View Poll Results: Which grills look better on our trucks?
Plane Jane Painted 67-69
9
14.06%
Chrome 67-69 (w/ or w/o red ranger stripe)
31
48.44%
1970 checkered inserts
12
18.75%
1971-1972 rectangular inserts
12
18.75%
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Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,209
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From: Black Hills of SD
I think it was a Texan's belt buckle that scratched it up, well anyway somebody spending alot of time under the hood. I got the grille from a junk yard that way. Since it wasn't on my pickup I an pretty sure it wasn't that 1/2 inch grade 8 bolt I have my belly pierced with. lol, actually it would take one about a foot long.
But back to the grille, what do you do after it is clean since the factort coating will be gone? I straightened out a headlight bucket for my 72 once and got it all sanded smooth but never got it to look right since the bare metal had a different look than the original. I did clearcoat it for protection but the repair stuck out like a sore thumb.
But back to the grille, what do you do after it is clean since the factort coating will be gone? I straightened out a headlight bucket for my 72 once and got it all sanded smooth but never got it to look right since the bare metal had a different look than the original. I did clearcoat it for protection but the repair stuck out like a sore thumb.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 884
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From: Bassett Virginia
HMMMMM.........I think I will go with the 67-69 myself. But I really think the 69 looks better than all of them. Nothing like that new shiney chrome grill with that red strip and ranger emblem to me.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Iowa
I like the '70 checkered one best, but that '67-'69 chrome grille is pretty cool. If I had time I'd fake a '69 by going up to the junkyard and nabbing one of the *few* 
they have up there. Come to think of it, mine WAS built in 1969... hmm
they have up there. Come to think of it, mine WAS built in 1969... hmm
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,209
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From: Black Hills of SD
I have never owned a 69 Ranger but a nice one of those is hard to beat for looks. My ideal grille would be to take a painted one and have it chromed since they are way tougher. I like my 72 but I see the 70 as the tip of the iceburg in turning pickups from metal to plastic and the egg crate is my least favorite of the plastic grilles.
OK here is another question. Is there an easy way to get that chrome off the 71(72?) Ranger grille inserts so you can get at the screws that hold it in?
OK here is another question. Is there an easy way to get that chrome off the 71(72?) Ranger grille inserts so you can get at the screws that hold it in?
Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,328
Likes: 14
From: Colorado
I think that people shouldn't switch grilles from truck to truck. It confuses me when I try and figure out the years! 
'67 "bright's" are nice.
'67 "bright's" are nice.
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Posting Guru
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From: Thomson, GA
hehe- i have a 68 bright on my 72. 71 and 72 were so close, i lumped them together. In 70, it they had the checker inserts, in 71 there were 6 rectangles, and 72 there were 4. I wish 's site was up.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,328
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From: Colorado
I meant when people put different grilles on their trucks and I say "oh thats a 68 when really it's a 71" because of the wrong grille or something, lol. I'm up to spec on my grille knowledge because of s convenient site. 
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Antioch,CA
I still think that the looks on the 71 and 72 are way different.
The 71 looks the best and was at its peek for grill design. Looks mean. Didn't they copy that grill design throughout the 72-79 models. Must have been damn good!
The 71 looks the best and was at its peek for grill design. Looks mean. Didn't they copy that grill design throughout the 72-79 models. Must have been damn good!
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