Last of their Breed
Well the last car/ trucks or Utes finished when local production at Ford closed.,They were still selling till the very end. No the current Ranger did not satisfy people who wanted the car/ truck Utes
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ShinerBock wrote:
Why buy a ute when a pickup truck is more practical and versatile. Once the smaller versions of the 4 door American pickup truck hit the shores of Australia, the ute's days were numbered. Pickups have been popular in the US ever since the first Ford Model T Roadster with Pickup Body came off the assembly line in 1925 forever coining the American term "pickup" truck.
No death of the car base killed them and the increasing sophistication of the Asian sourced Pickups. They still have many admirers who bought them instead of Pickups.- Why buy a ute when a pickup truck is more practical and versatile. Once the smaller versions of the 4 door American pickup truck hit the shores of Australia, the ute's days were numbered. Pickups have been popular in the US ever since the first Ford Model T Roadster with Pickup Body came off the assembly line in 1925 forever coining the American term "pickup" truck.
RobertRyan wrote:
Wow...that thing is just over-the-top hideous. It is "neon-pink Aztek with vomit-green polka dots, mustard-yellow shag carpet interior, and lime green and orange zebra-striped seats" revolting.RobertRyan wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
I'm not surprised.... That thing looks hideous.
They outsold the F150 when it was produced here by a huge margin.
Again not surprising.... Anyways thanks for sharing the pics.SidecarFlip wrote:
Aussies have odd tastes in vehicles but they make darn good gun powder.
Same could be said here of US vehicles very poor sellers .Gunpowder? Not my expertise- Aussies have odd tastes in vehicles but they make darn good gun powder.
- Here we go again.
FishOnOne wrote:
I'm not surprised.... That thing looks hideous.
They outsold the F150 when it was produced here by a huge margin.- I'm not surprised.... That thing looks hideous.
