Chevy had the El Camino
Ford had the Ranchero
Did Pontiac have a corresponding model ? Somewhere in the back of my mind I think there was. Then again there's a lot back there.
Ford had the Ranchero
Did Pontiac have a corresponding model ? Somewhere in the back of my mind I think there was. Then again there's a lot back there.
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I did not come up with anything either.. I ran down a list of models from the 60's to the 80's..no dice.
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I have before me THE Motorbook-International compilation of Chevy El Camino road test, tech data, new model intros, fact reports, performance data, spotters guide and in-short all that is, was and ever will be El Camino. Soooo, to answer your question Andy, no, there is no Pontiac version. But there was a GMC model called the Caballero. Perhaps that's what you remember.
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Ok while you're there - What was the Ford Falcon version of the Ranchero ?
BTW GMC and Chevy trucks are made on the SAME assembly line.
BTW GMC and Chevy trucks are made on the SAME assembly line.
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In the 60s my racing partner was the parts manager at a Rambler garage. He had a Rambler pickup for the parts room. It was a 1965 Station wagon that a customer rolled over while trying it out so they had a body shop turn it into a pickup truck. It replaced a 49 Hudson they had turned into a pickup truck.
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Okay Andy, let me consult the Ford wing of the jrjo library. The Motorbooks-International 1957-1967 Ford Pickup edition tells me the Ford Falcon Ranchero was the design from 1960-1966. Ford wanted to downsize the Ranchero and used the Falcon styling. Personally, I liked the direction they went in 1967 and used the Ford Fairlane 500 as the design...ooh mama...
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At the TV shop we had a Ford Econoline van which I think was the falcon of their vans. I drove it on occasion and what I remember mainly was you had to put the right foot on the floor before lifting the left foot or it would die in place. It didn't last long though. It was our pu/delivery and antenna installation truck. The guy who drove it was also known as the human fly for the roofs he was willing to climb but his driving matched his daring. One snowy February day he planted it dead center into a pole on a curve sending himself and his assistant out the windshield one on each side of the pole in a couple feet of snow where the ladders came off the roof and landed on top of them. The van was only a couple months old and he got fired for that escapade but the van was replaced with another Econoline. One of those vans also had a four-speed on the column.
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Thanks every one. Just thinking about it can you imagine the awesomeness of a GTO Pick up ?
Oh well, I'll just have to settle for the 'Vette
Oh well, I'll just have to settle for the 'Vette
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