Ford is ending Australian production after 90 years in 2016, and with it may go perhaps the most iconic vehicles in its auto market – the ute.Car-based pickup trucks like the Ford Ranchero and ...

Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its Australian-born Ute, which paved the way for development of vehicles such as the F-Series and Ranger (dare we say Ranchero) and propelled the ...

When the Ford Ute was first built in 1934, it filled an important niche. Australian designer Lewis "Lew" Bandt drew up the ute as a stylish and functional way to address the need to buy two ...

Ford is decreeing today the 80th anniversary of the Australian-invented car-based roadgoing pickup known as the 'ute,' and in recognition we found a bit of backstory on the practical utility cars ...

Ford has built its last ute. What is a ute? It’s Australia’s answer to the Ford Ranchero and Chevy El Camino -- a “pickup car” that’s remained a popular type of vehicle Down Under ...

The 2015 Falcon Ute, like the sedan, comes standard with an also locally developed 4.0-liter inline-six with 260 hp and either a six-speed manual or six-speed slushbox. The image Ford has just ...

Finding one in Australian ute configuration, and so well preserved it could enter a show and collection anytime, is close to impossible. Close, but not downright so. Ford was among the first ...

The new tough guy ute will sit just below the hardcore Ranger ... Upgraded suspension includes new Bilstein position-sensitive dampers that Ford claims help improve off-road performance and ...