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RoadTripDog — 1978 Ford Ranchero
Published: 2011-09-23 19:22:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 2822; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 105
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On The Turntable In 1978: 'Who Are You' - The WhoRock Star Death: Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, from an accidental overdose of perscription medication, it says here. Things that make you go hmmm?
Who Are You was always my question about Rancheros and El Caminos - Are You Car or Truck? I almost bought a 1967 El Camino once but I changed my mind when it came to me that I wouldn't know what to do with it. But there is no doubt that these cartrucks were popular in various years and this is a good looking 1978 Ford Ranchero in a pretty blue color.
Nice wheels and tires, black vinyl tonneau cover and good pinstripe action going on here on this California rust free Ranchero.
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I friend of mine destroyed one of these (I think his was a '77, it had these stacked headlights) when his accelerator pedal stuck. According to the police radar he was travelling at 140 mph when he hit the guardrails and became airborn for over 250 feet. The truck had a tweeked GM 454 with a Hurst 4 speed, and he could have just pressed the clutch but he wanted to save the engine. Turning the key off would have locked the steering, a design flaw disguised as a theft deterrence feature... He was fined something like $1200, and this was 30 years ago, but he recovered the engine and transmission.
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Sounds like an exciting ride, but thank you, I'll pass on it!
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Of course I don't do his story telling skills justice with my weak recollection, but I know that both he and his passenger walked away from the wreck, a testament to the solidity of this truck.
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Oh, and it had lead in the rear fenders to give it traction and stability at speed.
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Great shot! Very nice specimen! I nearly bought a package deal of two '67 Ranchero's some years ago. They were too rough and rusty in Ontario Canada though.
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This is a nice one, but so many 70s cars and trucks that lived in the rust belt got eaten up. A friend had a rusty Ranchero and tried to fix it up but finally gave up. I've seen some nasty rusted cars get restored but it takes a large application of time and/or money.
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Yeah, lotsa time and hard work, and/or money if you've got it! If interested, you can see a '66 Fairlane sedan I restored myself, in my "Automotive Projects" gallery. It was pretty horribly surface rusted, but running gear-wise, it was in great shape.
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