1961 Ranchero

[crazyjim]

Is it a car or a truck? I put it here and the moderators can move it if they so desire. It's a pretty basic little kit that I painted HOK snowhite pearl. The kit comes with a big block Chevy engine. Pictures do wonders - around the tailllight looks nasty.

[cobraman]

Nice little custom.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

It looks nice. I kitbashed mine with a 302 Ford tough.

[Harry P.]

Is it a car? Is it a truck? I'd say more car than truck, so you posted in the right place.

[crazyjim]

Thank you guys.

Ranchero & El Camino always confuse me, Harry.

[slusher]

Sharp custom Jim....

[1930fordpickup]

Thank you guys.

Ranchero & El Camino always confuse me, Harry.

You are not alone Jim. Most people do not know what to call them . Your looks great.

[disabled modeler]

Looks nice to me Jim...always liked these odd little trucks/cars. Strange as it seems my brother owns a 83 Dodge Rampage its restored but was in excellent one owner condition anyway...the title states it as a truck so it has to have truck plates on it while a ElCamino or Rancharo twice the size can have car plates here..so can a window van or Suburban...if my truck had a flat bed I could haul the Rampage on the back.

[Karl LaFong]

Good job! I like the color combo.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I like the colors too, and I really like your choices of custom headlight bezels and grill teeth.

[Chris White]

looks great Jim like the colour

[Miatatom]

I've got to get one of those kits! I used to drive one. It was a 61 with the small in line 6. I think it was 144 cu. in. Put a rebuilt 170 in it and a C4 automatic out of a Mustang. Four lug aluminum wheels made it look nice. Originally used as an Atomic Energy Commission vehicle in Oak Ridge, TN where I bought it. Used it for several years during the 70s hauling dirt bikes around. Wish I still had it.

[crazyjim]

Thank you all very much.

[the goon]

Good job! I like the color combo.

+1

Mark

[thatz4u]

car or truck? actually it's a "caruck" , either way it's nice!!!

[TooOld]

Great looking Ranchero Jim !!

But watch out . . . Harry may say it's okay here but there's a Mod you always moves them to the Trucks section . . . Oops , maybe it's already been moved ?

I gave up a long time ago .

[crazyjim]

Thanks guys.

[Skydime]

Thank you guys.

Ranchero & El Camino always confuse me, Harry.

Nice little Ranchero, Jim. I really like those rims and that engine work.

Easy way to tell if an El Camino or Ranchero is a car or truck: If it's slow enough to see in the rear view, it's a car. If you see the bed blaze by you on the road, then it's a truck. It all depends on whether it's coming or going.

I'm like the Australian term, "The heck with it. Let's just call it a Ute and forget it."

Edited February 28, 2014 by Skydime

[PappyD340]

Real NICE Jim, love the color!!

[crazyjim]

Thanks guys. Rims are from the kit, Ken.