The El Camino gets all the glory, but the utilitarian Ranchero embodied car comfort and pickup utility for more than two decades. The first “hybrid” in the United ...

Ford and GM have been duking it out for American automotive dominance for decades. The first Ford Ranchero hit the roads in 1957 – two years before the Chevrolet El Camino. What do these two vehicles ...

Nowadays, US drivers are mad about pickup trucks, but back in the day, you could often see something called coupe utility vehicles on the country's streets. Widely known as "utes," these vehicles ...

Photos Courtesy of Mecum Auctions, Inc. The return of a 1971 Ford Ranchero 500 to the auction stage is a sharp reminder that Detroit once had no problem mixing muscle-car energy with genuine utility.

Ty is an experienced writer, editor, journalist, and online opinion-haver. He has been reviewing cars and covering automotive news full-time for nearly a decade for outlets such as Gear Patrol, Inside ...