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- Jul 16, 2026
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- City
- Twin Ports
- State - Country
- WI - USA
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Vehicle
- Ford Ranger
- Drive
- 2WD
- Engine
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
Greetings!
Been lurking for a while, but I'm officially back in the Ranger game...
Funny story...
Back in '94 there was a dealership i would pass by on a regular basis, and out front sat a Purple Ranger Sport, with the flashy graphics down the side.
I dreamed about that truck every night, but it was unattainable for a broke ass little punk like me.
In 1996, i left town headed for the Navy, and it was still sitting there, unloved, as if pleading "take me with you"
i vowed i would return to claim it, but life moved on, I never returned, and i never saw another one like it on the road.
it became a distant memory...
Flash forward to Sunday of this week. Almost 30 years to the day...
doing my daily scour of Marketplace, when this pops up
what are the odds, that the only one i've seen in 30 years, has been living less than 300 miles away from where my dream started?!
Probably pretty high... None the less, i jumped on it.
Exactly like the one in my memories: Manual transmission, Standard cab, NO Options.
the way all trucks should be.
Been lurking for a while, but I'm officially back in the Ranger game...
Funny story...
Back in '94 there was a dealership i would pass by on a regular basis, and out front sat a Purple Ranger Sport, with the flashy graphics down the side.
I dreamed about that truck every night, but it was unattainable for a broke ass little punk like me.
In 1996, i left town headed for the Navy, and it was still sitting there, unloved, as if pleading "take me with you"
i vowed i would return to claim it, but life moved on, I never returned, and i never saw another one like it on the road.
it became a distant memory...
Flash forward to Sunday of this week. Almost 30 years to the day...
doing my daily scour of Marketplace, when this pops up
what are the odds, that the only one i've seen in 30 years, has been living less than 300 miles away from where my dream started?!
Probably pretty high... None the less, i jumped on it.
Exactly like the one in my memories: Manual transmission, Standard cab, NO Options.
the way all trucks should be.
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