1985 Ford F-150 Lariat 4×4 on BaT

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-ford-f-150-lariat-4x4-2/

What an interesting Stereo ... that is a modern touch.

There is nothing on that truck that indicates it is a "Lariat" model.  

NONE of the Lariat options are on that truck.

Good call. No clock, no silver rim on the dash, black knobs for the headlights and wipers. Full manual door locks/windows, no lariat badges.

And why is one of the AC registers blanked off with a weird knob on it?

I wondered the same. Looks like it's just a Wixgear phone mount. I've seen non-AC trucks use these bezel for additional gauge/buttons mounted there but not disabling a functional one. Guess it was decided that losing the one didn't make enough of a difference for them. I get it though - I often keep the far driver side one closed so it doesn't freeze my hand so I can't say I'd miss that one not being there...

Gsmblue wrote

Good call. No clock, no silver rim on the dash, black knobs for the headlights and wipers. Full manual door locks/windows, no lariat badges.

And why is one of the AC registers blanked off with a weird knob on it?

The 1985 and 1986 Lariat models did not have a silver rim on the dash, and the headlight and wiper knobs were black.  

Ahh, I was judging by my 1982

I think the chrome knobs and pin striping looks better if you have a Lariat model.  So I replaced the black knobs with the earlier chrome knobs and chrome pin-striped dash registers:  

I agree. My truck is a Custom but if it had of been equipped with the black knobs I would have replaced them with the chrome ones because I feel the plain black ones just look "cheap".