[AT] Edsel ranchero?

[Ralph Goff]

On 3/24/2011 9:01 AM, John & Jan Paur wrote:
> I remember those kind of days growing up in Minn.  John
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> From: "Dave Merchant"<kosh at ncweb.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Edsel ranchero?
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Its true John, farm built pickups are nothing new. It was quite a trend 
in the sixties and seventies to take the old retired family sedan, cut 
the roof back to the drivers seat, install a sheet of plywood, weld the 
rear doors shut and there was your "pickup truck". Or as we called them, 
"cut down cars". There were some that were quite well done looking 
almost as good as the factory built Ranchero/Elcamino.
I kind of regret not picking up this one I saw at a farm auction about 4 
years ago. It was a 56 Chev sedan converted to an early El Camino 
pickup. Chev never built them until 59. I see that Australia was big on 
"Utes", car based pickups. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup%C3%A9_utility
That 53 Holden is absolutely beautiful.
Anyway, heres all I have to show of the 56 Chev at the auction sale. 
Hope it didn't go to the crusher.
http://hotimg23.fotki.com/p/a/142_165/29_157/auction56Chev-vi.jpg

Ralph in Sask.