You know what one of my guilty Malaise-era American car pleasures is? Ford Rancheros. Especially the sixth-generation ones from 1972 to 1976, based on the Ford Gran Torino. I like these because they ...

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 ...

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

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.

Jim, a virtual artist known as "jlord8" on social media, loves messing around with all things CGI from the automotive realm, ...

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.

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, ...

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.

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 ...

Someone morphed that ute with a 1974 Ford F-250, a pickup truck equipped with Dana 60 axles, four-wheel drive, and tons of ground clearance. Hence the Craigslist title "1974 Ranchero High Boy 4x4 ...

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.