'67 or '68 grill?
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Tuned
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'67 or '68 grill?
Went junk yard shopping again and found a painted white steel grill but I don't know what year it is. I can tell the difference between '69 and '72 but don't know the earlier ones. I don't need this grill because my trucks are '70 - '72. Is there a difference between the two years or are they the same? I thought if I picked it up someone could use it. Once I can determine what year it is and see if there is an interest for it I'll list it for sale (cheap!) I also picked up a radiator core support in good condition (surface rust only) and will list that also.
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'67 or '68 grill?
I'm pretty sure that the base models from 67-69 all used the same painted steel grille. There were differences in the bright aluminum grilles found on the Custom Cab and Ranger models. I know that any differences that may exist in the painted steel grilles are very minor, and they interchange just fine.
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'67 or '68 grill?
Actually, they were not the same from year to year.
1967: four horizontal bars between the top and bottom bars
1968: three horizontal bars with four pairs of floating bars above and below the center bar
1969: same as 1968 except the black was removed from the verticals
1970: divided grill and wrap-around parking lights
1971: divided grill with horizontal bar through center and two thin vertical bars dividing each grill side into six rectangles.
1972: divided grill with horizontal bar through center and one thin vertical bar dividing each grill side into four rectangles
Use the wrong grill and any hard-core (and a show judge) will spot it in an instant.
1967: four horizontal bars between the top and bottom bars
1968: three horizontal bars with four pairs of floating bars above and below the center bar
1969: same as 1968 except the black was removed from the verticals
1970: divided grill and wrap-around parking lights
1971: divided grill with horizontal bar through center and two thin vertical bars dividing each grill side into six rectangles.
1972: divided grill with horizontal bar through center and one thin vertical bar dividing each grill side into four rectangles
Use the wrong grill and any hard-core (and a show judge) will spot it in an instant.
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'67 or '68 grill?
About the only thing to add here is that the 69 had a kind of depression on the middle horizontal bar that was painted red if the truck was a Ranger. The ivory painted steel grills were identical to each year's (67-9) aluminum grill.
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'67 or '68 grill?
Thanks to those that responded. I will have to go back and take a real good look. I think that it would be very helpfull to people that visit this site to be able to see a picture of the various grills. I would volunteer to take a picture of a '70 and a '72 grill. Where could they be listed? The Tech articles? Any other volunteers?
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'67 or '68 grill?
Dave you can put them on your Club FTE site or in your gallery. 
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'67 or '68 grill?
Good idea John. I have visited this site so long that I have no excuse not to sign up for FTE. I also need to get my gallery up. Thanks for getting the ball rolling!
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