Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Some people see this as sacrilege. I think it's interesting 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 The thread title was intriguing. So I had to look. Now, I proudly proclaim that my real interests in collector cars is all pre1930. But I can appreciate later stuff. I am surprised at how nicely done this appears to be. It actually looks good to me. But then I guess I don't worship early Mustangs. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studemax Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I'd drive it. If it had the six in it, it would make a great little grocery getter, parts chaser, or perfect for running errands to the bank, post office, etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtjoey Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I like it! Great driver! Theres only another 1.1 million others for 1965/66! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 If its real, its kinda neat. Looks like a tailgate but not sure how it would open with the tailights in place and also looks like a high mount 3rd brake light which didnt come into vogue until '86 or so. I may be over analyzing after seeing so many good photoshops. It does make a nice looking Ute though. Theres a guy up the road from me a bit that did the same thing to a nova. Unfortunately it was not done with a great degree of skill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Agree, it is well done. If someone took a RH 3/4 front view photo from a low angle, the conversion probably wouldn't even be noticeable. Craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Way back in junior high school I got a set of X-Acto tools for Christmas. One of its first victims was a 67 Mustang fastback model kit, which I promptly turned into a 1/25 scale version of this. Painted it bright copper with a red interior. Considering my then-limited body filler skills it didn't turn out bad. They got better once I discovered body shop glazing putty worked better than the stuff AMT made. Mine was more a surf buggy since I never bothered to make a panel between the interior and the ute bed. I have no idea whatever happened to it. It probably got tossed in one of my mama's housecleaning purges after I moved out. She never did respect my stuff that much. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILIKECARS53 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 1966 Ford Mustang Mustero built by Beverly Hills Mustang Limited. About 50 were built. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILIKECARS53 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Here is a stock one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Kind of reminds me of the Jaguar hearse from "Harold and Maude". Obviously these aren't hearses, but a similar vain. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Or like this vehicle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I think I prefer the OPs fast back over the coupes. Fastbacks are more desirable right? I want to be different just like everyone else. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 7 hours ago, JACK M said: "I want to be different just like everyone else." The motto of every cruise night crowd... 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Yet they're all alike... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 They’re bustin’ out allover. I couldn’t resist posting this one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) Why not just buy the real thing? Edited July 31 by Paul Dobbin Added the real Ranchero (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 I like 'em!😎 Ranchero and ElCamino both, and these other little anomalous trucklets. The trouble, especially with ElCamino, is they've almost ALWAYS been messed with and "personalized", and then it takes time and money to undo Previous Owner's Stamp. That's before you ever get into the amateur wiring repair most of them suffer from. I hate correcting other peoples' wiring buggery. "Ommm, Ah gotta find me hot wahr unna here..." 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 This is my choice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 My first new car as I was getting out of the Navy. 1972 Ranchero. Same color hood was different 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I read the "Stangchero" in the title and I said, "I don't think I want to see this"...but I looked anyway. I was right. I didn't want to see this.😄 Still, it looks interesting enough for Ford to maybe consider it. I wonder if they did? In my humble opinion, most DIY projects like this fail in the details more than the concept. That first Mustang looks awkward mostly because the rear window has a "Home Depot" kind of appearance. Incongruous with the rest of the car. The rest of it isn't so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 I always thought the Ranchero should have been continued in the Fairmont X-7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Like this in Australia? https://www.justcars.com.au/news-and-reviews/all-ford-day-highlight-1977-xc-falcon-500-ute/963412 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I don't think it has a tailgate, looks like body filler cracks from where the deck lid was grafted in. Reminds me of the Audi truck Matt Harwood had for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7th Son Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Here's a GM concept '65 Chevy El Camino roadster... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 (edited) They have been making these pickup conversions for a long time. See article in Old Cars Weekly from Feb 25,2009 by Angelo Van Bogart Edited July 28 by Robert G. Smits Clarification (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7th Son Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I like the Pierce Arrow, the LaSallle, the 57 Buick and the Mercedes. The Porsche missed the target. They all suffer from the same ailment, no real traction. Last weekend I tried to tow a 28 Model A Roadster up my driveway with the El Camino, just spun the tires. 57 Ranchero was no better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) 4 hours ago, 7th Son said: MB Ponton were made as pickups (~bakkie) in South Africa http://www.mbzponton.org/pax058/people/bakkie2/perold.htm http://www.mbzponton.org/pax058/people/photogalleryvariants.htm#historical perspective Several hundred were built between 1956 and 1958. Local assembly of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles started in East London in January 1958, which allowed more units to be imported and the necessity for continuing with the 180D pick-up therefore disappeared. As far as I am aware, there are two versions of this pick-up; The South African version which is recognizable by the gap between the cab and the load-bin, the spare wheel is situated behind the left seat inside the cab. The Binz version does not have the gap between cab and load-body and the spare wheel is stored in a compartment below the tailgate. I don't know how many of the Binz versions were imported to South Africa but I have seen a few running around, but I definitely prefer the body lines of our local version. Edited July 29 by 1939_Buick (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspeedyt Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 best looking pick up conversion imo is a 55-6-7 nomad. but i would rather have the unmodified nomad just the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Wasn’t that long ago we still made them, less said about GM’s handling of Holden the better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 7/27/2024 at 10:40 PM, Dave Mellor NJ said: I always thought the Ranchero should have been continued in the Fairmont X-7 There was the Durango: Ranchero Revival: The 1979-82 Ford Durango - Mac's Motor City GarageMac's Motor City Garage (macsmotorcitygarage.com) Craig 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Remember the SSR by Chevrolet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 On 7/24/2024 at 10:35 AM, rocketraider said: I like 'em!😎 Ranchero and ElCamino both, and these other little anomalous trucklets. The trouble, especially with ElCamino, is they've almost ALWAYS been messed with and "personalized", and then it takes time and money to undo Previous Owner's Stamp. That's before you ever get into the amateur wiring repair most of them suffer from. I hate correcting other peoples' wiring buggery. "Ommm, Ah gotta find me hot wahr unna here..." Both are pretty stock, the 1981 ElCamino is a total survivor 305 V8. I'm the third old man owner since new. Only 170,000 miles, always garaged. The 57 Ranchero had a 1961 390 T-Bird engine otherwise a stock Canadian built car with Fairlane 500 side trim, has bee SOLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 hour ago, Paul Dobbin said: Remember the SSR by Chevrolet? Not really a ute though, more of a recreation of a 50's chevy pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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