Brochures & Literature: Ford Ranchero 1972-1976

Technical Reference

Member-uploaded diagrams & documents for this generation. AI-classified; community-verified where badged.

Brochures & Literature

• ABATE of Georgia flyer for the Swap Meet & Bike Rally at Griffin Fairgrounds, 1025 South Hill Street, with $10 admission, car show, vendors and live music.
• Catalog page of 9601 air cleaner elements listing original Motorcraft FA numbers, O.D., I.D. and height, with repro and K&N replacement part numbers and prices.
• Catalog listing for 1969-73 Magnum 500 reproduction wheels in 14x7 and 15x7, plus special-width 15x8 to 17x8, with backspacing, part numbers and prices.
• Vintage Detroit Dragway Ad - Don Garlits vs Pete Robinson Drag Racing, July 11
  This is a scanned vintage newspaper advertisement promoting a drag racing event at Detroit Dragway. The ad headlines a match race between Don Garlits, billed as the '180-MPH World Champion,' and Pete Robinson…
• Cover of the January 1962 issue of CAR CRAFT magazine, priced 35c, featuring a customized yellow car with chrome trim.
• Cover of The Shadow, $1.00, showing George W. Bush with the headline "Plans to send more troops to Iraq".
• Hemmings Muscle Machines #50, November 2007, cover story Cargo Jet: a 1 of 2 429CJ Ranchero Squire with woodgrain side panels.
• Vintage PURE Firebird Racing Gasoline Ad - Daytona Continental, Car and Driver
  This document is a reproduction of a vintage magazine advertisement (page 118, credited to Car and Driver) for PURE Firebird Racing Gasoline, photographed on an easel in front of a red vehicle. The ad features a large…
• Mustang & Fords, March 2005, page 22: a '72 Gran Torino Sport with 351C/264 (net) and Top Loader four-speed races a '72 Buick GSX, with specs and ETs.
• April 2007 Mustang & Fords Rare Finds column by Jerry Heasley, "A 429 Cobra Jet Ranchero," with exterior and under-hood photos of the '70 Ranchero.
• Ford 406 Street Engine Build in '79 Ranchero - Comp Cams 268 Specs & Dyno
  This is a page from a magazine article ("Down & Dirty", Hot Rod) describing the completion of a budget 406-cubic-inch Ford street engine build installed in a '79 Ford Ranchero. It covers carburetor sizing using the…
• Hot Rod September 1998 page 84, John Newman's article on building a 400M Ford making 468 lb-ft and 380 HP for less than $2,000.
• Brochure pages for the 1973 Explorer F-100/F-250, Ranchero and Bronco packages, with prices reduced up to $190, $75 and $185.
• 1973 Explorer brochure panels: F-100/F-250 on Custom only, reduced up to $190; Ranchero on the Ranchero 500 only, up to $75; and Bronco, up to $185.
• Ranchero Explorer brochure spread with Blue Glow, Gold Glow and Ivy Glow trim swatches, vinyl roof, racing mirrors and sport cloth trim, reduced up to $75.
• Autosport article page comparing 351-C intake manifold and plenum chamber designs, including Holley 4500 and Six Pack carburetor setups.
• Canadian Ford and Mercury Ranchero brochure page with brake, clutch, color and engine specs, options, and a handwritten 245x60Rx14 BFGoodrich and 14x7 rim note.
• Ranchero brochure Interiors page showing the standard bench seat, Brougham Decor Group split bench, Flight bench seat and Sporty bucket seats.
• Ford Ranchero sales brochure spread showing a brown two-tone Ranchero, the Ranchero GT, Squire and 500, and an Options panel of wheels, gauges and radios.
• Cover of the 1978 Ford Ranchero sales brochure showing a burgundy two-tone Ranchero at a horse-farm corral, with an inset of a Ranchero near a horse.
• Ford Mark IV J4 Race Car History Placard - 1967 Sebring & LeMans Winner
  This is a photograph of a yellow museum/display placard describing the Ford Mark IV (MKIV) endurance racing car, chassis J4. The visible text (the top of the sign is cropped off) explains that Ford Motor Company…
• Ford GT MK IV J4 - 1967 12 Hours of Sebring Winner Museum Display Sign
  This is a photograph of a yellow museum display placard describing the Ford GT MK IV, chassis J4, winner of the 1967 12 Hours of Sebring as a Ford team car. The sign lists key specifications: a Ford 427 cid engine…
• 1964 John Willment Coupe JWC427-1 Museum Placard - Miller Motorsports Park
  This document is a photograph of a museum placard from Miller Motorsports Park describing the 1964 John Willment Coupe, chassis JWC427-1, owned by Larry H. Miller. It explains that John Willment was an English car…
• 1963 Shelby Cobra CSX 2175 Museum Placard - Larry H. Miller Collection
  This is a photograph of a museum display placard at Miller Motorsports Park describing CSX 2175, a 1963 Shelby Cobra owned by Larry H. Miller. The sign explains that in 1962 Carroll Shelby needed funding for his racing…
• 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Article - 427 V-8 Specs, History & Production
  This document is a two-page magazine/book spread profiling the 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt, Ford's factory-built drag racing car. The article explains that the Thunderbolt was built only for one year and only about…
• Ford Ranchero Brochure Specifications & Colors - Engines, Dimensions, Towing
  This is a specifications and colors page from a Ford Ranchero sales brochure. It lists key dimensions (118.0" wheelbase, 220.1" overall length, 53.5" height, 74.8" box length, 48.2" box width at wheelwells), power…