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The first one i have seen belongs to a friend Doug in Riverside California.
It's a FAKE as you well know.
I seriously wound up Bill "ND" about it being a 64 "Ranger."
It isn't and never was. It was delivered from LA and Doug purchased it form the original owner.
A major argument was over the seats in Dougs 64. the XL has 63 falcon sprint buckets and console, where as Doug's truck has the bostrum's mentioned in the flyer, not mustang seats as you would find in a 65 66 ranger.
It's a FAKE as you well know.
I seriously wound up Bill "ND" about it being a 64 "Ranger."
It isn't and never was. It was delivered from LA and Doug purchased it form the original owner. A major argument was over the seats in Dougs 64. the XL has 63 falcon sprint buckets and console, where as Doug's truck has the bostrum's mentioned in the flyer, not mustang seats as you would find in a 65 66 ranger.
The question Doug would not answer was...who made it up. I have an idea who that was, but...
The BODY code stamped on the Warranty Plate is E81, Custom Cab w/a bench seat with red crush vinyl. The Ranger nameplates within the hood side emblems were made from mylar.
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The paint code on vin is blank, but the paint code would have been on the DSO paperwork, both the original owner and the selling dealer had a copy of. This paperwork is likely to be long gone. Technically this truck could be painted just about any color, however it would not be wise unless this truck is 100% stripped to bare metal. I would always go with the original color you found it with, it will be in all the nooks and crannies, and in this case, it appears to be a very nice light metallic color.
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There's no such color listed on the 1966 FoMoCo paint chip chart for any Lincoln/Mercury/Ford car, truck/Bronco/Econoline.
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AE60 = Acrylic Enamel introduced in 1960. 1925/59 FoMoCo vehicles painted DuPont Duco enamel. 1924 and earlier: FoMoCo (and every other automakers) vehicles were varnished.
Black varnish dried the quickest, why Henry once said, 'You can have any Ford any color, so long as it's black!'
Tis a long way between Sacramento & Redding. If you get a chance, swing by Big M Automotive in Williams.
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The paint code on vin is blank, but the paint code would have been on the DSO paperwork, both the original owner and the selling dealer had a copy of. This paperwork is likely to be long gone. Technically this truck could be painted just about any color, however it would not be wise unless this truck is 100% stripped to bare metal. I would always go with the original color you found it with, it will be in all the nooks and crannies, and in this case, it appears to be a very nice light metallic color.
"none of these wrecks are ever going to make it on to the grass at Pebble Beach" Someone posted that sentiment recently over on S.S. Followed by "paint it whatever color suits you" Kind of makes sense to me.
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271 N. 7th Street, Williams CA. Google Big M Automotive, you'll see a pic of Mike's yard.
There are more '50's/'60's FoMoCo vehicles there than anywhere else, as Mike uses them to build destruction derby cars.
There are more '50's/'60's FoMoCo vehicles there than anywhere else, as Mike uses them to build destruction derby cars.
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First car you see at bottom of page in pic that you can actually make out what it is: Blue 1963 Thunderbird H/T.