While digging through the visual nightmare that the “Automotive Hackery” thread in the forums has become, one beacon of light shone out to heal our scarred eyes: this late C4 Corvette that had been converted into a ute. It’s not just that the Corvette was now a fiberglass pickup that made it stand out, but two things: 1. The work done to complete the conversion looks exceptionally well-done, especially since most ute conversions appear to have started with an angry man and a sharp axe, and 2. Everybody seems to really like the idea of a Corvette truck. Maybe it’s because after Hot Rod’s Vette-Hack, we’re dying to butcher up a C4, or maybe because there isn’t a small truck for sale that really does it for us, but a C4 Corvette pickup, especially one that has had the back end lengthened out a few inches would be awesome.
There’s several vehicles that would work well for a ute of sorts, and immediately the first one in my head is a fourth-generation F-body. This “El Camaro” was at SEMA a couple of years ago, and I hung around it for quite a few minutes looking it over carefully. The proportions are right and it looks both sporty and useable. Given that both the Corvette and Camaro can be had for decent prices, a talented body man ought to be able to create one just fine. I’ll admit that I’ve looked at the Raven Imperial more than a couple of times and have pictured it with proper El Camino proportions and a bed…and maybe a dually setup. Don’t judge me.
So, with that, what car would you like to see carved out into a ute?
early 90’s Lincoln town car!
One of the big Mopar sedans from the days of yore, like a Monaco or a Fury.
Especially if it had a B or RB block wedge.
Late model Dodge Magnums, Dodge Chargers, and Chrysler 300’s.
Oddly enough I have thought of this several times. Let me see.
-Pacer utes are awesome, check this one out: https://pacertruck.wordpress.com/category/pacer-pickup/ (Scroll down a bit)
-As a former Rampage owner I would love to see a late model Magnum or even a new Dart ute.
-Subaru Outback, I have to resist the urge daily to hack the roof off of my wife’s new Outback. A 2 door modern Brat, not the 4 door wanna be Baja.
-Ford Flex looks like a truckish car already.
-95 Impala SS, begs to be a modern El Camino
The Pacer ute is amazing, its like what a Suzuki X90 was supposed to be.
95 Impala SS, begs to be a modern El Camino
GM built “one”
How about none of them. Utes are as useless as tits on a bore hog.
That should be useless as tits on a boar hog. Not bore hog.
what? why are utes useless??????????? friggin Aussie sports car you’re talking about there….utes are massively useful…
How about a Jetta. There is a company making a kit to convert a Jetta into a Ute. http://www.smythkitcars.com/
The Jetta ute is actually kinda cool. I like it, and the simple fairly affordable kit. It would be perfect if I had a rear ended TDI
C4 ftw! I would totally rock a C4 ute. It would be the closest thing to its Aussie counterparts. The bed would make the C4 mad practical. Talk about a bitchin’ daily.
How about a Crown Vic Ranchero?