The Best Utes In The World

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Last Wednesday marked the 55th birthday of the Chevrolet El Camino, the thing most Americans probably picture when they think of a car that effectively doubles as a pickup.

It's only been in the last few years that trucks have become so civilized and leather-lined to take from the construction site to the Four Seasons without having to go home and switch your vehicle. But the ute popularized the idea of a car with a bed long, long ago as a way to have the ease of a car and the practicality of a bed.

The El Camino was part of a handful of utes offered in the U.S. over the years, but they've been going much stronger in other parts of the world for a long time. They can range from cheap and cheerful Subarus with tiny jumpseats to those big Holdens with Corvette engines lurking under the hood scoops. Fantastic.

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So fire up the Kinja show us your favorite cars-with-beds in honor of the El Camino's birthday.

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