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Hey High Horse I can get you a pic as I know where one is on my route. Just have to take my camera to work. I dont think it is all that rare here in the Denver area as I have seen a lot of trucks with it. Will get back to you when I can get a pic and e-mail it to you as I have no idea how to put it on here.
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Good luck! I've been trying for over a week to get Bill (Number Dummy) to show some proof of a black trim even being available as he stated. Literature, picture, something.... I guess I got him mad at me, oh well.
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Well hopefully if numberdummy has any info on this subject he will share. I would like to know what years and trim levels to look for this option on.
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Send it to me, ranger429@mchsi.com.
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High Horse check out Flcracker9 gallery he has the same trim Notice that is is not as tall? as the ranger trim and does not go around the markers lights. I have seen this trim and some of it has a painted? black stripe down the center.
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It is narrower than the one with the vinyl insert, however there is no black painted on this piece, or anything painted on it for that matter.
Now the 1967-72 trucks had a narrow trim piece that had black painted lines. Perhaps that is where the confusion lies? I don't know.
The next trim up from that narrow aluminum piece pictured is the wide trim with vinyl insert. Standard on Ranger XLT.
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Yep, that is the optional trim (1973-1979) that also came standard with Customs and Rangers with the Deluxe Tu-Tone option between 1973-1976.
It is narrower than the one with the vinyl insert, however there is no black painted on this piece, or anything painted on it for that matter.
Now the 1967-72 trucks had a narrow trim piece that had black painted lines. Perhaps that is where the confusion lies? I don't know.
The next trim up from that narrow aluminum piece pictured is the wide trim with vinyl insert. Standard on Ranger XLT.
It is narrower than the one with the vinyl insert, however there is no black painted on this piece, or anything painted on it for that matter.
Now the 1967-72 trucks had a narrow trim piece that had black painted lines. Perhaps that is where the confusion lies? I don't know.
The next trim up from that narrow aluminum piece pictured is the wide trim with vinyl insert. Standard on Ranger XLT.
There really is no confusion. Number Dummy specifically stated that the molding was black:
The upper side mouldings were available on Customs as an option, but were painted black, they didn't come with vinyl inserts.
CASE IN POINT:
There's no such thing as a Custom XLT.
The Race Track (RT) mouldings only came on the Ranger XLT's and Lariats.
I don't mean to be an azz hat, but none of y'all were Ford partsmen, prolly none of you worked for Ford.
Very few if any of y'all have parts catalogs, most of y'all have no sales brochures, or dealer facts books.
I was a partsman for 35 years 1962/97. I sold these parts when the trucks were brand new. I bought one of these trucks brand new.
I bought my first old car when I was 11, have owned over 90 Ford vehicles since 1956, over 327 cars/trucks.
John T, in 1979 I was 35 years old, you were 3.
So who has more experience with these trucks, back then or now?
The Race Track (RT) mouldings only came on the Ranger XLT's and Lariats.
I don't mean to be an azz hat, but none of y'all were Ford partsmen, prolly none of you worked for Ford.
Very few if any of y'all have parts catalogs, most of y'all have no sales brochures, or dealer facts books.
I was a partsman for 35 years 1962/97. I sold these parts when the trucks were brand new. I bought one of these trucks brand new.
I bought my first old car when I was 11, have owned over 90 Ford vehicles since 1956, over 327 cars/trucks.
John T, in 1979 I was 35 years old, you were 3.
So who has more experience with these trucks, back then or now?
Sounds like I better get out a few rattle cans...