Town": |
"Unforgiven": | "Enter the Dragon": | "Poor Unfortunate Soul": |
"Best Laid Plans": | "Heart of Gold": | "Sympathy for the De Vil": |
"Lily": | "Mother": | "Operation Mongoose Part 1": |
"Operation Mongoose Part 2": |
| Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Five | |||||||||||
| "The Dark Swan": | "The Price": | "Siege Perilous": | "The Broken Kingdom": | "Dreamcatcher": | "The Bear and the Bow": | "Nimue": | "Birth": | "The Bear King": | "Broken Heart": | "Swan Song": | |
| Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears | |
| "Souls of the Departed": | "Labor of Love": | "Devil's Due": | "The Brothers Jones": | "Our Decay": | "Her Handsome Hero": | "Ruby Slippers": | "Sisters": | "Firebird": | "Last Rites": | "Only You": | "An Untold Story": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Six | ||||||||||
| "The Savior": | "A Bitter Draught": | "The Other Shoe": | "Strange Case": | "Street Rats": | "Dark Waters": | "Heartless": | "I'll Be Your Mirror": | "Changelings": | "Wish You Were Here": | "Tougher Than the Rest": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "Murder Most Foul": | "Ill-Boding Patterns": | "Page 23": | "A Wondrous Place": | "Mother's Little Helper": | "Awake": | "Where Bluebirds Fly": | "The Black Fairy": | "The Song in Your Heart": | "The Final Battle Part 1": | "The Final Battle Part 2": |
| Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears |
| Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
| "Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
| Archive | Archive | Absent | Archive | Archive | ||||||
| "Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
| Archive | Absent | Absent | Absent | |||||||
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
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