The Pick of the Day is a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta pickup conversion listed for sale by a Tennessee dealership on ClassicCars.com.Â
Truck-like cars (aka coupe utility vehicles) haven’t been big in a while. The Ford Ranchero rode off into the sunset at the end of the 1970s and the Chevrolet El Camino was on its way into the history books in the late 1980s. Even the Holden Ute from Australia was ute-enized last decade. But that decline in the coupe utility vehicle’s popularity didn’t stop someone from converting a 2000 Volkwagen Jetta into a pickup.
Although the selling dealer says it was handcrafted by a company in Florida, it looks like it came from Smyth of Tiverton, Rhode Island. Either way, it’s distinctive, which you can’t say about regular Jettas of the 2000s. No doubt, they were popular, but that resulted in there being so many of them that they blurred into the background. They were victims of their own success.
This custom-made Jetta truck doesn’t have that problem. In fact, it may have the opposite issue – people may see it’s a car with a bed and not even notice that it was once a Jetta. Can you blame them? You don’t exactly see these every day, even if you live in a neighborhood full of El Camino and Ranchero owners.
It started life 151,211 miles ago as a front-wheel-drive German sedan with a turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine and five-speed manual gearbox.
Now it’s an unforgettable sport truck that rides on flashy wheels, low-profile tires, and an air suspension and is capable of hauling bicycles and BBQ grilles.
For $19,850, this unique Jetta can be yours. If you end up getting it, let us know in the comments section below…and how it awkward things got when you pulled up in the Home Depot parking lot next to a Ford F-350 Super Duty owner.
Click here to view the listing for this Pick of the Day on ClassicCars.com.Â
