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The coupe utility began in Australia. In 1934, as the result of a request from a Victorian farmer's wife, Ford Australia combined the cab of its newly released Ford Coupé body with a well-type load area fully integrated into the coupé body, producing the first Coupe Utilities. [[Holden]] built a Chevrolet ute in 1935. Both types of vehicles were called utilities or [[ute|utes]] for short. | The coupe utility began in Australia. In 1934, as the result of a request from a Victorian farmer's wife, Ford Australia combined the cab of its newly released Ford Coupé body with a well-type load area fully integrated into the coupé body, producing the first Coupe Utilities. [[Holden]] built a Chevrolet ute in 1935. Both types of vehicles were called utilities or [[ute|utes]] for short. | ||
- | The first [[United States of America|American]] coupe utility vehicles were produced in December 1956 (for the 1957 model year) by Ford as the Ford Ranchero. The Ranchero was based on the standard and new full-size Ford platform. The first | + | The first [[United States of America|American]] coupe utility vehicles were produced in December 1956 (for the 1957 model year) by Ford as the Ford Ranchero. The Ranchero was based on the standard and new full-size Ford platform. The first Chevrolet El Camino was produced for the 1959 model year (two years after the Ford Ranchero) and, like the Ranchero, was based on an existing and easily modified platform. |
In 1960 the Ranchero became much smaller, becoming based on Ford's compact Falcon. The 1960 El Camino sold worse than the 1959 and General Motors decided to discontinue the model. | In 1960 the Ranchero became much smaller, becoming based on Ford's compact Falcon. The 1960 El Camino sold worse than the 1959 and General Motors decided to discontinue the model. |