Well, we had so much fun with the last CL find I posted, I thought I'd try again
This looks like a pretty nice F-100 Ranger....
RARE SHORTBED BIG BLOCK

 

Damn, i thought i was looking at MY truck for a minute..... maybe i better go check if it's still outside!

 

How does Bondo get under original paint?

 

Someone email or call the guy and have him send ya a pic of the Warranty tag. At that price, I'm sure a buyer would want to know.

 

Before anyone starts to assume this is not a real Ranger:

I know the truck and its out of North Carolina shortly after purchase in Detroit.
Most of its life was spent in NC then when guy passed it went to his daughter, She brought it to Colorado Springs.
Now owned by someone else obviously.

And yes its a real RANGER.

Its original paint and no bondo, what is seen is a slight bump and the paint chipped off.

It was originally a yellow with black interior truck. Not too many short bed Rangers floating around.

Slight rust in core support only rest of truck is solid.

I know of 4 or 5 solid core supports so not an issue or to be perfect that one is repairable.

So YUP, Real R A N G E R !

And yes it has the magical 6 digit DSO.

 

Where's the original center console? Where's the original engine? Original Trans? Aftermarket bumper...etc...etc, and what's with the gay steering wheel?

Other than the warranty plate, it's so easy to fake one...I just don't understand the buzz about Rangers??...to me, the fact that it's a short-bed is what makes it unique.

What the heck is so special about this original (B.S) "Ranger" when so many things have been changed? It's worth half what he's asking, at best.

 

If I could get that truck for $4250, I'd be on it like white on rice!
(assuming I had $4 grand, of course!)

 

you would be hard pressed to get 3 grand for a truck like it in AZ.

 

Maybe I'm stupid; but what's up with the gear shifter as a floor mount and not a column?
Also hows does the DSO reference it as a Ranger?

 

CropDUsterdude, Are you kidding? Didn't you read Boss9F100's post?!?? He says it floats!!

But, I mostly like it cuz it has a Harley-Davidson sticker in the rear window.

 

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Codes for 1965 are:
F=Red crinkle all vinyl
G=Black crinkle all vinyl
H=Palomino crinkle all vinyl

Codes of 1966 are:
T=Black crinkle vinyl and black rosette pattern vinyl
U=Parchment crinkle vinyl and rosette pattern vinyl
V=Red crinkle vinyl and rosette pattern vinyl.

Think the DSO number (Zone number) is only going to show that the truck was a “special order” as were all Rangers (as I understand it).

BTW: The console was not a part of the Ranger trim package, but was an option within the Ranger trim package.

As to the desirability of the Ranger, it all boils down to personal choice. As I understand it, there were only 500 or so made in each of the 65 and 66 model years.

As far as the gear shifter, that's easy. Someone changed it out in the 46 years since the truck was built.

 

You missed a code for 1966!

THe truck in question here is paint code 8 interior T81 so no doubt a ranger.
Over nearly 50yrs a few things have changed on this truck. Its still a Ranger thats very solid.

 

How could anyone assume Rangers were all special orders since FoMoCo THREW AWAY all the records decades ago?
Both of y'all's DSO code ("Zone number") info needs to be clarified as there are two totally different types of special orders.

Two digit DSO code: Specific Ford District Sales Office the dealer ordered the truck from. If a truck is ordered special and all the special equipment are RPO's (Regular Production Orders), the DSO code is 2 digits.*

Six digit DSO code: First two digits ~ Specific Ford District Sales Office. Last four digits = Domestic Special Order number.

Domestic SpeciaL Order: The truck is painted a non standard color (or colors if tu-toned) by the original purchasers request. When this occurres, there is no COLOR code(s) stamped the Warranty Plate.

Something was ordered by the original purchaser that was not an RPO for the specific truck.

For example, original purchaser wanted a Utility body, so FoMoCo sent the truck out after it left the assembly line to a local body maker to have it installed.

Now what happens if the paint formula is required, or the Utility body needs a hinge or some other part? There's no parts catalog listing for a Utility body since it is not an RPO.

Automotive paint supply store has no clue what the formula is for the paint, because there is no COLOR code(s) stamped on the Warranty Plate.

Dealer contacts FoMoCo, passes along the 6 digit DSO number. FoMoCo looks up the order number, passes the info back to the dealer giving paint formula, where parts can be bought for the Utility body.

Ask the OP if this same DSO system is still used today, as he's a Ford partsguy. It was in the 1950's thru 1997, but I dunno since.

* 1979: I ordered a F150 2WD Lariat Super Cab as I wanted it equipped a certain way. All the equipment I wanted were RPO's, so the DSO code was 2 digits.

Most dealers didn't have F150's in their inventory equipped like this, as the MSRP was over 9 grand, a lotta money in 1979.

Fleet manager at dealership (Crenshaw Motors Ford, I was the back (shop) partsguy) searched all of SoCal, there was no like truck that could be 'dealer traded' for, so it had to be ordered.

 

I think the economy and price of gas have completely destroyed the market for these trucks...at over 4$ a gallon, with a V8 352,
390 etc...who can really afford to drive these trucks now? I only have to drive 4 miles to work each day and have a 302, and
frankly...I'm down right depressed when I fill the tank and think of the short distance I've traveled over the week to empty it.
Don't get me wrong, I love driving it though...

Most guys selling these trucks on CList have inflated prices to begin with, (they factor in their "Labor" and sentiment)...but I see
the same trucks for months and months on CList, prices keep going down, and they go nowhere.

The pocketbook and bottom line always win out in the end.

 

They knocked $1K off the price already.......
SHORTBED - BIG BLOCK 1966 ford f100