Nowadays it's pretty well known Brazil had a much different market landscape for full-size trucks from the '60s to the '90s, and leisure-oriented double-cab conversions used to be quite popular mostly due to a restriction on the usage of Diesel engines according to the payload or passenger capacity of vehicles, unless they had 4-wheel drive with a dual-range transfer case (or a crawler 1st gear if the transfer case was a single-speed unit). As the Ford F-1000 matched the payload criteria, carrying one metric ton, the Diesel engine option had its appeal to some folks who would otherwise choose a full-size sedan, and so a double-cab was needed in order to use it as a family hauler.
Mostly due to Volkswagen's influence, Brazilian buyers favored 2-door bodystyles for a long time, and it was no different with the dual-cab conversions, even though panoramic rear windows were usually fitted below the waistline. In this '86 Ford F-1000, the rear bench seat can be unfolded into some sort of sofa-bed.
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