1982 F150 4x4 Explorer one owner w/original paint, low miles.

[Rembrant]

This truck isn't overly special, but I thought that the original Explorer paint scheme was kinda cool as it has it has some styling borrowed from the XLS model of the same year. It also gets a nod for being a rust free one owner truck with only 100k miles on it...and a 4x4 with a 300 and 3 pedals is desirable to many.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143430247028

The painted in area around the door windows is very XLS.




The Explorer decals and strips are all faded but still intact.




I think it would be a very cool truck all restored with it's original stripes and decals. Something a little different that you don't see every day.

[Gary Lewis]

I'm partial to  Explorers.  Bought a new one in '72, and the '82 white one I had was an Explorer.  Plus Big Blue is as well.

And the paint scheme does set them apart, or at least does that one.  It would be a special truck if restored.

[Rembrant]

Gary,

I found a picture online of what the stripes are supposed to look like (when not faded). I betcha it looked pretty nice when it was new.




By the way, on a side note...this truck below showed up in my morning search, and it's looks like it's not all that far from you. I thought it was really nice at first, but it looks like it has a couple dents on the driver's side. Otherwise it appears to be a pretty clean unit.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/790018987/overview/?aff=atempest&CMP=atempest

[salans7]

Wow, that is a very, very early 1982 truck. It still has the threaded shift knobs for the transmission and transfer case.

[Gary Lewis]

Cory - That's not far from me at all.  And, it is nice, although it does have some dents.  But, at $8K I think it is seriously over-priced.  

[Rembrant]

salans7 wrote

Wow, that is a very, very early 1982 truck. It still has the threaded shift knobs for the transmission and transfer case.

Oh...I would never even notice that, but it is interesting how you guys spot little details like that. I just thought the original Explorer package paint scheme was interesting.

PS:...I know I've asked this before, but the external tie-downs on the bed. They seem to be really common on west coast or southwest trucks, ya? They seem to be really rare in the east. Were they ever offered by Ford, or are they always aftermarket accessories?

[Gary Lewis]

Rembrant wrote

PS:...I know I've asked this before, but the external tie-downs on the bed. They seem to be really common on west coast or southwest trucks, ya? They seem to be really rare in the east. Were they ever offered by Ford, or are they always aftermarket accessories?

I can't find them in the 1986 accessory catalog, and it is the most thorough, nor the MPC, nor the 1986 price list.  But, I only tried calling them a "tiedown", "tie-down", "tie down", or "anchor".  What else might they be called?

[salans7]

Rembrant wrote

salans7 wrote

Wow, that is a very, very early 1982 truck. It still has the threaded shift knobs for the transmission and transfer case.

Oh...I would never even notice that, but it is interesting how you guys spot little details like that. I just thought the original Explorer package paint scheme was interesting.

It helps that I'm naturally a very observant person. But I'm always on the lookout for stuff like that. I guess I learned it from owning a 1980 since there were plenty of differences between 80 and 81.

[Rembrant]

salans7 wrote

It helps that I'm naturally a very observant person. But I'm always on the lookout for stuff like that. I guess I learned it from owning a 1980 since there were plenty of differences between 80 and 81.

Since there are some fairly significant changes between the earlier Bullnoses and the later ones, I'm not really up to speed on all the intricate details of the earlier trucks. I'm more familiar with the later versions.  On top of that, my current Bullnose plus the one I had years ago were both pretty plain single color trucks, so I'm not even really good with all of the trims and moldings, various 2 tone color packages, etc. On top of that, both trucks I've had (3, including the one I junked) were all small block V8's, so I have zero exposure to the big blocks or diesels, etc.

[66gtk]

I was so excited to see the seats on this one, and VERY disappointed that there are covers on them and no photos without the cover!!!!  UGHH... I suspect these seats had the very cool plaid inserts.  Would love to see the condition of it!

[Rembrant]

Gary Lewis wrote

Rembrant wrote

PS:...I know I've asked this before, but the external tie-downs on the bed. They seem to be really common on west coast or southwest trucks, ya? They seem to be really rare in the east. Were they ever offered by Ford, or are they always aftermarket accessories?

