- pickup 18,000
- 13,995 overpriced
- Fort Worth, TX
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- carsforsale.com
- pickup 18,000 red automatic
With goodies like ice cold a/c, bucket seats, and a great stereo, this is a cool cruiser that manages to always become the center of attention. We love the mildly customized look on this one, which features a shaved front bumper and a minimum of brightwork to give it a unique look. The candy apple red paint glows on the crisply chiseled ranchero lines and someone spent good money on the bodywork. We do like the way the bodywork wraps around the bed rather than just ending at the lip, and it makes it look semi-customized without hurting practicality. Twin black buckets obviously came out of a late-model and with cloth and suede upholstery, they're stylish as well as comfortable. There's also a custom console between them that provides some storage and a pair of cup holders, suggesting that this ranchero was indeed designed for the road. Red carpets and door panels provide some contrast to the black upholstery and dash, and while there's some fading, it isn't worn or beat up. Factory gauges monitor only speed and fuel level, so a trio of sunpro gauges was added under the dash in the usual fashion. Under-dash a/c blows ice cold and really chills the compact cabin, making this a great vehicle to cruise in, regardless of the weather. There's also a powerful sony am/fm/cd stereo powering speakers throughout the cabin, including a big subwoofer behind the seats. It would be a mistake to under-estimate the 144 cubic inch inline-6 under the hood. No, it's not going to win any drag races, but it's smooth, reliable, and torquey and since the ranchero doesn't weigh very much, performance is fun around town. It's mostly original under the hood, and the bright orange air cleaner and valve cover are the way ford delivered it new. It starts easily, idles smoothly, and runs through the gears of the 2-speed ford-o-matic automatic transmission without hesitation, and it'll cruise all day at 60 mph with the a/c blowing cold. The undercarriage is shockingly tidy, with ultra-clean floors and a recent exhaust system that has a nice 6-cylinder grumble to it. Manual steering and brakes aren't. Bucket Seats✔ AM/FM✔ Cloth Interior✔ CD Player✔ Air Conditioning
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