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A few months ago I bought a 92 iris F150 xlt flareside 302 e4od rwd truck out of indiana (75 miles from my house)which needed some mechanicals, but has a clean rust free body. I live in Chicago, by the way. According to the dealer sticker on the original paint tailgate, the truck was originally sold new in charlotte, north carolina.(maybe 650-700 miles away?)
For the last couple weekends, I have made the rounds of every self service yard within 40 miles of where I live, and today I visited 4 yards, scoring smaller items at each yard. While at one of the yards today, I found an exact match, but beat to death, in the same color and all the same options to boot, rusted to death besides. A complete clone to mine. Out of curiousity I wrote down the serial number to compare it to mine when I got home, and when I checked this afternoon, The yard truck was the next consecutive truck built after mine, thats right, where my vin ends B03016, the yard truck ends B03017.
For the last couple weekends, I have made the rounds of every self service yard within 40 miles of where I live, and today I visited 4 yards, scoring smaller items at each yard. While at one of the yards today, I found an exact match, but beat to death, in the same color and all the same options to boot, rusted to death besides. A complete clone to mine. Out of curiousity I wrote down the serial number to compare it to mine when I got home, and when I checked this afternoon, The yard truck was the next consecutive truck built after mine, thats right, where my vin ends B03016, the yard truck ends B03017.
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They arent fleet trucks. The 92 iris( pinkish purple)shortbed flareside is the ford commerative truck celebrating 75 years of ford trucks. Its in the 92 brochures, has its own buildable model, and has its own postcard describing it as such. Matter of fact, some even came with oem factory roll pans instead of a rear bumper.
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oh theres plentyof the pinkish trucks. everybody thinks its a rare color but its the most common color i see in a flareside. 1 that color drives bymy house almost everyday and ive seen one in the cuty 1 time there are 2 on my cl right now. that is awsome though to find that.
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They arent fleet trucks. The 92 iris( pinkish purple)shortbed flareside is the ford commerative truck celebrating 75 years of ford trucks. Its in the 92 brochures, has its own buildable model, and has its own postcard describing it as such. Matter of fact, some even came with oem factory roll pans instead of a rear bumper.
oh theres plentyof the pinkish trucks. everybody thinks its a rare color but its the most common color i see in a flareside. 1 that color drives bymy house almost everyday and ive seen one in the cuty 1 time there are 2 on my cl right now. that is awsome though to find that.
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A few months ago I bought a 92 iris F150 xlt flareside 302 e4od rwd truck out of indiana (75 miles from my house)which needed some mechanicals, but has a clean rust free body. I live in Chicago, by the way. According to the dealer sticker on the original paint tailgate, the truck was originally sold new in charlotte, north carolina.(maybe 650-700 miles away?)
For the last couple weekends, I have made the rounds of every self service yard within 40 miles of where I live, and today I visited 4 yards, scoring smaller items at each yard. While at one of the yards today, I found an exact match, but beat to death, in the same color and all the same options to boot, rusted to death besides. A complete clone to mine. Out of curiousity I wrote down the serial number to compare it to mine when I got home, and when I checked this afternoon, The yard truck was the next consecutive truck built after mine, thats right, where my vin ends B03016, the yard truck ends B03017.
For the last couple weekends, I have made the rounds of every self service yard within 40 miles of where I live, and today I visited 4 yards, scoring smaller items at each yard. While at one of the yards today, I found an exact match, but beat to death, in the same color and all the same options to boot, rusted to death besides. A complete clone to mine. Out of curiousity I wrote down the serial number to compare it to mine when I got home, and when I checked this afternoon, The yard truck was the next consecutive truck built after mine, thats right, where my vin ends B03016, the yard truck ends B03017.
Good find and a great story you'll be able to tell.
Bob
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