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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Escachero!]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/escachero/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/escachero/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/escachero/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/escortamino/362155/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/08/1189357389_ee3893dc63_b_opt.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><em>click above image for more views of the Escachero</em><br /><br /><span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/mods/Escachero_The_car_Ford_should_have_built'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>Autoblog reader Johnny B. sent us these pics of a hybrid Ford Escort pickup he found that, quite honestly, should have been built by the Blue Oval, as it evokes everything that was good and right about the original <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranchero">Ford Ranchero</a>. (Whoa, so much dripping sarcasm, it's getting tough to type.) In Johnny's words, it's got "all the power and versatility of an Escort with the comfort of a pickup." Wait, that should probably the other way around, but you get the idea. At this point, we'd take a Focichero to replace Ford's aging Ranger pickup that's got no replacement waiting in the wings as far as we know.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/escachero/low/">Escachero!</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/escachero/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/08/1189361757_8cd844d777_b_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/escachero/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/08/1190228548_6f60579a3e_b_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/escachero/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/08/1189357389_ee3893dc63_b_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/escachero/">Escachero!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:03:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/escachero/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/970688/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/escachero/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>escachero</category><category>escort</category><category>escortamino</category><category>focichero</category><category>ford escort</category><category>ford ranchero</category><category>FordEscort</category><category>FordRanchero</category><category>hybrid pickup</category><category>HybridPickup</category><category>pickup</category><category>truck</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:03:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>