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1970 Ford Ranger




rusty ol ranger

Im a Jeep guy now.
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Besides the automatic and aftermarket radio...that thing is perfection
 

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We had a '72 (last year for that body) years ago. It had a 390 and a C-6 auto. Unfortunately, the original owner had hauled a lot of fertilizer that soaked into the metal and rotted everything, and the truck eventually had to be scrapped.

Aside from the grille, the main noticeable change was that the fuel tank was moved under the bed with a filler neck on the side of the bed about in the same location as in our Rangers. Apparently a federal law required that light-duty trucks move the fuel tank from inside the cab, which makes sense. Even a few years later, some medium-duty versions of the 1973 and later pickup cab still had the tank in the cab. The local volunteer fire department had a rig based on a 1975 chassis that had that.
 

rusty ol ranger

Im a Jeep guy now.
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A legend to the old man, a hero to the child...
We had a '72 (last year for that body) years ago. It had a 390 and a C-6 auto. Unfortunately, the original owner had hauled a lot of fertilizer that soaked into the metal and rotted everything, and the truck eventually had to be scrapped.

Aside from the grille, the main noticeable change was that the fuel tank was moved under the bed with a filler neck on the side of the bed about in the same location as in our Rangers. Apparently a federal law required that light-duty trucks move the fuel tank from inside the cab, which makes sense. Even a few years later, some medium-duty versions of the 1973 and later pickup cab still had the tank in the cab. The local volunteer fire department had a rig based on a 1975 chassis that had that.
You sure it was a federal law? Or maybe just trucks under a certain GVWR? I know ive seen dentside 250s up untill around 76 with fillers on the doorpost.

Dont recall seeing any past 76 though.
 

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You sure it was a federal law? Or maybe just trucks under a certain GVWR? I know ive seen dentside 250s up untill around 76 with fillers on the doorpost.

Dont recall seeing any past 76 though.
That's basically what I meant. Regular F-100s (half-ton) had to move the tank, but the higher-rated versions did not. New F-250s, etc., were scarcer then than new ones are today, and back then they were used strictly as work and commercial trucks.
 

rusty ol ranger

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My credo
A legend to the old man, a hero to the child...
That's basically what I meant. Regular F-100s (half-ton) had to move the tank, but the higher-rated versions did not. New F-250s, etc., were scarcer then than new ones are today, and back then they were used strictly as work and commercial trucks.
I didnt know if you meant heavy duty as in 3/4ton+ or like F600+
 

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