Ford F-150 on the way: Blue Oval’s Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500 rival is close to hitting Australian showrooms – and we’ve spotted one on the road – Car News

The countdown is on for the Ford F-150 to arrive in Australia. The first shipment of the US utes are on the water as testing of the converted vehicles enter the final phase of development.

A prototype of the right-hand-drive converted pick-up was used by Ford Australia for its recent Finke Desert Race program, acting as a tow vehicle for the Ranger Raptor that competed.

CarsGuide got a close-up look at the Lariat version of the F-150 and while it used different plastic for the…