Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its Australian-born Ute, which paved the way for development of vehicles such as the F-Series and Ranger (dare we say Ranchero) and propelled the company to ...

When the Ford Ute was first built in 1934, it filled an important niche. Australian designer Lewis "Lew" Bandt drew up the ute as a stylish and functional way to address the need to buy two vehicles, ...