Discrepencies between body styles & years?

[AgPete139]

The Craigslist posting states:

1997 Ford Ranger 4 door standard 5 gear shift
Miles # 153649
4.0 Engine
No TITLE! (lost)
Runs good just needs a new batterie and some minor interior work.
18" rims

I'm not interested in buying this, but was just curious about a couple of things.

• That bright yellow paint code was never offered in 1997. What was the 1st year?
• It has the suicide 4-door extended cab option that I thought was only available from 1998+. (?)
• The painted grill is from a 1995 to 1997.
• The rims look similar to 2006+ Rangers
• The door moulding strip was never offered like that (only the full panel to the floorboard).
• It also appears that there is a later model front bumper in the bed?

So...my questions are:

• Do you think it is a salvaged vehicle (no title) and they switched the cab to a later model? Suicide doors were not offered in pre-1998, right?
• Is the above list of information correct?

Seriously wondering if I'm losing my mind or losing my grasp on Rangers.

Thanks,
Pete

 

[Shran]

Seems how one of the rear tires has yellow paint on it in the last pic, it's probably a very poorly done amateur job. It probably has a later model cab and those are definitely not wheels that were ever offered on a Ranger. It also has some kind of aftermarket body kit.

 

[BlackBII]

Since the core support and engine bay are yellow, I'm going to say its factory.

Maybe it's a '98+ with an earlier front end on it?

 

[chvlfrk]

Pretty much a PARTS ONLY vehicle IMO................USELESS without a title!

I'd say it been wrecked, VIN# would tell you what year the cab is, and possibly find the currect year of the frame on the rear frame rail, and if it's a salvage vehicle, it should have a plate on the door frame with the NEW VIN#

 

[MrE_Powers]

Since the core support and engine bay are yellow, I'm going to say its factory.

Maybe it's a '98+ with an earlier front end on it?

that is differant yellows in the engine bay i am going with a roll over repaired ranger.

 

[Ranger44]

Most likely a 98' cab swapped onto an earlier frame.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

i would say its a 98+ with an older 95-97 front end the bumper, lights and grille look a bit un-aligned

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

hahahaha....i loooooove craigslist finds like this!! I find it to be a game: spot whats wrong! lol. Frankenstein trucks FTW!!!


Yeah...my guess: Gen3 rollover cab swap. it IS a 4dr and has the light grey interior, so I assume 98-99 4dr. something nobody else noticed...it's got 98-05 mirrors on it. It's a 'custom' vehicle....overspray on tires, different firewall, underhood, and core support are different color than body of truck...this would tell me it's definately a gen3 core. Wheels are aftermarket, NOT ford, though similar. Front bumper in bed is most likely the rest of the bodykit. As my buddy said above, parts only vehicle IMO.

 

[AllanD]

It's a "Frankentruck".

Frankentrucks don't bother me a bit, I've built several.

what bothers me is "title lost"

After considering that the truck has no papers all you can do is shrug and walk away.



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