Vehicle Description
1972 Ford F100 Ranger Short Bed Pickup
Legend has it that early on in the history of Ford Motor Company a
noticeable lowercase "e" completed the curl at the back of the
cursive F on the Ford name. Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison both had
winter estates in Ft. Meyers, Florida, and shared ideas and cigars.
One Idea that would make Ford a real innovator was the concept of
the assembly line. This original idea came from Edison, and in
deference to him and his idea, Henry Ford honored him in his early
logo with that "e" on the curl, and as they say the rest is
history!
For consignment, a former worker truck come shower in the form of a
12,500 non verifiable mile version of the short box 1972 F100
Ranger. This hauler has been treated to a comprehensive restoration
and modification effort including rust repair, fuel system
modifications, a rebuilt transmission, new paint, brake upgrades, a
suspension rebuild with polyurethane bushings, and all new wiring
including installing new circuits for the added electronic fuel
injection. This detailed restoration overcame the mechanical and
structural issues this truck faced, and also brought things up to
snuff making this more of a resto-mod than full blown restoration.
So, much like our consignor states, this is an improved version of
the original. Its bones underneath are sound and it has many many
years of work left in it, or take it to a show or 2 and use the bed
tohaul home your trophies!
Exterior
The 1972 F100 look is all there bathed in Grabber Blue paint with
period perfect white accenting on the roof. Per our consignors
notes, this turck underwent complete disassembly, and extensive
rust remediation was performed to keep things straight and solid.
We note a few dimples in the finish and some paint pooling/cracking
in the depths of the bodyline on the bed sides, but all else
remains miles deep and nice. The aluminum grille is nicely
preserved, as is the entire front of the truck, flanked on the
sides by round headlamps and above by FORD block lettering floating
on the leading edge of the hood and a shiny chrome bumper below.
The badging and trim chrome is shiny and shows no signs of
delamination or pitting. The bed shows like new with a black
Rhino-type liner finish that appears to never have hauled any goods
or sundries. The tailgate has also been restored and shows proudly
with a Grabber Blue embossed FORD logo. Cathedral tail lights cap
on the ends of the bed sides and another blingy chrome bumper is
below. The wheels are highly polished deep dish chrome steel units
with polished caps and wrapped in staggered width raised white
letter BF Goodrich Radial T/A's.
InteriorA large bench seat with a newer Saddle leather covering
stretches from new door panel to new door panel and gives us the
option of a third passenger when the central armrest is folded up.
Black carpeting is on the floors and floats the interior with inky
perfection. The factory dash with its square and rectangle design
is in front of the driver and while looking factory, is now
sporting Dakota Digital gauges. A padded black topper is above and
a row of knobs and pulls are below. An aftermarket
AM/FM/Bluetooth/USB stereo fills the factory slot and the heater
slides are below. The remainder of the dash is painted Grabber Blue
metal which compliments the black plastic headliner and blue
painted inner cab steel splendidly.
Drivetrain
A VIN correct 360ci V8 is under the hood. It has been refinished
innear body matching Ford Blue and is equipped with power steering
and headers. Feeding precise amount of fuel and air to the mill is
a FiTech EFI system sandwiched between a chrome lidded air cleaner
assembly above and an Edelbrock aluminum intake below. On back is a
rebuilt C6 3-speed automatic and a Ford 9 inch rear axle with new
seals. Magnaflow mufflers are now in for the exhale.
Undercarriage
Nothing but miles of black rust free steel with a few glints of
Grabber Blue showing from the solid cab corners and rockers. The
other deviations from the black is the shiny exhaust and aluminum
driveshaft. The frame is solid and all suspension is in working
condition with new shocks, polyurethane bushings, kingpins, and the
radius arms being cleaned and inspected. The brakes were also
treated to a redux with an upgrade to power discs occupying both
the front and rear axle with new lines. Break out the mirrors for
the shows,we can't have the fans miss this stunning underside.
Drive-Ability
This well maintained truck with its injected mill lit right up and
ran like a champ. Able to accelerate nicely, it handled smoothly
with no wandering, showed straight bias free braking, and was a
good cruiser at highway speeds. The only frowns to rear their heads
during our time on the test loop were a radio that did not
broadcast tunes and an odometer that needs calibration. While
Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at
the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions
will be working at the time of your purchase.
This classic has been through a detailed restoration that not only
addressed prior issues, but also modernized this skate to be
reliable and far safer than the original. Stunning looks, a plush
interior and killer drivetrain all wrapped up in a rust free
Grabber Blue package. Get behind the wheel and you can be like one
of the big boys too...a real mothertrucker!
F10YNM6114
F10-F100 2 Wheel Drive
Y-360ci 2bbl V8
N-Norfolk, VA Assy Plant
M6114-Sequential Unit Number
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Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
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There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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