is it rare
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is it rare
Its a 1976 F-250 Ranger XLT it looks just like this one in the picture same colors and trim, except it has those bumper guards on front .It is 2WD has the steering stabilizer though,came with the 460/C6/Dana60 rear w 3:54 gears.It had cruise control its been dissconnected,(it now has a tilt column)it had the extra lights inside with the vinyl headliner and door pockets to.It also has the toolbox in the passenger side of the bed.It seems to have alot of options.I tried to make the picture bigged but I cant figure out how.
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To some people it might be to some people it might not i guess it depends where you live and how hard is it to find a good condition older truck with little to no rust and lots of options something like yours. What condition is your truck in? basically it depends on you do you think it is rare..
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I have no idea, its in fair condition, its not rusted out no, even the bed is good shape,it even has the factory tie downs on the bed and tailgate.Im seeing more and more these 73-79 trucks around here actually.
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I know Ive seen quite a few in the junkyards but then Im seeing people fixing them up, restoring them, or building hotrods from them and thats cool. I think they look better than the 67-72 chevy/gmc's.
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Originally Posted by Torque1st
Not exactly rare, there are a number around and many produced. They are slowly going to the smelter tho.
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Either I'm just getting better at spotting them or they've gotten even more popular in just the last year. I started looking for a 70s Ford over a year ago and had been keeping an eye out for them on the road. I ended up buying a truck last July. Since then I've been seeing more of them around — from old beaters to super-nice, and everywhere in between.
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When you own and drive an old truck you naturally notice all the other ones around. I once drove through a small town in eastern Washington where everybody, and I mean everybody had between one and three or more 67-72 ford trucks in thier driveway. It was unbelievable. I thought I was in the twilight zone or something. I didn't see a single truck that looked like it didn't run either.
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If you rented a vehicle you would be suprised how many of that type of vehicle there is on the road.
We rented a PR CRuiser last year in Sept to go seattle.
By the time we got to Saskatchewan river crossing some 100 mile away on a low volume travelled highway we had counted 60 of them ,with 7 in the same parking lot.
Same goes for Jetta's.
I remember when the Mustang was about 10 years old,
People called them toilet seat cars because everybody had one.
We rented a PR CRuiser last year in Sept to go seattle.
By the time we got to Saskatchewan river crossing some 100 mile away on a low volume travelled highway we had counted 60 of them ,with 7 in the same parking lot.
Same goes for Jetta's.
I remember when the Mustang was about 10 years old,
People called them toilet seat cars because everybody had one.
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average250 if you had said you were driving through north eastern Alberta by your discription I'd have welcomed you to Elk Point. Up here that truck would not be considered rare but it would be somebodys baby for sure. Million you're absolutely right, as soon as you have one you start seeing lots of them. By the way, with such a awesome truck as yours why in the world would you ruin a great trip by squeezing into a PITA Cruiser?????
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Michelle has this thing for renting different vehicles for holidays.
Both of us had been wanting to test drive a PT for years.
Those cars are uncomfortable and need 70's series tires.
actually most cars these days need to 70's series tires to make the ride nicer.
I can't stand that Bone and neck jarring ride they have.
In the last few years we have rented a:
Beetle
Beetle
Jetta
Passat
PT. Cruiser
and Hyundai something.
Both of us had been wanting to test drive a PT for years.
Those cars are uncomfortable and need 70's series tires.
actually most cars these days need to 70's series tires to make the ride nicer.
I can't stand that Bone and neck jarring ride they have.
In the last few years we have rented a:
Beetle
Beetle
Jetta
Passat
PT. Cruiser
and Hyundai something.
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Originally Posted by Fred R
Either I'm just getting better at spotting them or they've gotten even more popular in just the last year. I started looking for a 70s Ford over a year ago and had been keeping an eye out for them on the road. I ended up buying a truck last July. Since then I've been seeing more of them around — from old beaters to super-nice, and everywhere in between.