see that is where you are wrong.....in '99 or '00 Ford went to the "world" plug style radio plugs...yours was different because it was older than a '99 or '00...I am pretty sure it will physicaly fit but the wireing is different! I know this because I just bought a new cd player from a 2003 for my 96. I found a website that sells an adapter wire to make it work, they were very helpfull for me. The site is www.replacementradios.com. Hope this helps,
Steve