Originally Posted by
madmacs
XLT was a Package, they varied from year to year on what they had in them. The first couple of years on the full size trucks it was the all chrome package. As for Rangers it included the carpet and cloth seats, usually a stripe kit and aluminum wheels, upgraded Radio, headliner etc. I had a 90 XLT 2.3 5spd, ac, ps, pb anti lock rears, stripe delete, cloth split bench, carpet, headliner, delux door panels, chrome grill and bumpers as well as wheel well chrome, aluminum wheels and white letter tires. My brother bought a 91 w every available option, big six and all, he used to get pissed cause my 4 cyl would out top end his 6...macs
First XLT: 1970 / First Ranger: 1965 (1958 Edsel Ranger was the 2nd cheapest).
1970/72 Ranger XLT's had wide upper side mouldings with wood grain inserts, huge tailgate finish panel also wood grained.
1970/72 Rangers had the same mouldings, finish panel, but had painted black inserts.
1970/72 Sport Customs had narrow upper side mouldings, tailgate finish panel that only covered the FORD letters below it.
1970/72 Customs were bare boned strippers, had none of this jazz.
XLT's had cloth/vinyl seat, carpeting. Rangers, Sport Customs, Customs had all vinyl seat, rubber floor mat.
All optional: Styleside/Flareside beds, AM radio, AM/FM monaural radio, A/C, rear bumpers, 4 speed or A/T, 300 I-6, 360, 390, dual piston caliper PD/B (F250 2WD & F350 only), power drum brakes, P/S, R/S outside non remote mirror, R/L remote outside mirrors, Western mirrors.