As I approached birthday number 70, the thought entered my mind that I needed one more hot rod before I reached the other end ...

with a cargo bed in the rear. Ford had been building F-1 pickup trucks since 1948, but those were conventional trucks. This new Ranchero shared not only the handsome styling with the big Ford ...

Unlike Ford, which had the F-Series truck and the car-based Ranchero pickup ... but the people behind it did a good job. The bed cut is perfect, and the cabin was sealed off with the Villager's ...