Junk yard find! What is this?

[bryanb]

Found something that I've never seen before in the junkyard today.

A 1989 Ranger Custom, with Montana Centennial decals on it, 1889-1989. Montana entered the United States in 1889. Attached are a few photos:

of the truck in general.

of the Ranger Custom logo, that I've never seen before. Im thinking its a bottom end option package, much like the F150 Custom?

close up of the Montana Centennial decal. I suppose it would be rare, if only Montana dealerships were doing this.

And one of the engine bay. Of note was the aircleaner box. I've never seen that large L shaped box before. Was this for 5-speed models? There was another much worse shape Custom nearby, with no bed, and it was also a 5-speed, was this one.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Mine is a custom, rubber floor, vinyl bench, steel roof, somehow had A/C though

I have seen a couple second and third gens, never seen another first. That is my badge in my avatar, it has the first generation font.

I am going to guess the Montana deal was a dealer package. I recently snagged some "Midwest Edition" badges for mine that was a midwest dealer package for F-150's a couple years ago... I think all it amounted to was the badges.

 

[Rose2300]

ive seen idaho centennial editions as well. im guessing it was a dealer addition?

 

[Ranger Kip]

Nice, my 84 had a rare trim package that was featured on only select showroom trucks and it had a dealership decal job to the same thing. Also had a pull-down maplight with a digital clock on the ceiling.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Also had a pull-down maplight with a digital clock on the ceiling.

I have seen that in higher end trucks, I actually have a tan one out of an Eddie Bauer BII minus the light. I had hopes of tracking down a light and putting it in my Ranger but it won't work because of the lack of a headliner.

 

[Ozwynn]

I once had an 89 2wd ranger custom with a 4cyl 5spd. White with black painted bumpers, black rubber floor with a red vinyl interior......... had no options except am/fm cassette and a rear bumper.......... It was called the North West Edition.

 

[scotts90ranger]

that air cleaner box is like what came on my truck, it's late '89 early '90, early '89 were the rectangle box with a long rubber hose with wire reinforcement in it like on a 2.9, in early '90 they added a MAF sensor which changed the box again. They went to that box shown in your pics because it has an air muffler built n the L part where the older style din't.

 

[scotts90ranger]

oh, and my truck started as a fleet special, probably didn't come with a radio (had aftermarket antenna when I got it), had no options what so ever. The chassis I'm running on came on a Ranger Custom, basically same setup as my truck but was 4x4 with manual transfer case and transmision, and I think came with a radio.

If anyone wants a source for that drop down map light, I got mine from my first car, a '85 Tempo, I made a wood box to mount to the base and glued some hard drive magnets to the top to stick to my ceiling (no headliner from the factory)

 

[adsm08]

Probably a dealership-made special badging. It happens.

 

[Ranger Kip]

I have seen that in higher end trucks, I actually have a tan one out of an Eddie Bauer BII minus the light. I had hopes of tracking down a light and putting it in my Ranger but it won't work because of the lack of a headliner.

Just sold it to adsm08

 

[doorgunner]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.....State Centennial Edition....guess I'll have to wait til 3003 (missed the 1903/2003 editions here in loo-z-anna)

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Just sold it to adsm08

Why that little bugger...

 

[bryanb]

oh, and my truck started as a fleet special, probably didn't come with a radio (had aftermarket antenna when I got it), had no options what so ever. The chassis I'm running on came on a Ranger Custom, basically same setup as my truck but was 4x4 with manual transfer case and transmision, and I think came with a radio.

Oh, thats the other thing, it was a 4x4. I didn't think the 2.3L's came in 4x4, and you needed to ge the v-6 for that. At least I've never seen a 2.3L 4x4 before.

 

[PlumCrazy]

I know of truck with the drop down light. Its for the reddish color interior. How much are you willing to spend?

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[PlumCrazy]

I have custom badges on my third gen, but I got them off a 2nd gen.

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