Courier - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

Crankcase · 01-12-2004, 09:24 PM

Not a Ranger....And still owned by my pop....

It's just you never see them on here...

1978 Ford Courier
2.3L Engine
Auto
Long box (7')
101,000 KILOMETERS...I rolled it over for the first time

Um, thats about it.....It passes the top 10% of its class in emissions every year!

sncwfo99 · 01-12-2004, 09:30 PM

I haven't seen one of those since my uncle had his back in the early 80's. That was a funny site too, picture a guy that is 6'7" and about 280# of solid muscle behind the wheel of a little truck.

Crankcase · 01-12-2004, 09:32 PM

Around here, you still see lots of the Mazdas....But not the Fords.

*FourXFred* · 01-20-2004, 03:28 PM

HAHAHAHA! A COURIER! SWEET! ive only ever seen one of them, and it was identical to that beauty right there. it was for sale for 500 bucks, and appeared to be in good condition.

*Campo* · 01-20-2004, 03:41 PM

Haha..

I use to have a green 79 w/ 2.3L auto..

That was one hell of a tough little truck, I got it in 1990 with 97K on the odo, after 4yrs and 180K the tranny crapped out and I cut it into a trailer..... it made one hell of a trailer too....

**410Fortune** · 01-20-2004, 04:00 PM

I saw one in show room condition with 35's under it a few years back. Looked REALLY sharp. I was in love. It has a 5.0L and a solid front end.......

UKExploder · 09-30-2007, 05:05 PM

Good lookin' Courier mate

..... I had a '74 a few years back.....it was a good lit'l truck.....had a slight electrical problem, I had to do a 'jumper-wire' for the solenoid to get a good connection then it worked fine, wouldn't start sometimes in the most in-convenient places

RangerNate · 11-21-2007, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 410Fortune

I saw one in show room condition with 35's under it a few years back. Looked REALLY sharp. I was in love. It has a 5.0L and a solid front end.......

That would be sweet.

Crankcase,
That stock picture takes me back to when my friend's dad bought one brand new baby blue 4 cylinder, 5-speed longbed. That truck took many beatings and kept on ticking! Ford needs to get back to the basics and make more affordable trucks instead of power everything and miles of wires for crap you don't need in a truck.

*Joe Dirt* · 11-21-2007, 03:24 PM

One of my buddies had one of those things, we were driving to lunch one day and the left seat rail of the seat I was sitting in fell through the floor... Unreal! I thought I was going to have to Flintstone...

I still think those little things are cool...

01-12-2004, 09:24 PM	#1
Crankcase Moderator Elite Explorer Chat Op Vancouver B.C, Canada 1992 XL Ex-Police Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 9,558 Vehicle Specs	Courier Not a Ranger....And still owned by my pop.... It's just you never see them on here... 1978 Ford Courier 2.3L Engine Auto Long box (7') 101,000 KILOMETERS...I rolled it over for the first time Um, thats about it.....It passes the top 10% of its class in emissions every year! Attached Images __________________ Explorer Family 1992 XL Mine 1992 XL Sisters 1992 XL Dads 1994 XL Moms Ex-Moderator: Modified Explorations Drivelines New Member Forum ***Guest star poster....

01-12-2004, 09:30 PM	#2
sncwfo99 Wannabe Elite Explorer Glasford, Illinois '94' Sport 99 Durango Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 389 Vehicle Specs	I haven't seen one of those since my uncle had his back in the early 80's. That was a funny site too, picture a guy that is 6'7" and about 280# of solid muscle behind the wheel of a little truck. __________________ swiss cheese airbox, 31-10.50, Mile Marker manual hubs, lots more to come

01-12-2004, 09:32 PM	#3
Crankcase Moderator Elite Explorer Chat Op Vancouver B.C, Canada 1992 XL Ex-Police Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 9,558 Vehicle Specs	Around here, you still see lots of the Mazdas....But not the Fords. __________________ Explorer Family 1992 XL Mine 1992 XL Sisters 1992 XL Dads 1994 XL Moms Ex-Moderator: Modified Explorations Drivelines New Member Forum ***Guest star poster....

01-20-2004, 03:28 PM	#4
FourXFred Masshole Boston, MA 02 EB Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,363 Vehicle Specs	HAHAHAHA! A COURIER! SWEET! ive only ever seen one of them, and it was identical to that beauty right there. it was for sale for 500 bucks, and appeared to be in good condition. __________________ 4.6, RB 3 inch spacers, 265/75 BFG AT's, Brown wire mod, K&N cold air intake. 2ND rear end, 100th wheel bearing.

01-20-2004, 03:41 PM	#5
Campo Elitus Explorus White City, KS 99 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 794 Vehicle Specs	Haha.. I use to have a green 79 w/ 2.3L auto.. That was one hell of a tough little truck, I got it in 1990 with 97K on the odo, after 4yrs and 180K the tranny crapped out and I cut it into a trailer..... it made one hell of a trailer too.... __________________ If it ain't broke, fix it till it is. 99 XLT 4x4 SOHC V6 2"TT/AAL 31" Kelly AT's aka Blue Mistress 96 Ranger ExCab 4x4 OHV V6 31" Goodyear RT/S's (not for long) KC Area Explorers

01-20-2004, 04:00 PM	#6
410Fortune ELITE BRONCO2ERER Crawlorado B2 Mod Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 21,657 Vehicle Specs	I saw one in show room condition with 35's under it a few years back. Looked REALLY sharp. I was in love. It has a 5.0L and a solid front end....... __________________ 96 Explorer daily driver build-1996 XLT 5.0L AWD to 4x4 conversion complete on 33's 88 BII 5.0L conversion - BII 5.0l drivetrain thread My Bronco II - 1988 Bronco II 4x4 V8 on 35's - registry and updates

09-30-2007, 05:05 PM	#7
UKExploder Wannabe Elite Explorer near Liverpool,in the Wirral {England} 1994 Limited, US spec. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 864 Vehicle Specs	Good lookin' Courier mate ..... I had a '74 a few years back.....it was a good lit'l truck.....had a slight electrical problem, I had to do a 'jumper-wire' for the solenoid to get a good connection then it worked fine, wouldn't start sometimes in the most in-convenient places __________________ 1994 Limited 4x4,(full sized)US spec., 4.0L, automatic, dual side exit exhaust w/glasspacks Life is what you make it, so make it good for yourself.

11-21-2007, 03:24 PM	#9
Joe Dirt The Threadender Grand Rapids, MI 1995 Explorer XLT Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,226 Vehicle Specs	One of my buddies had one of those things, we were driving to lunch one day and the left seat rail of the seat I was sitting in fell through the floor... Unreal! I thought I was going to have to Flintstone... I still think those little things are cool... __________________ 1995 Explorer 4-Dr XLT 4.0L OHV 210K "Snowball" Check out my OBD-I code reading video HERE