Custom = Explorer = Ranger ??
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Custom = Explorer = Ranger ??
Is the "Custom" designation on the side of the '70s trucks the same kind of trim designation as those with Ranger or Explorer badges?
If so, what kind of trim came on the "Customs"?
If so, what kind of trim came on the "Customs"?
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Custom = Explorer = Ranger ??
Which year?
Custom <> Ranger <> Ranger Explorer <> XLT <> Lariat<
The trim change slightly further along in years.
Custom trim being the lowest was usually;
Black rubber floor mat <>instead of carpet
No headliner
Reg sun visors
Bottom line upholstery
No courtesy lights
No striping
Then then you could order options.
Knowing the exact year would help.
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Custom <> Ranger <> Ranger Explorer <> XLT <> Lariat<
The trim change slightly further along in years.
Custom trim being the lowest was usually;
Black rubber floor mat <>instead of carpet
No headliner
Reg sun visors
Bottom line upholstery
No courtesy lights
No striping
Then then you could order options.
Knowing the exact year would help.
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Custom = Explorer = Ranger ??
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Nov-02 AT 02:09 PM (EST)]1974
I take it the "Customs" were on the low end of Ford's truck offerings, compared to the Lariat, Explorer, etc.?
I take it the "Customs" were on the low end of Ford's truck offerings, compared to the Lariat, Explorer, etc.?
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GeneStoner ---
Hi, I was under the impression the "custom" F-100's weren't really that "custom". Just the entry level truck. See Harrison at my web page below for the ordinary "custom" truck....plain bone white - about the only option was the C-4 automatic that was an option behind the old 6 banger that I took out....
Hi, I was under the impression the "custom" F-100's weren't really that "custom". Just the entry level truck. See Harrison at my web page below for the ordinary "custom" truck....plain bone white - about the only option was the C-4 automatic that was an option behind the old 6 banger that I took out....
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Custom = Explorer = Ranger ??
No, Custom really means Custom. Odds are if you special ordered the pickup like my dad did, it was a custom. His 77 custom F250 4X4 had Ranger Trim, AC, Headliner, Rubber mat floor and 4:10 gears. The coolest thing about the customs though was that the dash was the same color as the main color of the truck. You could order a custom ala bare bones, but it wasn't really a "package".
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Custom = Explorer = Ranger ??
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 27-Nov-02 AT 01:56 PM (EST)]Well my custom has the gray dash, and my grandfathers had the gray dash too. Custom was fords base model on trucks and cars (remember the custom 300. It was a plain galaxie). Customs were a starting point. Mine is plaine jane, gramps had race track molding and two tone paint.
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Custom = Explorer = Ranger ??
all of the customs we have do have a headliner and one has courtesy lights
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