1974 Ford Ranchero "High Boy"
This Ford Ranchero mounted to a Ford F-Series frame is the most absurd automobile you'll see today.
Sometimes I just don’t know what to say. Now is one of those times, because I’m staring at a Craigslist ad for a $1,500 machine that is, as far as I can tell, the work of a mad scientist. Who else would choose to install a Ford Ranchero onto a tall F-Series truck chassis by stacking two Ranchero faces on top of one another? It’s baffling!
Clearly, America remains the wild west of automobile culture, and I, for one, hope that never changes, even if it means cars on the roads aren’t as safe or clean as they could be.
What you’re looking at here started out as a 1974 Ford Ranchero. Then, someone morphed that ute with a 1974 Ford F-250, a pickup truck equipped with Dana 60 axles, four-wheel drive, and tons of ground clearance. Hence the Craigslist title “1974 Ranchero High Boy 4x4 429 Auto.”
