Wordless Outtake: Seems About Right
– Updated on July 18, 2023
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If it’s a 2wd and has a rigid tonneau cover, that might be considered Ford’s only rear wheel drive 4 door sedan with independent rear suspension. At least in the US c
Maybe it should have been named Torino?
I didn’t know they made an F-50 pickup.
Is it “mid-“sized?
They don’t. Someone’s being cute with an old Explorer Sport Trac. The size and frame of the image makes it look larger than they really were.
I thought that these were just the right size for a crew cab truck. I bought my F150 before these came out and later I bought an older Explorer that I really liked, There are lots of these available on the used car listings. How do they hold up?
From what I recall, Ford considered using the F-50 name on several concept and production small trucks, but they never actually used the name. Maybe they thought it would debase the “real” F-series trucks?
Dodge, on the other hand, actually called their captive import Mitsubishi Triton the “D50” (4WD wasn’t available at the time, so there was no “W50”) for MY 1979 and 1980, after which it became the RAM 50.
And then there’s good ‘ole Chevrolet with their C/K 10/20/30 and later adopt GMC’s 1500/2500/3500.
I don’t think there was ever a Chevy C/K 5 or GMC 500. Anything less than a full-size 1/2 ton got some sort of name, and that was it.
This was through some rudimentary research so anyone with better, more accurate info, feel free to correct.
There was a Chevy K5 (and maybe C5? As they did have a 2wd version for a little while), the original Blazer. Not a compact truck really, but shortened and lower load capacity from the C/K10 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_K5_Blazer
I always liked the clever design of these. In 2020, I posted a photo of a 17 year old Sport Trac, with Jim Klein’s Curbside Classic review of the then new 2020 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X Crew Cab. The Sport Trac, still looked good, they aged well. The curved cab rear, and forward bed, was a neat design touch. The Frontier, has since been freshened, and modernized.
I wonder if the plate is random or if it was chosen. FUL but actually not full size.
In any case I think the graphic is interesting, it makes sense in a way. And it’s tastefully done.
The actual F-150 flare side tailgate was used on these Sport Treks by the way, ingenious way they saved a little money and you couldn’t tell!