'50s Ford utes...I never knew !

[Ace-Garageguy]

[cobraman]

Why didn't we ever get any of these ?

[Earl Marischal]

Anyone one of those would make a great rod or custom.

Any kits out there?

steve

[Art Anderson]

Why didn't we ever get any of these ?

We did, eventually--it was called the 1957 Ford Ranchero.

Art

[Art Anderson]

Some pics of an early 50's Anglia Ute that I spotted at the former Kruse Auction in Auburn IN back in 2004:

[bobthehobbyguy]

Art that is cool.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Some pics of an early 50's Anglia Ute that I spotted at the former Kruse Auction in Auburn IN back in 2004:

Wouldn't THAT make a cool little shop truck with a 4-cylinder Ecoboost engine and a six speed gearbox swapped in ? A natural for an old Jag IRS unit too.

[southpier]

cunnin'

[Craig Irwin]

Nice Angila Ute, but why does everybody want to cut them up and ruin them?

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice Angila Ute, but why does everybody want to cut them up and ruin them?

Maybe in part because the stock engine will get you from 0 to 50 in just a tick under 40 seconds, and flat out is less than 60 MPH.

[Art Anderson]

Wouldn't THAT make a cool little shop truck with a 4-cylinder Ecoboost engine and a six speed gearbox swapped in ? A natural for an old Jag IRS unit too.

Or a Ford flathead, suitably warmed up? Perhaps a small block Ford V8?

Keep the sheetmetal stock though!

Art

[blunc]

there are a couple pix of a 30's Ford Ute in my Arizona Fall Good Guys Nationals set posted in another thread here.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Or a Ford flathead, suitably warmed up? Perhaps a small block Ford V8?

Keep the sheetmetal stock though!

Art

Or a little V8-60...

Edited November 24, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy

[Sixties Sam]

10 HP? Really? How much could you haul with that?

[southpier]

some interesting utes here: http://www.oldclassicvans.co.uk/main.html

[Jantrix]

We got some coupe pickups from Chevy back in the thirties, but they are about as rare as hens teeth. They probably didn't sell very well.

Edited November 24, 2014 by Jantrix

[von Zipper]

I wish we would have had 'Utes" here in the U.S.A.

Especially some of the Chrysler products that were never made into an el Camino - Ranchero type vehicles here .

A few years ago I wanted an Australian style Ute so I raided the parts box, it's a '36 Ford coupe with a Revell '37/'38 Ford cab. Cut the dash to be right hand drive

[Jantrix]

How about a Lincoln ute?

[blunc]

Ford UTE

IMG_4835 by blunc1, on Flickr

IMG_4834 by blunc1, on Flickr

[Chuck Most]

Yes indeedy, Bill! Ford was building coupe utilities in Australia as early as 1932.

One of my all-time faves-

[JTalmage]

Id drive the wheels off that 49-50!

[southpier]

more utes

[1930fordpickup]

These two Dodges are cool.

Well OK, most all utes are cool.

[1930fordpickup]

We got some coupe pickups from Chevy back in the thirties, but they are about as rare as hens teeth. They probably didn't sell very well.

A friend and Chevy guy says these were also offered as a kit from the dealer. Claims the if it was offered on a Vette or Camaro we would have exact numbers form Chevy on all colors and engine options on these. I liked the last part mostly when he told it .

[Chuck Most]

This looks like a US '56, but it was described as a '57.