In Popular Culture
A 1970 Ranchero was featured in the music video for Brooks and Dunn's hillbilly deluxe.
The character of Harvey Leek on the TV show Nash Bridges drove a 1972 Ranchero.
It has been reported that the Ford Ranchero was the favorite vehicle of Elvis Presley. Indeed, he owned a 1967 Ford Ranchero 500, purchased new in 1967 by Elvis, for use on his small ranch in Northern Mississippi. This Ranchero reportedly now belongs to the Museum of Automobiles in Morrilton, Arkansas.
In the James Bond movie "Goldfinger", Odd Job used a blue 1964 Ranchero to return a crushed Lincoln Continental to Auric Goldfinger's ranch - movie magic since the Ranchero wouldn't have been able to handle the load.
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