I can't find them in the 1986 accessory catalog, and it is the most thorough, nor the MPC, nor the 1986 price list.  But, I only tried calling them a "tiedown", "tie-down", "tie down", or "anchor".  What else might they be called?

Gary,

Happened to come across these tie-downs below while searching for other junk. They are not the same as on the Explorer above, but they do appear to be Ford parts.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1984-1992-Ranger-Pickup-Truck-Tie-Downs-1985-1986-1987-1988-1989-90/123611093647?hash=item1cc7cb9a8f:g:bMEAAOSwvrJcPRkv

[Gary Lewis]

Cory - Well spotted!  You found enough info to let me find them, as shown below.

So the question now becomes how to put this info on the website. I'm thinking a new set of pages called Accessories.  It would look like Documentation/Accessories/Tie Down Hooks.

Thoughts?

[Rembrant]

Gary Lewis wrote

Cory - Well spotted!  You found enough info to let me find them, as shown below.

So the question now becomes how to put this info on the website. I'm thinking a new set of pages called Accessories.  It would look like Documentation/Accessories/Tie Down Hooks.

Thoughts?

Yes, accessories would be cool. I find a lot of this stuff very interesting...mainly as a Bullnose enthusiast...I have no need for these hooks. I came across a Bullnose Bronco for sale yesterday and noticed a switch under the dash that looked sort of like a factory add-on. I could barely read the print on it, but I discovered that it was a rear window defrost switch. I didn't even know it was an optional accessory until I checked the 1982 (I think) facts book.

But back to the tie-down hooks. I still find it interesting that they seem to be way more common in the west. I'm curious if there was a marketing reason for this?...Or just a style preference by region...who knows.

Side note...but related: I bought a new Silverado (for my work) early in 2013, and since it had to be silver, the dealer was checking the neighboring provinces, one of which is New Brunswick, where they get a lot more snow then we do. He said the dealers there order most of their trucks with limited slip diffs and all-terrain tires. Here, where the weather is much milder, the trucks mostly have all season type tires and open diffs. Just goes to show you the differences in how they order trucks based on the region.

Out in western Canada, the Bullnoses were often all XLT's and Lariats, etc. Out here in the poverty stricken east coast, all bare bones strippers with no options! Ha!

[salans7]

I've noticed that in my searches on Kijiji. The Ranger XLT and Ranger Lariat trucks all seem to be in Saskatchewan or further west.

[Gary Lewis]

Ok, we have a new section on Accessories, and a new page: Documentation/Accessories/Tie Down Hooks.

And, for grins, I added another page: Documentation/Accessories/Tonneau Cover.  But, as it shows, Ford appears to have taken the numbers out of the catalog by 1994, as I explained on that page.  Perhaps I can climb the "Microfiche Tower" and check out my 1982 version of the MPC later and confirm that the part numbers are E0TZ 99501A42-A and -B.

Other suggestions for accessory pages?

[Gary Lewis]

Well, I did climb the Microfiche Tower and checked out the 1982 version of the MPC.  And, as I expected, there was an entry in it for the tonneau cover.  But, surprise surprise, it wasn't an E0TZ but a D1TZ.  Yep, the 1971 - 79 tonneau was the one they sold for the Bullnose trucks.

So I've modified the new Tonneau Cover page to reflect that info, including this from the 1973-79 catalog:

[salans7]

Gary Lewis wrote

Other suggestions for accessory pages?

Sure, if you want a challenge.....

CB Radio.

[Gary Lewis]

Ok, let me see what I can find....  

[salans7]

Best of luck to you. There's the receiver, the wiring harness, the mic, the mic holder for bench seats, the mic holder for buckets, the antenna, and the splitter. Might be something I'm forgetting but that's the majority.

[Gary Lewis]

salans7 wrote

Best of luck to you. There's the receiver, the wiring harness, the mic, the mic holder for bench seats, the mic holder for buckets, the antenna, and the splitter. Might be something I'm forgetting but that's the majority.

Yup, all those things.  As shown below, and those illustrations will adorn the page as well as the part numbers.