Added 66 SWB Ranger Pictures

66org-ranger · Post by **66org-ranger** » June 30, 2007, 12:16 am

Finally found time to move over to this group and hopefully be a regular.
Ranger album pictures are at link below.

http://fordtruk.com/forums/album.php?user_id=232

Take care
Richie

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » June 30, 2007, 12:57 am

that is hands down the baddest a$$ interior color option ever! and a ranger no less. e-beer for you man!

Post by **Greg D** » June 30, 2007, 7:10 am

Glad to see you made it over here!

truckerdaddy66 · Post by **truckerdaddy66** » June 30, 2007, 7:40 am

One sweet truck! ,love them seats look like old mustang .
Does anyone know!

Fred New Caney,Tx.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » June 30, 2007, 9:30 am

Richie.
Welcome and let me say that is a beautiful truck.
Fred. The seats are Mustang units on early Bronco seat tracks. The console is a stock Falcon unit.
U@ss

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » June 30, 2007, 10:16 am

A black Ranger with a red gut, one of my absolute favorites!

Welcome aboard.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 30, 2007, 10:20 am

Richie. Of all the beautiful trucks in our club, you know already that yours is the one I would die for. That is hands down THE nicest slick. Period.

If we don't count the F100-XL that is.

Jealous Canuck

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » June 30, 2007, 10:39 am

Johnny Canuck wrote:Richie. Of all the beautiful trucks in our club, you know already that yours is the one I would die for.

It's the grille, huh? I always knew you had a hidden hankerin' for '66 grilles.

Truckrat · Post by **Truckrat** » June 30, 2007, 11:00 am

I must have been hiding under a rock when these came out in 66, 'cause they built a very cool truck that year. I haven't seen one done quite this way, but really like yours. If I'm not mistaken, in 66 these sold for around $2500-$3000 didn't they? Beautiful truck! TR

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 30, 2007, 11:15 am

Slick Fan wrote:
Johnny Canuck wrote:Richie. Of all the beautiful trucks in our club, you know already that yours is the one I would die for.
It's the grille, huh? I always knew you had a hidden hankerin' for '66 grilles.

Hey the '61 merc grille might be my favourite and the '66 might be my least, but that don't mean I don't like them ALL

way rather have a 66 grille than this ugly POS

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 30, 2007, 11:17 am

woop
double post

66org-ranger · Post by **66org-ranger** » June 30, 2007, 5:07 pm

Guys
Thanks for the warm welcome back, I have been away from the Slicks 60's too long and haven't keep in touch like I should have. My first 66 CC Ford swb was black and with the red interior and matched my Ranger other than the bucket seats. My dad bought it new and I aquired it in 1971 when he passed away and I was only 12. I convinced my mother to keep it as I would need a truck in a few years when I got my drivers license. That truck was my baby in high school and still is and all the kids thought it was great, of course I modified it a bit with deep dish Cragers and a 351 Cleveland and a top loader 4speed. I still own it and it's been garaged since 1988. It needs some freshening up and it would look as nice as the Ranger. I fell in love with the Ranger 5 years ago when it showed up on an Ebay listing in Md. I went and visited the elderly seller who was moving to a retirement condo and was selling off all of his 10 beloved vehicles. He had bought the vehicle out of NC and had it totally redone. Anything it needed he replaced with NOS parts as his son worked at a Ford dealership. He had owned the truck for 10 years and had put only 10,000 miles on it. I haven't done a check on the mileage so I'm unsure if it has 42,000 or 142,000 but it drives like a dream. It has a 68 390 with a C-6 automatic these are the only non original items other than it has the wrong Ranger emblem on the side of the truck which is for a 1970 Ranger which I would like to change back to the correct ones for the front fenders which I have. But when I remove the rear body ones I will need to fill the holes and I not really up to that at this point. Also the front hood emblem needs to be a V8 instead of a 6 cylinder which is a NOS. These are all so minor items and will do soon as the kids are almost out of college. Just not enough hours in the day. Thanks for the kind words & take care Richie

Red66 · Post by **Red66** » June 30, 2007, 6:20 pm

Richie,that is a sweet 66 shortbed Ranger.I see your from Virginia.Maybe our paths will cross sometime.I have a 66 longbed Ranger.It would be neat to see them together.I am from Delaware.Take good care of that truck.Ira.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 30, 2007, 11:32 pm

what makes Richies the sweetest , goes back to another thread where i was saying how much I appreciate things that are unique.

Rangers are rare. Shortbox Rangers are REALLY rare. Rangers in that gorgeous , one year only colour scheme are even more rare. and , to top off all that rarity, it's just pretty!!

JC

Pro-Street/StateTk · Post by **Pro-Street/StateTk** » July 1, 2007, 10:16 am

Just curious Does the truck still have the fiberglass gas tank cover? Would you post a pic of it sometime.
BTW VERY nice truck!

Wally Womack

65TremecGT · Post by **65TremecGT** » July 1, 2007, 10:31 am

I LOVE that truck, prolly one of my favorite slicks that I have seen!

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » July 2, 2007, 8:51 am

Johnny Canuck wrote:
Rangers are rare. Shortbox Rangers are REALLY rare. Rangers in that gorgeous , one year only colour scheme are even more rare. and , to top off all that rarity, it's just pretty!!

I'm definitely with ya on that!

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » July 2, 2007, 9:41 am

as everyone else said I like the black with Red interior and im not even a fan of Red, I guess because its not TOO much red inside, just enough to give it the perfect contrast, its a georgeous Truck for sure

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » July 2, 2007, 12:27 pm

Also the front hood emblem needs to be a V8 instead of a 6 cylinder which is a NOS.

This raises some curiosity

I have seen two emblems, a V8 emblem and the "lightning bolt" emblem (like on the home page).

Is the "lightning bolt" emblem for a 6 or just a certian year truck.

Can someone give a "hood emblem decoder"

65TremecGT · Post by **65TremecGT** » July 2, 2007, 6:03 pm

Not totally sure on the hood logos, but I think they were all lightning bolts until 64 or 65 when V8s had the V8 and sixes had the same lightning bolt from earlier slicks.

Added 66 SWB Ranger Pictures

Added 66 SWB Ranger Pictures

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