the Ford Ranchero helped forge a fascinating niche in the autoverse that won’t soon be forgotten. Ford Australia designer Lew Bandt created the concept of a car-based pickup known as a “ute ...

Ford has built its last ute. What is a ute? It’s Australia’s answer to the Ford Ranchero and Chevy El Camino -- a “pickup car” that’s remained a popular type of vehicle Down Under ...

Though this vehicle type never reached quite the same level of popularity as in Australia, the Ford Ranchero remained in production from 1957 until 1979, with over 500,000 units sold during the ...

In 1934, Ford Australia delivered the Ford Coupe Utility ... and vision and introduced the Ranchero in 1957, based on a wagon. In the early sixties, when the new mid-size platform was introduced ...

Before that, Ford Australia produced some very attractive ... retractable hardtop convertible called the Skyliner, the Ford Ranchero would never have been built. The Skyliner used heavy springs ...

The Ranchero carries more than half a ton ... Studebaker, and, most notably, Ford Australia, not to mention countless shade-tree customizers. In 1955, Chevrolet upgraded its stepside pickup ...

South Africa’s love affair with utes is almost as fervent as ours. Utes, or Bakkies as they are called in the Rainbow Nation, enjoy a dominant position on new car sales chart, much like they do ...

However, the major American automakers certainly had several decades worth of success with these kinds of vehicles, specifically with the Chevrolet El Camino and the Ford Ranchero. Both of these ...