"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
03/29/2016 at 09:15 • Filed to: None
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"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
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Photo Credit: Nauraushaun on Oppo
It’s not just a Falcon Ute; it’s a Falcon Ute that’s ranch-flavored!
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
03/29/2016 at 09:27 |
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Some miscellaneous bozodry with the rear lights, relocating the badges to the rear fender and swapping “Ranchero” for “Falcon”, a custom rear roll pan, a bed trim delete, re-skinned B-pillars, and a rear window mod. Lots of gooney stuff, but I’m in no position to criticise people doing weird things with Rancheros...
I think this one is a ‘60/’61, based on what I can make out of the front bumper and the curve of the front fender. Further trivia: the Ranchero in the US was different than the Oz market Falcon ute, because while the Ranchero was based on the two door wagon, the Falcon ute was based on... basically the four-door sedan. Shorter rear overhang, same as the sedans instead of longer, short front doors shared with the four door, and a weirder cab.
nerd_racing
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
03/29/2016 at 09:42 |
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this is my favorite UTE! I want one of these badly. Saw one once at a car show that was painted satin black properly and it was great.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> nerd_racing
03/29/2016 at 09:47 |
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If you’re patient, you can probably get a semi-decent driver in the $2k range. $4k worst case. They’re hard-ish to find, but not that horribly expensive unless they’re one that somebody has rodded out - which is about half of them. Heck, I think there’s somebody within 200 miles of me selling two ‘60s together for under $2k, though neither was running.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> nerd_racing
03/29/2016 at 10:33 |
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Idle curiosity had me looking for Rancheros in the northeast on your behalf, and... not many, apparently. Here’s *one*:
https://elmira.craigslist.org/cto/5493472508…
There was another one out Cincinnati way that somebody had put on a Blazer frame. Anyway, like I said, getting a roundbody is more an exercise in waiting than anything else. I got mine (a catastrophic rustpile) for $800. There were around that time a couple of “okay” ones for under $3k close to me, but the biggest key would be to search
absolutely nowhere near the rustbelt.
These things were absolutely neodymium rare earth rust magnets.
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nerd_racing
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/29/2016 at 10:44 |
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Thank you for the research. I’ve looked at that one quite a few times and it would be on my short list for sure. Unfortunately I need to offload my diesel 323 and my AW11 MR2 before I pick up another project. I had a 64 Barracuda that was southern and I’ll never buy another rust belt car again. Removed the rear leaf springs with only a 1/2" drive ratchet on that car. It was awesome.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
03/30/2016 at 04:29 |
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i’ll have the white Mitsubishi Triton crewcab!
Nauraushaun
> pip bip - choose Corrour
03/30/2016 at 05:44 |
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Really? The thing is a pig :P
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> Nauraushaun
03/30/2016 at 05:46 |
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:P