- Joined
- May 15, 2020
- Messages
- 3,466
- Reaction score
- 6,224
- Age
- 69
- Location
- Atlanta
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 1987
- Make / Model
- Ranger XLT x2
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0 & 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 97 stock, 3” on 87
- Total Drop
- N/A
- Tire Size
- 235/75-15
- My credo
- Never put off ‘til tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely
i’m not being combative, just conversation, but I believe that one in the movie was actually a one-off made for the movie at a later date. If you look at the grill and the fender lines, they don’t match. The kit only fits on a 1973 super beetle, which I learned after I bought two VW’s that didn’t work. Fortunately, I profited from the sale of all.
I think the most famous original was the car that “the Raspberries “ used. They are a not so well known music group from back then.
When I found the kit in the junkyard, one of the double-light fenders was missing, so I just did mine with the existing fenders.
I remember selling the double light fender that I had, and somewhere I ended up with an extra grill which went with my car when I sold it. It was just a piece of fiberglass. I put the whole thing together as a joke, and my guy just painted my grill Silver.
One of the few I actually miss