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Oct 9, 2009 | 10:19 PM

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TheKirbyMan

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Aww man. I hate when I'm in the right place at the wrong time. lol. What year trucks did they come on?

Oct 10, 2009 | 12:34 AM

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I saw one of these when I was driving the MIL's car up from TX back in ~'89. I was in Oklahoma and it was built like a suburban, four doors with the enclosed rear area, but it was definetly a Ford. What confuse me most of all was that if was a calf-**** beige ..... anyone paying for a conversion like this sure as hell could have picked out a better color. Then I thought if might have been a manufacture's prototype and they chose the color to be "invisible".

The two door in the picture is a little unbalanced, but the four door version would have looked great in a decent color, especially a good two-tone with a little chrome.

The brochure pictures just scream Canadian, Mexican or South American ..... which is not a bad thing, just different.
You should see the neat stuff Ford does in South Africa!! Four door diesel Rangers!

Oct 10, 2009 | 01:39 PM

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Chitownhillbilly

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Originally Posted by ClydeSDale

I saw one of these when I was driving the MIL's car up from TX back in ~'89.

I think what you saw was the Centrurion conversion that started around 89. Basically a four door Bronco using the removable top from a Bronco.

Looks like this.

Oct 10, 2009 | 01:49 PM

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TheKirbyMan

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How hard is it to find one of those?

Oct 10, 2009 | 02:13 PM

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Chitownhillbilly

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How hard is it to find one of those?

Not terribly hard. They made them from 89-96 or so. Was badged C-150, C-250 and C-350, though I've never seen any 3/4 tons. Mostly halfs and 1 tons. The 1 tons usually have big blocks in them but there are a few Early powerstrokes running around. There is a website with an owners group, Fourdoorbronco.com

I'd love to have one someday, along with a long list of other vehicles...

Oct 10, 2009 | 02:29 PM

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TheKirbyMan

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Interesting. Thanks for the info!

Centurion brochures - Fourdoorbronco forums

Lots of neat info about the conversions there. The brochure for the Centurion conversions says that they started with a Crew Carb pickup and shortened the wheelbase to 140", then added the bronco quarter panels and cap. In theory, one could do a conversion on the 80-86s and have something like the B-Series trucks.

I'd love to have one too. My list is long as well. lol

Oct 10, 2009 | 02:40 PM

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I have seen a 3 door bronco in a 80 to 86 model before. It had 2 doors on the passenger side and 1 on the driver.

Mar 27, 2015 | 11:47 AM

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Reviving this thread because I want to know more about them and I found more pictures. Anyone on here from Mexico and know about them? Why did the rear doors and windows change? How many did they make, and for how long? What is the official term? I have heard them called B-150s, F-150 Carryalls and B-150 Carryalls, (and 100s, 200s, and 250s). Did Ford or someone else build them?