Registered vehicle
1983 Ford Ranger
About the 1983–1992 Ford Ranger
from the generation archive
The First-Gen Ranger shows up here in every stage of life — from a clean brown '85 parked curbside to lifted mud trucks buried axle-deep in ponds, desert runners kicking up dust, and rigs with rusted-out suspension waiting on a full restoration. Whether it's engine bay deep-dives, custom body panels on a lifted build, or a white Ranger perched on a snowy embankment, these owner photos capture what 1983–1992 Rangers actually look like in the hands of the people who run them hard and keep them going.
The story
I bought this little truck from my dad. It had 40K on a rebuilt motor, but had been jumped hard from someone he had sold it to and ended up repoing. They actually broke both the bottom bell housing bolt ears off of the block, and cracked the bell housing. Still looking for a good 2.3 carb motor to stuff in it. I think all the fever four guys got them all. My son turns 16 in July and this is supposed to be his first wheels. — 71ranchero
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