With the lack of mini-trucks built and sold for the average U.S truck buyer, it's surprising to see Ford building a mini truck at all. But Mini Truckin' has just posted a reminder that mini-trucks continue to thrive in other countries.
Ed Sanchez from MiniTruckinWeb.com reports:
My own curiosity piqued, I did a little digging around, and got some info on this south-of-the-border special. The Courier is essentially a little delivery truck along the lines of the Plymouth Scamp (remember those?) and the Rabbit-based VW pickup of the 1980s. Hardly a fireball, the courier is powered by a 95-horsepower 1.6 liter 4-cylinder engine with a menacing 103 lb./ft. of torque. But not so long ago, that was about on par with what most Mini Trucks were making (Mazda B2000, the Iron Duke-powered S-10, etc.)
Read the full blog post about the Ford Courier at http://blogs.minitruckinweb.com/6212869/truck-news/fords-mini-truck-still-sold-in-mexico/index.html
Source: The Courier Lives!