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  1. www.therangerstation.com › articles › history-of-theFord Ranger History 1983-2011 - The Ranger Station

    The Beginnings: The Ranger name started as a trim package on the full size F-Series trucks. Ford had been importing the Ford Courier since 1972 as a compact pick up. The Courier was produced by Mazda and at the time Ford owned a 7% stake in Mazda (Ford acquired a 24.5% stake in 1979). Ford introduced the Ranger as the replacement for the Courier.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ford_RangerFord Ranger - Wikipedia

    The Ford Ranger is a compact or mid-size pickup marketed globally by Ford over a series of generations, varying between both in-house or outside development and manufacturing — and with a hiatus in North America from 2011–2018. Debuting as a compact pickup in North America in 1982 for the 1983 model year, the Ranger was later introduced in ...

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  4. www.autoblog.com › 2018/12/18 › ford-ranger-truckHistory of the Ford Ranger pickup - Autoblog

    Dec 18, 2018 · The second- and third-generation trucks lasted until the 2011 model year — about 7 million Rangers having been built since 1982. The aging Ranger had suffered dwindling sales for years, ever ...

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  5. media.ford.com › content › fordmedia10 Things You Need to Know About Ford Ranger

    • One Ford Ranger rolls off the production line every two minutes at Ford factories in South Africa (Ford Silverton Assembly Plant) and Thailand (Ford Thailand Manufacturing at Rayong).
    • It takes 101 robots three hours to build each Ford Ranger chassis.
    • There are more than 5000 spot welds in the body of every single Ford Ranger, and corrosion protection is provided by dipping the body in 12 chemical baths prior to painting.
    • Every single Ford Ranger is painted with approximately six litres of Ford’s 3-Wet High Solids Paint system which allows the primer, base coat and clear coat to be applied while each coat is still wet.

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  7. www.hotcars.com › a-detailed-look-at-the-evolutionHere's How The Ford Ranger Evolved Into The Awesome ... - HotCars

    Nov 21, 2021 · Published Nov 21, 2021. While the Ford Ranger is among the fanciest and tasteful pickup trucks today, it comes from humble beginnings. Via: Ford. The Pickup truck segment is enduringly dominant, and quite frankly, it has been from the very start. As one of the top segments, this automotive division only favors the very best.

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  8. media.ford.com › content › fordmediaBuilt Ford Tough: The Ford Ranger is Designed, Built and ...

    Nov 18, 2019 · The Ranger grew out of the Ford Courier, a compact utility which Ford released in 1972 and produced for a decade before introducing the all-new truck. Its blend of power, capability and all-wheel-drive quickly became a hit with business and recreational users, particularly when Ford added the SuperCab model in 1986, with additional space and ...

  9. carlifenation.com › the-history-of-the-ford-rangerThe History of the Ford Ranger | Car Life Nation

    Jan 14, 2020 · The very first Ford Ranger wasn’t actually a Ranger at all. The Ranger was initially a trim option on the Ford F-Series and Ford Bronco from 1965 until 1981. It was a mid to high-level trim that was so popular that it eventually became a compact truck. The very first compact truck to be produced by Ford was known as the Courier.