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Whick grill do ya like better: 80-81 or 82-86?

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Gary Lewis

Re: Whick grill do ya like better: 80-81 or 82-86?

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The only hood ornaments I've seen have been on Explorers, and only a few of those. Big Blue is an Explorer and by '85 they'd stopped using hood ornaments on them.

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

BullnoseHunter02

Re: Whick grill do ya like better: 80-81 or 82-86?

Wow, so they are that rare. Dang. Wasnt Explorer a seperate trim package from the XLT Lariat?

Hunting for a Bullnose, single cab, 8 foot bed, decent shape with little to no rust! and under 10k in near or around the STL Mo area, (Illinois is a valid option aswell!)

Gary Lewis

Re: Whick grill do ya like better: 80-81 or 82-86?

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Yes, Explorer was a package that was offered once a year and was on top of whatever level of trim the truck would have had. So Big Blue is an XLT Lariat Explorer as in '85 there was a trim level of XLT Lariat.

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Nothing Special

Re: Whick grill do ya like better: 80-81 or 82-86?

Gary Lewis wrote

Yes, Explorer was a package that was offered once a year and was on top of whatever level of trim the truck would have had. So Big Blue is an XLT Lariat Explorer as in '85 there was a trim level of XLT Lariat.

As I recall, Explorer was a series of packages. I ordered an '85 F-250 new. As I recall there were 4 different possible Explorer packages available (I ordered the Explorer A). They were all just different combinations of options, accompanied by a badge on the bed sides.

Bob
Sorry, no '80 - '86 Ford trucks
"Oswald": 1997 F-250HD crew cab short box, 460, E4OD, 4.10 gears
"Pluto": 1971 Bronco, 302, NV3550 5 speed, Atlas 4.3:1 transfer case, 33" tires
"the motorhome": 2015 E-450-based 28' class C motorhome, 6.8L V-10
"the Dodge": 2007 Dodge 2500, 6.7L Cummins

BullnoseHunter02

Re: Whick grill do ya like better: 80-81 or 82-86?

I think ive derailed the thread. Should i maybe make a new one on discussing Explorers? there seems to be intrest.

Hunting for a Bullnose, single cab, 8 foot bed, decent shape with little to no rust! and under 10k in near or around the STL Mo area, (Illinois is a valid option aswell!)

Gary Lewis

Re: Whick grill do ya like better: 80-81 or 82-86?

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Sure. It doesn't cost a thing.

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