Advertising Last completed movie pages 1958 Ford Unknown Custom-made tow truck Ep. 3.02Class: Cars, Pick-up — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2007-01-24 10:15 |
![[Image: swe302167pe.2085.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is266/swe302167pe.2085.jpg) ![[Image: swe302186hn.7373.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is224/swe302186hn.7373.jpg) ![[Image: swe302201lk.9633.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is224/swe302201lk.9633.jpg) It has towing equipment ..but I wouldn't call it a tow-truck!? |
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◊ 2007-01-24 11:49 |
Ford Ranchero 1958 ...but the tail isn't right. Could this be a cut-down panel van? |
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◊ 2007-01-24 12:00 |
tow truck was for the heavy tow trucks (like the one in Terminator 2). Light trucks like this one fall in the chassis-cab or pickup category. -- Last edit: 2007-01-24 12:01:23 |
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◊ 2007-01-24 13:02 |
1958 Ford Custom or Fairlane. Initially, a four door sedan. During the seventies, it was common to "convert" american cars in towing machines or whatever. I'm living in Geneva Switzerlanz and I remember well some of them. One of those was also a red '58 Ford Fairlane (not this one) that was in service for one of our local Junkyard... The best or the worst was a Facel Vega Excellence in usage by a Body Shop !!! |
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◊ 2007-01-24 13:57 |
I've heard of cases where people took Rancheroes and El Caminoes and converted them into tow trucks. And I'm talking about in the USA. This is a 1958 Ford Ranchero, BTW. -- Last edit: 2007-01-24 22:24:50 |
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◊ 2007-01-24 23:44 |
As this was imported (well, ok, registered) in the UK 1967, it's unlikely to have been converted earlier and shipped, most likely done here? A 'factory' Ranchero should have be sculpted towards the light fitting, this does not have this: www.carnut.com/cgi-bin/03/_image.pl?/show/03/fame/fame119.jpg. So where has the back come from? I think it would be safe labelling this one '1958 Ford', for now? |
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◊ 2007-02-22 12:21 |
partially seen in eps 3.07*![[Image: swe3078df3.3281.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is474/swe3078df3.3281.jpg) |
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◊ 2008-05-12 01:14 |
I agree with zorglub. Looking at the length of the doors this was definitely a four door originally and NOT a Ranchero, Rancheros had longer doors like a two door coupe. So this was a 1958 Ford sedan or station wagon. The rear bodywork has obviously either come from a later vehicle, possibly a European van (Bedford CF??) or been scratchbuilt. |
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◊ 2008-07-12 12:13 |
I've just seen this episode entitled 'IN From The Cold' Season 3, ep 2, and this is 1958 Ford is definitely NOT a Ranchero. It started life as a four door saloon or station wagon. The rear bodywork is NOT from a Ford and it appears to have Austin tailights. |
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◊ 2012-11-23 05:39 |
Link to "www.flickr.com" . |
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◊ 2015-07-13 12:24 |
Nothing on the DVLA Database for the vehicle with the registration; RGJ 59E. |
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◊ 2015-07-13 13:25 |
Did Australia ever made these 1958 Ford Utility?  |
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◊ 2015-07-13 13:32 |
The Australian 1958 Ford still had the 1955-1956 US Ford body. Australian utes had a rear side window like a normal passenger car. Link to "oldcarbrochures.org" |
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◊ 2016-01-02 21:03 |
It looks like a custom build to me |
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◊ 2020-06-07 05:03 |
It's got a front of a Ford Thunderbird, I'm trying to figure out the rear |
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◊ 2022-05-29 19:50 |
Ford Ute |
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◊ 2024-11-07 11:50 |
I seem to remember this being used at one of the Spedeworth Stock car tracks in the 1970's. |
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