They may not match up to a modern horsepower behemoth like the Ford F150 Raptor, but the 1970s still produced some trucks ...

Junkyard Gem: 1979 Ford Ranchero 500 Car-based pickups were all the rage in the United States throughout the 1970s, and this generation of Ranchero was one of the wildest-looking of all. Here’s ...

The story of Ford's 1970 Twister Special "drive-away" promotion is a fine example of this. I first read about this interesting Ford footnote in the Dec. 1986 issue.

The Ranchero spent just its first couple of years on the full-sized Ford platform, becoming a Falcon-based cartruck as soon as Ford’s new compact hit showrooms for 1960.

The Ford Ranchero isn't as famous as the Chevy El Camino. But that doesn't mean a new one wouldn't be successful, especially as there seems to be a void in the coupe-utility segment.

In a stunning departure from modern performance machines, we brought a fully built 1969 Ford Ranchero to the Nürburgring.

First, the Ford Ranchero debuted in 1957 and never looked back, all the way through its final 1979 production year. Not only did Ranchero precede Chevy’s 1959 El Camino effort by two full years, ...

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And, surprisingly, the Ranchero had a slightly higher cargo potential than the popular half-ton Ford pickup. The Ranchero models were manufactured from 1957 through 1979, selling a total of ...

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Ford went on to say the Ranchero was “A hard worker that loves to play,” although promotional materials definitely played up the work part of the equation, stating that “Whatever your line ...

Unlike Ford, which continued production through 1979, Chevy did not make an El Camino in 1961 to 1963 as sales of the 1960 models weren’t good and trailed Ranchero sales, 21,000 to 14,000.