Ranchero???

[Matty4]

Saw this the other day, looks like an Xw or Xy ute but with a very unusual canopy on. The badge on the guard reads "Ranchero" and the number plate on the front was foreign, not sure where from. It is still RHD though.
Anyone care to shed some light on exactly what it is?

Cheers,
Matty

[XRated]

That's hideous!

[dannyxm]

XY Falcon ute, that were exported to South Africa and renamed Ranchero, the same name of the USA utes derrived from the Fairlane

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by danny888

XY Falcon ute, that were exported to South Africa and renamed Ranchero, the same name of the USA utes derrived from the Fairlane

The USA utes weren't ONLY derived from the Fairlane. In fact, between 1960 and 1966, they were based on the American Falcons.

Here are some pics of the American ones

1963:


1965:


1966:

[apolloxbgt]

^^ that xt ute looks bizarre,glad they let us design our own!

[GreenMachine]

That was on Ebay a while back - South African delivered XY ute...

[flukey77]

That torino (i think?) in the pic above looks tough as!!

[SpooN XL]

You dont happen to have a full picture of what i think is a blue 63 delivery sedan in the background. You can just make out the back end of it.

Thanks

[henry 351]

Originally Posted by flukey77

That torino (i think?) in the pic above looks tough as!!

Matey, that's a Mercury Cougar. Mustang floorpan/drivetrain underneath with a different Ford body on top. A friend of mine just imported one from the U.S.

Yep, they are pretty tough.

The yanks did some pretty wicked muscle car utes, including the Ranchero. For example, we salivate over the Bill Bourke XW 428. In the States you could option the 429 Cobra Jet in the Ranchero in the early 70's, and the 460 in the mid to late 70's.

Boy howdy Autocat, those were the days...

[flukey77]

Originally Posted by henry 351

Matey, that's a Mercury Cougar. Mustang floorpan/drivetrain underneath with a different Ford body on top. A friend of mine just imported one from the U.S.

Yep, they are pretty tough.

Cheers mate, i wasnt quite sure, though i look like a right fool now dont i, lol. I was readin an article about those a while ago, they are meant to be a pretty cheap and effective alternative to the mustang since mustangs cost a squillion dollars these days. Needless to say, I want one!

[mcflux]

lol the canopy on that XY ute looks like a VW Type 3 fastback! Horrid!

[dannyxm]

Great looking utes

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by SpooN XL

You dont happen to have a full picture of what i think is a blue 63 delivery sedan in the background. You can just make out the back end of it.

Thanks

Sorry, but that was just a random picture found in Google Images. I just went to the website that was from, and that was the only pic.

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by apolloxbgt

^^ that xt ute looks bizarre,glad they let us design our own!

Another couple of pics for you

[bigAl]

hahai was thinking of the episode of the simpsons when krusty the clown promotes the 4x4 ranchero

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by bigAl

hahai was thinking of the episode of the simpsons when krusty the clown promotes the 4x4 ranchero

That's Canyonero!

[naddis01]

Originally Posted by bigAl

hahai was thinking of the episode of the simpsons when krusty the clown promotes the 4x4 ranchero

Same here

[George1861]

Originally Posted by ea_silver_ghia

The USA utes weren't ONLY derived from the Fairlane. In fact, between 1960 and 1966, they were based on the American Falcons.

Here are some pics of the American ones

1963:


1965:


1966:

In the 70s they were based on the Torino.

[George1861]

Originally Posted by flukey77

Cheers mate, i wasnt quite sure, though i look like a right fool now dont i, lol. I was readin an article about those a while ago, they are meant to be a pretty cheap and effective alternative to the mustang since mustangs cost a squillion dollars these days. Needless to say, I want one!

The Cougar was a more expensive, more luxury oriented car.The Mustang "Grande" was introduced to compete with it. Early on it was based on the Mustang, but by 71 was a rebadged Torino/TBird.

[kulunra]

the red ute looks like a 63 ranchero and the car in the back ground is a 64 or 65 falcon wagon they share the same lines as the 64 ranchero in the pic ( the blue ute ) Infact the falcons and the sprints of 64 and 65 were all the same floorpan just different in hardtop,wagon, ute etc.

[BFZF8]

Originally Posted by Dezza

The USA utes weren't ONLY derived from the Fairlane. In fact, between 1960 and 1966, they were based on the American Falcons.

Here are some pics of the American ones

1963:


1965:


1966:

Thanks for posting those, mate, I hadn't seen that vintage of Ranchero before.

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by BFZF8

Thanks for posting those, mate, I hadn't seen that vintage of Ranchero before.

Haha no worries. That was 3 years ago!

[BFZF8]

Haha! I guess I should read the dates.