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Old May 2, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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my grandpa has a ford rancharo explorer 1976 only 300 of them ever made only distributed on the west coast i am looking to have some pics of it on here shortly, and also i look forward to being an active member of this forum along with all the other truck lovers i have to admit i am more of a chevy man but all my dream cars are fords like that rancharo thank you i look forawrd to see if you have herd about that rig thank you
 
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Old May 2, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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sorry ranchero**** lol bad speller
 
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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Look forward to pictures of your truck. Welcome to the forum.
 
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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thank you i will take pics of it tomarrow
 
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Old May 3, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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Welcome, you will hopefully find a wealth of info for your ford here, sounds like a rare ride!! Grate bunch of people here. Cant wait to see the pics!
 
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Old May 3, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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no such thing as a 1976 ford ranchero explorer.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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no such thing as a 1976 ford ranchero explorer.
you are are wrong i have pics i am trying to put them on here now they were only distributed on the west coast only 300 of them made in 3 colors blue green and red my grandpa wanted to but a blue one but he could not so he got the green one and dont say that if you do not know and i think some of the other forum members would agree that what you do not know you shoulod not makle a comment on untell you know for sure
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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and it is not my truck yet it is my grandpas but i do have a 82 f150
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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ford did not make them.

a dealer or group of dealers probably put some stickers on rancheros.

post one article that says ford made them, i could find nothing so i can comment that i do not think they were made by ford.

this is america, not china, yet.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by quicklook2
ford did not make them.

a dealer or group of dealers probably put some stickers on rancheros.

post one article that says ford made them, i could find nothing so i can comment that i do not think they were made by ford.

this is america, not china, yet.
omg no why do they have to release and paper on it and no i will name 3 differences betwwen th 76 ranchero explorer and the regular rancheros ok here is on the eplorer has a longer hoood v8 dual carbs compared to alot of the v6's in most raneros not all of them most i am going over to my grandparents house to get the pictures on here so yea
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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1976 rancheros never had a v6.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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1976 rancheros never had a v6.
w/e i am not really a ford fan it is only because of the ford ranchero 500 explorer i joined this forum personlay i do not really like any other ford truck except for the t bird evn though it is a car 63 t bird and if you aint herd of that you are a ******* pardon my language but you **** me the hell off
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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i am not trying to do that, i just know that a v6 was not offered.

if you can find documentation of this model, great.

i wrote to a ranchero club about this model and i will post what they say.
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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still waiting for the pics of your 'rare' ford.

have you found any documentation on it?

i have not had any response to the inquiries i sent out.
 
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