Ford Ranchero

The Ranchero was Ford's answer to the Chevrolet El Camino car/pickup hybrid, introduced in the fifties. Its name means "rancher" in Spanish. It was initially based on the Falcon and Fairlane before being changed to the Torino later on. In its final years, the late seventies, it was based on the ford LTD and Thunderbird. In Australia there is a car/pickup hybrid known as the Falcon Ute, as Ford still markets the Falcon down there. No plans have ever been made to bring either model to the United States, however.