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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 05:22 AM
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1968 grill question

I'm confused, I have a 1968 ranger. The truck has been in my family since 72'. I took ownership in 2000. The grill has the red strip and center piece like a 69'. I'm told from family the truck always had this grill. Did 68' rangers come with this style grill? I'm considering stripping and polishing the one I have or buying 68' from dc. Information would be appreciated.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 06:35 AM
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imo. i would not buy the grill from d.c. i have heard to many bad things about it. if your grill just needs to be polished i would do that instead.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 08:32 AM
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The grille from D.C. is the same as what you have. It's indented in the center for the red paint. No one sells the true 68 Ranger grille. The grille you have was a replacement grille that was available back in the day.
Read this thread.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...00-grille.html
 
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 08:50 AM
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Gangstakr, I drilled my grill to mount the housing. I wasn’t FORCING it but one of the studs broke off. JB weld?
I did post a Thanks to you on another thread, so if you didn’t see it Thank You!


 
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 10:39 AM
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Thanks for information
 
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Old Nov 10, 2017 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Jmiller68
I'm confused, I have a 1968 Ranger. The truck has been in my family since '72.

I took ownership in 2000. The grille has the red stripe and center piece like a '69. I'm told from family the truck always had this grille.

Did '68 rangers come with this style grille?
No, only the Ranger emblem is the same 1968/69.
Only the 1969 Ranger grille (C9TZ-8200-A) has the red stripe. No 1968 Custom Cab or Ranger does, neither does the 1969 Custom Cab grille.

The original 1968 grille was not indented, but the FoMoCo 1969 "service part replacement" for the 1968 grille was.

The confusing thing is, it has a 1968 part number (C8TZ-8200-E), but it's not the original 1968 part number.

The Ranger grille emblem is the same 1968/69.
 
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