From 1960-1965, Ford made a US Falcon-based pickup, the vehicle Oddjob used in Goldfinger. In the scene featuring the 1964 Ranchero, a 1964 Lincoln Continental was crushed into a cube and appeared to be loaded into the Ranchero. Actually, the film was cut and a smaller, lighter cube was loaded, as the ute would hardly have been drivable with a 4,300lb Conti in the box.
2026 Bronco Sport Order Guide
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2026 Bronco Sport Order Guide
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ice-capades
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10/25/2025
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Bronco Sport
As if the aluminum plant fire weren't enough, now the industry (including Ford) are staring down the gun barrel of this shortage:
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/suppliers/an-nexperia-chips-us-production-outlook-1025/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-ANBreakingNewsAlert-20251025
Slate at 174.6” in length is approximately 10” shorter than second-generation regular cab Ranger like I owned, though Slate is slightly wider and taller. Length difference for the most part can be accounted for by Slate bed being 5-foot versus Ranger’s 6-foot.
A little research shows that trucks around +/- 175” in length like Slate were built decades ago, though they were smaller in width and height. At least two were VW Rabbit pickup, and also the first generation Tacoma. VW was discontinued and Tacoma made larger. 🤔