Originally Posted by
HughJasdik
at my local junkyard sits a white '66 ford f250. it has bucket seats and power windows. could this be a ranger? the truck has been pretty much stripped but the interior of the cab and the cab itself are all there and in good shape.
Power windows were
not available on F100/350's until 1981.
The ONLY way to verify if it is a
true Ranger...or not, is by the BODY code, which is found on the second line of the Warranty Plate.
Rangers came with bucket seats which are identical, including the vinyl upholsery, to 1965/66 Mustangs (except GT's).
The seat tracks (same as 1965/70 Mustang) bolt to special Ranger only brackets that then bolt to the floorpan and are used to raise and level the bucket seats.
Rangers have a center console which is the same as 1964/65 Falcon Sprint. Rangers also have full carpeting and a vinyl 'drape' which covers the fuel tank.
If the drape is missing, there will be evidence it was once there, as there are 10 holes (used for the chrome screws that attached it) at the back of the cab, just below the back window.
Rangers have the sweep speedometer plastic instrument cluster that also came with the Custom Cab package on F100/250's.
Rangers came with the aluminum side mouldings that were optional on Standard & Custom Cabs.