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Ford Celebrates 80 Years of the Ute


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I always thought Ford USA should have continued the Ranchero after 79. They made a few based on the Futura (Fairmont) in 80 dubbed Durango but then pulled the plug. Chevy continued on with the El Camino (and the GMC Sprint)till the 80s and Dodge even got in the game briefly with the Rampage. Bean counters rule.

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Did I not read somewhere (?) that production of the venerable ute by any automobile manufacturer is now a thing of the past?

Yes, Ford of Australia and Holden are both winding down down production and soon, Australia will have no native vehicles.

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Ford & GMH have at different times had unibody without chassis and/or full chassis

Both will stop production in the next few years. Ford no longer has the V8 for sale

Not that many of the Holden SS's and Ford XR V8's are working vehicles: many are show ponies. On resale they hold value more than the equivalent 4 door sedans. I have a cousin with a hot showy V8 Falcon XR8 ute, but he has another Japanese pick up truck for work duties

http://www.ford.com.au/commercial/new-falcon-ute

http://www.holden.com.au/cars/ute

http://www.holden.com.au/cars/ute/range/ssXR8 #specifications

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A little more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_%28vehicle%29

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It will be interesting to see what the hammer price on the ute ends up being. Hard to explain why, but I do like the looks of 'em. Maybe it is because they are so different? All I know is that I do like the lines. The '50 ute looks good!

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